File No. H3-0001Capabilities Brief

Where Insight becomes advantage.

HLEE3 Strategies translates complex, high-stakes problems into evidence-based advantage — pairing the rigor of the national laboratory with the discipline of the Corps to serve analysts, operators, and the institutions shaping what comes next.

Owner Experience
10+ Years
Publications & Presentations
50+
Areas of Practice /Professional DevelopmentOSINT AnalysisResearch & Technical StrategyOperations Strategy

A disciplined practice, grounded in evidence — delivered across four integrated lines of effort.

01 / 04Capability · Development

Professional Development

Equipping individuals and organizations with targeted skills, frameworks, and strategies to strengthen leadership capability, workforce readiness, and sustained performance.

Analyst TrainingLeadershipTeam ReadinessCurriculum Design
02 / 04Capability · Intelligence

Open Source Intelligence Analysis

Systematic collection, analysis, and contextualization of publicly available data to produce credible insights that support informed decision-making and risk assessment.

CollectionContextualizationRisk AssessmentReporting
03 / 04Capability · Research

Research & Technical Strategy

Technical and research consulting that integrates analytical rigor, domain expertise, and scientific judgment to translate complex problems into practical, evidence-based solutions that improve outcomes.

R&D StrategyMaterials · ChemistryTechnical Due DiligenceWhite Papers
04 / 04Capability · Operations

Operations Strategy

Operational consulting that converts analytical insight into execution — aligning people, process, and posture so that complex organizations move with clarity, cadence, and measurable effect.

Program DesignMission PostureExecution CadenceOutcomes Review

The scientist, the veteran, the national security analyst.

Dr. Harold Lee

Owner · National Security Analyst

Dr. Harold Lee is a National Security Analyst at the United States' premier University Affiliated Research Center, applying expertise in nanomaterials, chemistry, engineering, and extreme environments to address the most complex national security issues of our time.

He has served at Sandia National Laboratories, Northrop Grumman, and the National Science Foundation, and has authored more than fifty publications and presentations across unclassified and classified domains — supporting R&D, the Intelligence Community, and the broader national security enterprise.

An active member of NOBCChE, ACS, NSBE, MRS, and SPIE, Dr. Lee mentors the next generation of scientists and analysts. His work has been recognized with awards from Sandia, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, and Portsmouth Public Schools. He is a six-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps.

50+Publications & PresentationsUnclassified · Classified
Ph.D.Materials ScienceNorfolk State University
USMCSix-Year VeteranHonorable Service

Rigor before rhetoric. Evidence before opinion. Advantage from both.

Let us help you see further, and move sooner.

Consultations begin with a scoped conversation — no obligation, no cost. Bring the problem; we will bring a plan of approach, a defensible method, and the candor to tell you whether we are the right fit.

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