About us
Insight Shield Analytics was founded in 2023 by Ernie Hinojos to bring national security experience, program leadership and business development to the organizations that serve the mission.
Founder and CEO
Ernie Hinojos spent about 30 years in the U.S. Army, most of them as an all-source military intelligence officer. He led HUMINT and SIGINT collection and analysis and briefed senior military leaders on emerging threats.
He commanded an Arkansas Army National Guard Military Intelligence Company and led intelligence cooperation with Guatemala through the State Partnership Program. Today he helps the Arkansas Army National Guard build its Army 2030 UAS mission architecture.
At the Defense Intelligence Agency he served as a counterterrorism team chief and acting branch chief for emerging threats. Earlier, he interned with the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs and served as a police officer in Little Rock and Bryant.
He is a certified Agile Scrum Master and works in ArcGIS, Tableau, cybersecurity and systems analysis.
Service record
The experience behind the advice, in his own career.
U.S. Army
Military intelligence officer, about 30 years
Arkansas Army National Guard
Military Intelligence Company commander
Defense Intelligence Agency
Counterterrorism team chief
U.S. Department of State
Intern, European and Eurasian Affairs
Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
Worked with it from the DIA counterterrorism office
Discovery's Naked and Afraid
Appeared twice
U.S. Army
All-source intelligence operations at home and abroad, from collection and analysis to senior leader briefings.
Arkansas Army National Guard
Commanded a Military Intelligence Company and led intelligence cooperation with Guatemala.
Defense Intelligence Agency
Led a team in the counterterrorism office and served as acting chief of the Emerging Threats Branch.
U.S. Department of State
Supported policy research, briefings and correspondence for senior diplomats.
Law enforcement
Served the communities of Little Rock and Bryant, Arkansas.
Industry
Partner at Catapult Growth Partners, senior advisor to GrantFlow and U.S. representative for Volt Carbon Technologies.
We say what the data shows, including when it is not what a client hoped to hear.
The mission of the agency, and of our client, comes before the size of the deal.
We bring in partners and advisors when they make the work better.
We use new tools, from AI to geospatial analysis, where they help people decide.
Good analysis is only finished when it changes what someone does next.
From military intelligence to UAS mission architecture.
Ernie has appeared twice on Discovery's Naked and Afraid. He volunteers on a project that provides prosthetic limbs to Ukraine.
He is passionate about service and about helping minority-owned, veteran-owned and mission-driven businesses compete for the work they are built to do.
Tell us about your organization and the work ahead. We will reply with the right next step.
