Captain Brandynne Cintado is a Research Analyst at the Office of Labor and Economic Analysis (OLEA). This position is located within the Dean of Faculty at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. OLEA applies labor and economic analysis to inform Department of the Air Force leaders on personnel policy and programs across the talent management system to attract, employ and retain talented Air Force and Space Force professionals.

Captain Cintado was commissioned through the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at Texas A&M University in 2016. After retraining into the Force Support Officer career field in 2020, he served in numerous positions at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. In 2023, he was competitively selected for the Force Support Cohort Analytics Program. During this time, he received his initial data analytics education and worked on various Air Force level workforce analytics projects.

Undergraduate Certificate, Business Analytics, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas (2025)

Bachelor of Arts, International Studies, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas (2016)

Research Analyst, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. (July 2025 – present)

Workforce Analysis Student, Air Force Manpower Analysis Agency, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas (September 2023 – July 2025)

Commander’s Support Staff Section Commander, 90th Missile Security Forces Squadron, F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. (September 2022 – September 2023)

Food and Fitness Operations Officer, 90th Force Support Squadron, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. (March 2022 – September 2022)

Military Personnel Flight Commander, 90th Force Support Squadron, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. (May 2021 – March 2022)

Career Development Officer-in-Charge, 90th Force Support Squadron, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. (October 2020 – May 2021)

Standards and Evaluations Liaison Officer, 551st Special Operations Squadron, Cannon AFB, N.M. (November 2019 – October 2020)

Student Remotely Piloted Aircraft Pilot, various locations, (September 2017 – November 2019)

Air and Space Commendation Medal (2023)

Air Force Achievement Medal (2020)