Saint Leo University – San Antonio, FL 2013

M.B.A. in Information Security Management

Saint Leo University – San Antonio, FL 2009

B.A. in Criminal Justice – Minor in Homeland Security

General Dynamics Information Technology – Vicenza, IT

Supervisor: Wayne Fleming (July 2012 – Present)

 

Senior Systems Administrator (Site Lead) – Act as the DJC2/DOSC Program’s single point of contact for both military and civilian representatives. Assign daily tasks to other DOSC personnel. Ensure that DOSC employees comply with corporate practices and federal regulations to live and work outside the U.S. Submit weekly, monthly and annual activity reports to the DJC2 Program Office. Provide hardware and software maintenance support maintaining system security certification. Investigate, mitigate and report cyber security incidents.

 

·  Served as the DJC2 Lead and Sr. Systems Engineer for Operation United Assistance Joint Force Coalition Headquarters responsible for the entire communications footprint for a 500-user garrison architecture.

·  Integrated higher Combatant Command architecture into a tactical footprint to provide near real-time garrison services

·  Developed several no-notice architectures to provide services to over 10 outstations increasing dependency on core services and upping tactical usage by 250 personnel

·  Responsible for system packing, transport, setup, operation and redeployment of an 8 million dollar communications system.

4th Joint Communications Squadron, Joint Communications Support Element – MacDill AFB, FL

Supervisor: CPT Matthew Gear (April 2012 – Present)

Network Management Technician – Warrant Officer, US Army Reserve, Supervised and manage the operation of tactical and strategic information networks, systems, and associated personnel at the local and wide area network (LAN & WAN) level. Develop policy recommendations and provide technical guidance and advice to commanders and staffs on the management and operation of Army, Joint, inter-governmental, interagency, and multinational information networks and systems. Plan, install, administer, manage, maintain, integrate, operate, service, secure, optimize, and troubleshoot information networks and systems. Supervise and manage electronic keying equipment and information.

 

·           Lead a group of Warrant Officers resulting in over 13 professional certifications

·           Selected by peers as the recipient of the Vincent Leadership Award

·           Awarded the Army Achievement Medal for being Distinguished Honor Graduate for Warrant Officer Basic School

4th Joint Communications Squadron, Joint Communications Support Element – MacDill AFB, FL

Supervisor: SFC Vernon Drury (April 2009 - April 2012)

Airborne Communications NCOIC, Managed a team of up to 20 Enlisted, IT Technicians, performing in various airborne, en-route on the move (COTM), and tactical communications positions to implement no-notice operational requirements.

·         Airfield Driving Program Manager

·         Responsible for a 5 million dollar airborne en-route communications platform

·         Awarded the Joint Service Achievement Medal for utilizing non-standard architectures to save the government over $645,000 in airtime fees

 

Headquarters, Architecture and Acquisitions Directorate, Joint Communications Support Element – MacDill AFB, FL

Supervisor: Vernon Isaacs

June 2006 - March 2009

Department of the Air Force - Civilian, Developed in depth standard operating procedures (SOP), policies, and training plans for projected IT systems. Developing IT LAN/WAN systems structures using program management methodologies meeting the unique requirements of joint command organizations. Writing documentation to support the various stages of IT project management lifecycles. Validating security requirements for emerging IT systems. Managing a team of IT Technicians to implement project phases. Incorporated operational requirements into a tactical, airborne, command and control computer communications (C4) IT system. Technical advisor for IT system security to the command Designated Approving Authority.

 

·          Responsible for the redesign, redevelopment and certification of two separate airborne en-route communications platforms

·          Responsible for the system certification under DIACAP for the Global Everything over IP Tactical Network resulting in the DISN-TE architecture

·          Awarded the Joint Service Achievement Medal for developing an airborne communications platform that extended RF communications across disadvantaged terrain to save over 1,000 U.S. service member lives