Joshua Huffman

590 Coverdale Avenue

Cincinnati, Ohio 45238

(513) 478 - 5633 / Joshua.s.huffman3@gmail.com  

Summary:

A military trained information technology professional with a strong background in desk side support and systems administration.  Over two years experience in the IT field which includes hands on knowledge of Windows 7/8/8.1, system configuration manager, wide area networks, and PuTTY. Displayed leadership capability in leading small IT teams that met and exceeded all predetermined performance goals.

 

Experience: 

Information Management Officer -  United States Army

Southwest Asia Cyber Center Kuwait    -   December 2014 to February 2016

Ø      Administrator desk support for over 300 computer systems on three networks.

Ø      Train associates on proper techniques and procedures which is resulting in a 75% quicker incident response time.

Ø      Coordinate with departments;  Active Directory, SCCM, Microsoft Exchange, wide area network security and change management to diagnose and repair computer systems.

Ø      Responsible for implementing 30+ manual updates per week to maintain compliance with network security settings.

Ø      Responsible for baseline of 15 computers per week to improve quality of network.

Ø      Received 40 ours of formal Host Based Security System(HBSS) and 40 hours of on the job training to assist in Network security monitoring.

Ø      Maintained physical security as the safe manager for the company by keeping and reviewing the logs sheets and complying with least privilege practices.

Ø      Used reports generated by Information Assurance technicians to harden and maintain the Department of Defense network.

Ø      Maintained a level of constant of on the job learning by sitting down with technicians to gain a working understanding of software such as Wireshark, SourceFire, Solar Winds, SCCM 2012, PuTTY, as well as Microsoft Exchange.

Satellite Network Controller   -  United States Army

US Army Base Fort Meade, Maryland    -   November 2011 to December 2014

Ø      Provided command and control of five military satellites with a net worth of $4.2 Billion.

Ø      Supervised twelve satellite network controllers that performed network, telemetry, and orbit analysis, and configuration and change management of military satellite constellations.

Ø      Responsible for the communications integrity with the White House, Department of Defense, North American Treaty Organization (NATO), and an additional 100 high profile users.

Ø      Responsible for the maintenance on over $1.5 Million worth of ground support equipment to ensure a requirement of 99% reliability of operations of the strategic satellite control network.

 

Education:   

Ø      Cincinnati State Technical and Community College  / August 2008 to April 2010

Ø      College of Mount Saint Joseph  /  August 2006 to May 2008

 

Security Clearances/Certifications:

Ø      US DoD Top Secret / SCI Security Clearance

Ø      CompTIA Security+ Active to June 2018