WILLIAM A. BARTON

2418 Granada Ave Mobile, Al 36693

Phone:  (251) 666-1335  Cell:  (251) 610-7453

Email:  wbarton82882@yahoo.com Linked In Profile:  http://www.linkedin.com/pub/3/412/20b

 

Objective

·              Bringing my 30+ years of information technology (IT) personnel and resource management experience, knowledge, skills, and strategic planning abilities to an employer within a one-hour commute of the Mobile, AL metropolitan area

 

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

·              In depth understanding of the “big picture” with Budgeting and Resource Allocation, Personnel Management, Project Management, and Strategic Planning experience from both military leadership and corporate management roles

·              Accustomed to the high visibility, fast-paced, and demanding atmosphere of network design, development, security, enhancement, and administration on an enterprise scale

·              Troubleshooter/leader – adept at diagnosing root problems, building new work centers, and melding individuals into teams that achieve outstanding results!

·              Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) 16 Aug 06 -- DoD Information Assurance (IA) Technician and IA Manager Level III (highest) certification

·              Knowledgeable across the spectrum of IT disciplines with experience in System, Network, and Database Administration, Computer Network Defense (CND), Information Assurance (IA), and Communication Security (COMSEC) Management

·              Security Clearance – Current SECRET/NACLC 25 May 2015 - Previous TOP SECRET/SSBI-SCI 27 Jul 05 – continuously maintained TOP SECRET 1982-2005

·              US Air Force, Army, Navy, State Department, National Security Agency (NSA), and Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) experience and knowledge

·              Superior written and oral presentation skills – experienced at high level staffing and briefing functions – 5 years of classroom teaching experience

·              Can work independently, as a team member, or a team leader

 

EXPERIENCE

Site Manager, Engility (Formerly L-3 Communications)             

US Navy and US Coast GuardGautier, MississippiJune 2008 – Present

·              Senior company representative to the US Navy Supervisor of Shipbuilding Gulf Coast (SUPSHIPGC) in support of SUPSHIPGC production oversight and sea trial activities

·              Provides Information Technology, Program Management Reporting, Logistics, Pre-Commissioning Crew Training, Production Control, Quality Assurance, Systems Testing, and Administrative support to US Navy and US Coast Guard ship building programs

·              Provides integration, data integrity, and security compliance to users accessing remote applications services across multiple corporate, DoD, Navy, and USCG network domains

·              Manages 21 personnel--an annual payroll over $1.3M--property assets in excess of $1M

·              Full autonomy and budgetary authority for site operations including advertising, interviewing, and hiring of all new personnel, enforcement of all company policies, human resource activities and timekeeping authority for all personnel, in addition to real property and resource management authority

 

Technical Specialist IV, Bowhead IT Services

US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)Mobile, AlabamaFebruary 2006 – June 2008

·              Developed and maintained DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Program (DIACAP) guidance for multiple enterprise networks and applications

·              Conducted intensive coordination with USACE IT staff and users to technically evaluate subject networks and applications to obtain Authority to Operate (ATO) memorandum

·              Utilized the knowledgebase and publishing application Xacta IA Assessment Engine and MS Office automation suite to produce C&A packages for review and approval

·              Information Assurance Security Officer (IASO) for the district’s classified network and Automated Message Handling System (AMHS) Administrator for classified messages

·              Communications Security (COMSEC) technician utilizing Army Electronic Key Management System (EKMS) Local Management Device (LMD) Key Processor (KP)

·              Domain admin in a MS 2003 Server & XP active directory enclave for IA Vulnerability Management (IAVM) compliance & remediation efforts using eEye Retina scanning tool

 

Senior Network/System Engineer, L-3 Titan Communications

HQ USAFE/A2XYRamstein AB GermanyJanuary 2005 – December 2005

·              Senior Network/System Engineer supporting HQ USAFE/A2 Intelligence Directorate

·              Directly supported units across Europe ensuring near real time (NRT) intelligence and geospatial information service (GIS) data reached users both securely and on-time

·              Utilized government off-the-shelf (GOTS) toolset to administer the command’s geospatial products library’s (GPL) 4TB GIS database; ensured database accuracy by posting an average of over 100GB worth of monthly updates

·              Hands on experience installing, configuring, securing, and maintaining CISCO routers and switches, Dell 350, 2880, and 6650 Servers, Dell 220 Power Vault RAIDS, 3COM and DigiPort communications servers, Windows 2003 and 2000 Server, Windows XP, PERC dual and quad RAID controllers, ADAPTEC SCSI interface adaptors, 3COM and Broadcom network adaptors, and other miscellaneous devices and applications

 

Senior Master Sergeant, United States Air Force

Superintendent, Plans and Resources Flight

USAFE CSSRamstein AB GermanyAugust 2004 – December 2004

·              Managed administrative actions for 62 assigned military and civilian personnel

·              Managed flight's O&M budget and military and civilian personnel allocations

·              Directly supported HQ USAFE/A6 staff planning and budgeting functions

Superintendent, USAFE Network Operations and Security Center (NOSC)

USAFE CSSRamstein AB GermanyDecember 2001 – August 2004

·  Directly managed 102 IT professionals functionally divided into 10 operational teams

·  Provided senior decision makers situational awareness reporting, computer network defense, operational command and control, and administrative management oversight across the command’s 600 million dollar enterprise network

·  Supported a customer base of over 42,000 personnel in 13 European countries

·  Maintained and controlled approximately 500 e-mail and web servers and all associated network defense devices (routers, firewalls, and antivirus gateways) across Europe

·  Contract Responsible Officer (CRO)--performed contract management administration and quality assurance for 23 contractors

·  Cost Center Manager (CCM)--planned and executed up to five million dollars worth of public funds annually

·  Led IT group that captured the DoD Chief Information Officer’s 2002 Team Award

·  Named USAFE CSS Senior NCO of the Year for 2003

 

Master Sergeant, United States Air Force

Superintendent, Enterprise Systems Branch

USAFE CSSRamstein AB GermanyMay 2001 – December 2001

·              Led 28 IT professionals functionally divided into three operational teams

·              Achieved first of their kind in the Air Force enterprise network consolidations

·              Completed the physical consolidation of all web servers in Europe to the NOSC

·              Planned and executed remote administration of all e-mail and network defense infrastructure (routers, firewalls, and antivirus gateways) across Europe from the NOSC

Chief, USAFE Regional Processing Center

USAFE CSSRamstein AB GermanyMarch 2000 – May 2001

·              Managed 24 IT professionals functionally divided into two operational teams

·              Managed the deactivation of the last Air Force mainframe computer operations facility

·              Transferred database and network services for over 10,000 logistics, maintenance, and finance technicians throughout Europe to the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Oklahoma processing facility

·              CRO--performed contract administration and quality assurance for 12 contractors

·              CCM--planned and executed over 2 million dollars worth of public funds annually

Communications Security (COMSEC) Manager

1st Combat Comm SqRamstein AB GermanyAugust 1997 – March 2000

·              Senior account manager for USAFE’s only full time deployable communications unit

·              Led a team of four in receiving of, accounting for, and destruction of over 1,100 inventory line items of national security codes and associated equipment

·              Provided initial and annual refresher training classes for over 260 squadron members on the proper use, accounting, and destruction of codes and equipment

·              Briefed USAFE Commander (General Jumper) and senior staff on current operations and intelligence information  – one of the first two senior NCOs assigned to the briefing team

·              Led 13 member team of specially cleared personnel to directly support Secretary of State Albright at last minute peace talks aimed at averting NATO’s Air War over Kosovo

 

Technical Sergeant, United States Air Force

NCOIC, Command and Control – Joint Special Duty Assignment

HQ USFJ/J-6Yokota AB JapanJanuary 1994 – August 1997

·              Led 5-person joint Army, Navy, and Air Force team

·              Lead network technician for 10-circuit patch and test facility consisting of routers, multiplexers, and cryptographic equipment

·              Performed fault isolation, testing, and restore actions to ensure 99.999% availability rate

·              Provided World Wide Military Command and Control System (WWMCCS) and later Global Command and Control System (GCCS) workstation and database service to over 200 sub-unified command staff and multi-service functional users in Japan and Okinawa

·              Decommissioned WWMCCS and installed GCCS version 1.1 across Japan and Okinawa

·              Named HQ US Forces Japan Enlisted Person of the Year 1996

NCOIC, Systems Support – Joint Special Duty Assignment

JTF-SWA/J-2Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaOctober 1993 – January 1994

·              Deployed for 90 days as systems technician supporting Joint Task Force Intel staff

·              Administered UNIX based Joint Deployable Intelligence Support System (JDISS), Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System (JWICS), Demand Driven Digital Dissemination (5D), Constant Source, and Sentinel Byte systems

·              Assisted contractors with AOR-wide JDISS upgrades and 5D installations

·              Deployed on USS Elliot conducted first-ever underway training and exercise using JDISS

Communications Center Supervisor – Joint Special Duty Assignment

DODSPECREPYokota AB JapanApril 1991 – October 1993

·              Supervised 3-person joint Army, Navy, and Air Force crew

·              Operated and maintained cryptographic equipment, multiplexers, PCs, and fax machines in a unique joint service communications center and technical control facility

·              DoD Special Representative to Japan Military Person of the Year 1991

 

Airman Basic-to-Staff Sergeant, United States Air Force

Communications Center Operator

1956 Comm GroupYokota AB JapanJune 1990 – April 1991

·  Provided GENSER and SCI AUTODIN communications center support to host base, numbered AF, and sub-unified command level customers

Master Instructor – Air Force Special Duty Assignment

3390 Tech Training GroupKeesler AFB MSSeptember 1985 – June 1990

·  Taught over 2,500 first term airman in initial Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) awarding communications-computer systems course

·  Additional duty unit historian responsible for proving quarterly reports to base historian

·  Named Group dual Junior Enlisted Instructor and NCO of the Year 1988

Communications Center Operator

1878 Comm SqMoody AFB GAJanuary 1983 – September 1985

·              Provided AUTODIN communication center support to host fighter wing customers

·              Promoted below-the-zone to Senior Airman

 

EDUCATION

Civilian

B.A. Primary History, Secondary Education & Government, University of Maryland, May 2004

Dean’s List Honors Term II 1996/1997 and Term V 2002/2003

A.A.S. Instructor Technologies, Community College of the Air Force, August 1992

A.A.S. Information Systems Management, Community College of the Air Force, April 1989

Military

Senior NCO Academy240 hours2000

NCO Academy200 hours1991 - Distinguished Graduate

NCO Leadership School160 hours1987 - Distinguished Graduate

NCO Preparatory Course  80 hours1986 - Distinguished Graduate

Technical Training Instructor Course160 hours1985

Telecommunications Operator Course240 hours1983 - Honor Graduate

Basic Military Training 240 hours1982 - Honor Graduate

 

TRAINING

Technical

CISSP Continuing Professional Education Recertification360 hoursAugust 2015

Certified Information Systems Security Professional  68 hoursAugust 2006

Introduction to DITSCAP  16 hoursMarch 2006

Xacta IA Manager Tool  16 hoursMarch 2006

Cisco Certified Network Associate BootCamp  40 hoursApril 2005

Electronic Key Management Systems  40 hoursAugust 1998

COMSEC account management course119 hoursMarch 1998

GCCS JMCIS Familiarization   24 hoursFebruary 1997

Oracle Database Administrator  80 hoursNovember 1995

GCCS System Administrator  72 hoursNovember 1995

Introduction to CISCO networks  40 hoursSeptember 1995

Network Management  80 hoursMay 1995

WWMCCS ADP Communications  80 hoursDecember 1994

Seamark Operator160 hoursJune 1993

Operational Computer Security CP-202  40 hoursMarch 1992

Miscellaneous

Advanced Government Purchase Card holder trainingUnknownJune 2001

Self Aid and Buddy Care (SABC) Instructor course   8 hoursSeptember 2000

Air Force Special Operations Command’s

     Cross Cultural Communications Course  24 hoursJanuary 1999

1st Combat Communications Squadron’s

     Mobility School & Field Training Exercise120 hoursOctober 1997

Introduction to National Security Agency  12 hoursFebruary 1992

Total Quality Management  40 hoursJuly 1992

Tests and Measurements Course  40 hoursNovember 1988

Instructional Systems Development Course  40 hoursSeptember 1987

Basic Counseling for Instructors  40 hoursJune 1986

Maintenance and Disposition of Documents  12 hoursNovember 1983

 

Professional Associations

Member International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2)

Life Member Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA)

Life Member Air Force Sergeants Association (AFSA)