Michael A. LeBlanc

814 Collins Road • Red Boiling Springs, TN 37150 • 512.777.9169 • michael_a_leblanc@yahoo.com

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

Over twenty years experience in IT and electronics, including more than eleven years of hands-on experience with network engineering and design

with a heavy focus on network management platforms. Well versed in Government organizations such as the Department of Defense, NATO, US

Army, US Air Force, USMC, INS/DHS/ICE, and NASA. I have also provided consulting, network, desktop, and infrastructure engineering support for

internet startups, energy companies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, public utilities, and multi-national petroleum conglomerates.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Owens Telecommunications Services – Smyrna, TN

April 2015 – Present

Splicing Manager - Trinidad – Digicel FTTH

Responsible for a team of fiber splicers maintaining quality assurance and acceptance testing for a large commercial FTTh project. Coordinate daily

with multiple fiber optic contractors to ensure all work is completed on schedule while maintaining a high level of quality. Observe fiber splicing

and installation operations to ensure Digicel/Sierra’s OSP guidelines and standards are met. Ensures all necessary changes are red-lined and

communicated to engineering to facilitate as-built documentation. Performs OTDR and ILM testing to ensure all splices and links are within

specification.

Lighthouse Fiber Optics – Austin, TX

September 2014 – April 2015

Lead Fiber Optics Inspector – Google Fiber

Responsible for a team of inspectors maintaining quality assurance and acceptance testing for a large commercial FTTH project. Coordinate with

multiple fiber optic contractors to ensure all work is completed on schedule. Observes fiber splicing and installation operations to ensure Google’s

OSP guidelines and standards are met. Ensures all necessary changes are redlined communicated to engineering to facilitate as-built

documentation. Performs OTDR and fiber optic power meter testing to ensure all splices and links are within specification.

Four Points Communications – Red Boiling Springs, TN

April 2014 – September 2014

Field Engineer Team Lead

Responsible for a team of installers upgrading the security posture and suite of equipment for DISA across the entire DoD spectrum.

Ardent Eagle Solutions – Afghanistan

September 2013 – January 2014**

Resident Field Engineer – C-RAM (Counter Rocket Artillery Mortar)

Responsible for the installation and maintenance of electronic systems, radios, antennae, and related communications in support of C-RAM. C-RAM

is used to detect, provide early warning, and/or destroy incoming artillery, rockets and mortar rounds in the air before they hit their ground

targets. C-RAM is a System of Systems that integrates indirect fire sensors, local area networks, command and control suite including COTS, GOTS,

military, and proprietary equipment: Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD/C2)/C-RAM C2, the Air and Missile Defense Work

Station (AMDWS), Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar (LCMR), Wireless Audio Visual Emergency System (WAVES), WARN 3, C-NET, Centurion 20mm

Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS), and additional counter-battery radars as available (Q-36 and Q-34). **(Lost contract funding)

Independent Contractor – Red Boiling Springs, TN (full-time travel)

June 2012 – August 2013

Field Engineer – Electronic Systems/Assemblies, Microwave/Line of Sight, Tower Climber, Tower Construction

Responsible for installation and maintenance of electronic systems, microwave line of sight radios, antennae, and related communications

equipment including DC power installation. Occasional tower construction (beef-up), tower/antenna decommissioning, and site survey.

Netorian – Afghanistan

Jan 2011 – May 2012

Field Engineer – MLoS

Responsible for installation and maintenance of microwave line of sight radios, antennae, video encoders, and related communications equipment

throughout Afghanistan in support of FMV (Full Motion Video) for base defense, C4ISR, and battlespace management. Installs included various

fixed and mobile platforms such as a US Towers 80’/ 107’/118’ trailer mounted towers, Blue Sky Mast Systems, and various fixed towers. Extensive

travel throughout Afghanistan via road convoy and helicopter as required.

Raytheon Technical Services Corporation

Feb 2010 – Dec 2010

Civilian Contractor

  · LRAS3 (Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System) – McKinney, TX

Field Service Representative (short term contract)

Responsible for retrofitting internal flex/motherboard assemblies into LRAS3 units for mitigation of potential “tin whisker” development due

to supplier short-sight or material defect.

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  · RAID (Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment) – Huntsville, AL / Deployed to Iraq

OEMR (short term contract)

Provided contract support for the RAID program. Responsible for the operation, training, and maintenance of FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared)

cameras and MSTAR (Moving and Stationary Target Acquisition and Recognition) radar equipped Aerostat, Mobile, and Tower-based force

protection surveillance systems for the U.S. Military. Performed additional tasks to complete mission repair and ensure continuity of force

protection operations, as necessary. Extensive travel throughout Iraq via convoy and helicopter was required.

ManTech International – Chantilly, VA / Deployed to Iraq

May 2009 – Feb 2010

Field Service Representative (Civilian Contractor)

Defense Systems Group – Elevated Sensors Platforms – RAID Legacy Systems

Provided contract support for the RAID/JLENS (Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System) programs in the Southwest

Asia Theater of Operations. Responsible for the operation, limited scope training and maintenance of FLIR and MSTAR equipped Aerostat, Mobile,

and Tower-based force protection surveillance systems for the U.S. Military. Additional systems and tasks included 17m Aerostat, BETSS-C (Base

Expeditionary Targeting & Surveillance Sensors – Combined), RDISS (Rapid Deployment Integrated Surveillance System), CERBERUS, and EMRAID.

Extensive travel throughout Iraq via convoy and helicopter was required.

SolarWinds, Inc. – Austin, TX

Dec 2008 – Apr 2009

Support Engineer

Provided application installation, configuration, and best practices support for SolarWinds customers using the Orion Suite (Modules: Network

Performance Monitor, Application Performance Monitor, NetFlow Traffic Analyzer, VoIP Monitor, Wireless Network Monitor), Network

Configuration Manager, and SolarWinds Toolsets.

LAN Systems, Inc. – Austin, TX

Feb 2001 – Apr 2009

Owner / Consultant

Network design, systems engineering, and management applications for corporations across the northeastern United States and abroad. Provided

support for the following companies: EMW (Herndon, VA / Europe, Afghanistan), Pfizer (Parsippany, NJ), UNISYS (Reston, VA), CACI (Needham,

MA), Goodrich Fuel & Utility Systems (Ft. Campbell, KY / Balad, Iraq), EDS (Herndon, VA), NGEN (Washington, DC). Supported EMC|SMARTS, HP

OpenView, Remedy ARS, NetIQ, CONUS/OCONUS (Iraq), IMD-HUMS (Integrated Mechanical Diagnostics-Health and Usage Management System),

Oracle databases, Windows Server 2003 (including Active Directory), and SQL2000. Specific details available upon request.

SAIC – Washington, DC / Mosul, Iraq

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Mar 2002 – Oct 2003

Mosul, Iraq – Civilian Contractor – Provided database administration, operation, and support services at the Mosul

Recruitment Center for the New Iraqi Army project. Day-to-day activities included administration, operation, and support of database

operations. Responded to technical issues in an austere environment with minimal support. Managed a range of database systems for digital

identification that produced ID cards for new recruits prior to departure for basic training.

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Washington, DC – Provided LAN/WAN and systems engineering support for users in a testing environment on multiple

Windows NT/2000/Novel servers. Provided senior-level support for the installation, maintenance and upgrade of IBM compatible PCs, servers,

and peripherals. Ensured equipment availability, engineering compatibility, network adaptability, system maintenance, disaster recovery, and

performance acceptability. Completed technical projects related to hardware, software, networking and storage array installation and

upgrades, ensured timely effort reporting to management.

The Uptime Institute – Santa Fe, NM

Jul 2001 – Feb 2002

MIS Director

Responsible for all aspects of the LAN/WAN network, desktop/laptop, alarm, and phone systems. Managed an IT budget of approximately $20k.

Acquired equipment necessary to upgrade antiquated technology and maintain current environment. Designed standard software image for

desktops and laptops from development and testing to deployment. Migrated company’s server infrastructure from Novell Netware to Microsoft

Windows 2000 Server. Upgraded company messaging platform from Novell GroupWise 5 to GroupWise 6, including client and web portal.

Solid Systems, Inc. – Houston, TX

Mar 2001 – May 2001

Network Engineer

Managed, monitored, and supported large networks for various corporations using HP OpenView and an assortment of open-source management

applications. Assisted with the installation and configuration of new equipment and applications for a new data center. Provided support for

performance analysis and tuning, capacity planning, and predictive maintenance.

Enron Broadband Services – Houston, TX

Network Engineer

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Oct 2000 – Mar 2001

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Installed new equipment and applications to the data center. Monitored network, servers, and production applications using HP OpenView,

Micromuse Netcool, CA Unicenter, and various other standard tools and network management applications. Responsible for documenting and

implementing procedures for the "Video on Demand" Project’s Network Operations Center.

Questia Media, Inc. – Houston, TX

Sept 1999 – Oct 2000

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsible for design, installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and monitoring of the company's internal network. Managed a five-person

desktop support team which supported approximately 300 employees. Developed Questia’s acceptable usage and network security policies for

equipment and systems. Served as Network Administrator prior to creation of an official Network Operations department.

Johnson Space Center – Houston, TX

Dec 1998 – Sept 1999

LAN Administrator

Monitored CAN/WAN/LAN for connectivity, security, overall health, and troubleshooting purposes using HP OpenView, Sun Net Manager, and

various proprietary applications at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Created and administered multiple domains, users, and user groups. Scheduled

automatic tasks and performed manual NT, Novell, and UNIX server backups and file restores. Performed IP assignment, router, hub, switch, and

concentrator configuration and administration. Ran cabling and configured equipment to establish temporary network connectivity for special

events.

SECURITY CLEARANCES

US Department of Defense – Secret

NATO – Secret

SPECIALIZED TRAINING & EDUCATION

Clearfield Connect Cabinets and Cassettes

3M Fiber Optic Enclosures

Tyco Fiber Optic Enclosures

Certified in CPR, First Aid, Lifesaving, and Rescue

C-RAM Resident Field Engineering Courses

ERICSSON – MiniLink TN

COMTRAIN – Tower Climbing Safety and Rescue

US Towers 80ft, 107ft, and 118ft Tower Operation and Safety

Raytheon RAID Legacy Systems Course – 107ft Tower

ITT/CAS 17m Aerostat Course and Mobile Eagle Eye II Course

RDISS (Rapid Deployment Integrated Surveillance System)

BETSS-C (Base Expeditionary Targeting Surveillance System Combined)

Factory Certified

Factory Certified

Factory Certified

Red Boiling Springs Fire & Rescue

Proprietary Systems Training Course

Factory Certified

Certified Tower Climber

Recertified-Afghanistan

Certificate Course

Certificate Course

Proprietary Systems Training Course

Proprietary Systems Training Course

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REFERENCES

Gary Luper

Partner, Lighthouse Fiber Optics

Austin, TX

(512) 767-9201

gl.lighthousefiber@sbcglobal.net

Chris Pohl

Owner, OP Consulting LLC

Denver, CO

(704) 232-5514

chris@opconsultingllc.net

Steve Kurre

Instructor/ Site Lead – CACI, Inc.

Kuwait City, Kuwait

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Michael A. LeBlanc • michael_a_leblanc@yahoo.com • 512.777.9169

(417) 766-9476

raidmtl@gmail.com

Colin Johnson

Director - Cailin Enterprise, Ltd

London, United Kingdom

(847) 445-3131

colinaj@yahoo.com

Eric S. Swilley

Information Assurance Engineer

Martinsburg, WV. 25404

(304) 707-5003

esswilley@gmail.com

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