Alexander Morrison Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

As the Quality Assurance (QA) and Risk Manager for the NJ Air National Guard, I lead efforts to ensure operational excellence and mitigate risk across critical systems and processes. My role is focused on creating a culture of accountability and proactive risk management that supports mission readiness and safety.Key Responsibilities:1. Quality Assurance Oversight: Manage and execute a comprehensive QA program, including personnel and equipment evaluations, ensuring compliance with Department of the Air Force directives. Implement corrective measures to address deficiencies and improve system performance. Promote and adhere to ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 27001, and NIST 800-53 frameworks. 2. Risk Management: Lead the integration of the 5-step risk management process (Identify, Assess, Control, Implement, Supervise) into mission and day-to-day activities. Ensure effective mitigation of risks through both deliberate and real-time strategies.3. Data-Driven Insights: Conduct trend analysis and root cause assessments to drive continuous process improvement. Track and analyze deficiencies to identify systemic issues and implement long-term solutions.4. Compliance Leadership: Ensure adherence to safety directives and technical orders while supporting commanders in managing mission risks. Provide expertise to integrate quality and risk management into all operational planning phases.5. Continuous Improvement: Lead initiatives aimed at enhancing personnel proficiency and adherence to established policies and procedures. Drive a culture of professional excellence and operational efficiency.Core Competencies:-Quality Assurance & Compliance-Risk Management & Mitigation-Data Analysis & Trend Identification-Personnel & Equipment Evaluation-Leadership & Continuous Improvement-Technical Order Management-Cross-Functional Collaboration

Morrison Technologies Community Services, LLC -MTCS (Est. 2017) (501c3-Non-Profit) 1. MTCS was built to house Morrison Technologies community projects. These are mostly educational projects that integrate technology and entrepreneurship in local communities.2. Summer Technology and Entrepreneurship Program (STEP) is a program that focuses on providing High School Juniors and Seniors with a summer program to prepare them for the digital-based economy. 3. STEP was first piloted in Jersey City, NJ at the Mary Bethune Community Center in 2016. The program was well received by City Hall, parents, and the Mary Bethune Center leaders. 4. Summer 2017, the STEP program was rolled out in both Jersey City and Newark, NJ. The Newark, NJ program was sponsored by the National Action Network Center in Newark. The National Action Network is a not-for-profit, civil rights organization founded by the Reverend Al Sharpton in New York City, New York, in early 1991.5. A variation of STEP was also piloted in Cali, Colombia in 2016. The program there differed slightly, by focusing on female college students studying technology. https://www.mtcommunityservices.org/

Charleston, Sc, Us

1. Morrison Technologies, LLC started (Est. 2003) as a vehicle for IT training/instruction in the local area of Charleston, SC. In the 15 years since Morrison Technologies has evolved into a small international company that provides practical Information Technology training, IT consulting, and IT infrastructure implementation. 2. We operate two businesses in Cali, Colombia. Two AirBnB/VRBO/TripAdvisor Rentals. We also operate a co-working/business center with various services for our members.3. In charge of creating budgets (AND hoping nothing breaks in the office), managing payroll w/ QuickBooks Online, and actively negotiating/executing contracts for the company.4. Conduct active Project Management of external and internal projects leveraging SaaS tools like Atlassian Jira, Monday, and ASANA. Make sure that said projects fall within the budgets assigned to them or less.5. Providing exceptional customer service to the client, while cultivating future leads. Engaging our local community thru our nonprofit work with youth and community service.http://www.MorrisonTechnologies.com

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

1. Conduct IA risk and vulnerability assessments; ensure enterprise IA policies fully support all legal and regulatory requirements and ensures IA policies are applied in new and existing IT. Identifying IA weaknesses and making tweaks and recommendations for improvements. Identifying potential cybersecurity threats and managing security violations. Overall Information Assurance (IA) program to include communications security (COMSEC), emissions security (EMSEC) and computer security (COMPUSEC) programs. Monitoring, evaluating and maintaining systems, policy, and procedures to protect clients, networks, data/voice systems and databases from unauthorized activity. Reports spectrum interference incidents.2. Audit and enforce compliance initiatives, and looks into security incidents, conducting IT forensic investigations. Use of enterprise tools from Microsoft and Retina (BeyondTrust) to conduct vulnerability and audit scans. Initiates and conducts system verification tests to assess the capability and effectiveness of networks and communications systems.3. Performs Network Administration: Manages hardware, software, and Controlled Cryptographic Items (CCI). Installation of servers, client systems, and network infrastructure equipment (cabling, switching, etc).4. Manages, or performs, research and development projects for assigned systems. Manages, administers, controls, and evaluates contracts. Implements “best practices” from commercial/private industry and across the Department of Defense.5. Sustains network infrastructure, cryptographic equipment, and deployable switching systems in a fixed and deployed environment. 6. Aligns and modifies system components according to National Security Agency, Joint, Departmental, DISA Directives, technical data, Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTO) and local procedures. Evaluates and recommends methods to improve system or equipment performance and sustainment procedures.

San Francisco, California, Us

Contract employee supporting Data Gallery LLC. contract for Agile/PM Solutions.1. Facilitate Scrum ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective to ensure the team is aligned and productive.2. Coach the team in Scrum methodologies, and help them understand and implement Scrum principles to increase their effectiveness.3. Act as a liaison between the team and stakeholders, communicating progress, roadblocks, and solutions to ensure the smooth delivery of the project.4. Identify and remove obstacles that hinder the team's progress and help them to focus on their priorities.5. Continuously monitor and improve the team's performance, seeking out ways to improve their workflow and efficiency. Continuously improve the way of working with the team.6. Utilize Jira and Confluence to manage agile projects, track progress, and report on user stories, bugs, and tasks.7. Facilitate the use of Jira boards to manage the workflow and priorities of the team and ensure team members are aware of progress and deliverables.8. Continuously monitor and analyze the performance of the team and the use of Jira and Confluence, providing training and support as necessary, and working on improvements.

Washington, Dc, Us

Contract employee (DMI) supporting the IT needs of 200 US Dept. of State personnel. 1. Provide remote Active Directory and Systems support for all the Northeast Regional offices of the US Dept. of State. 2. Provide direct desktop support to the United Nations US Dept. of State personnel in the NY Area. 3. Install, upgrade, image, maintain Windows 10 Based systems using Active Directory in Windows Server. 4. Provide support to both OpenNet (Sensitive but Unclassified - SBU) and ClassNet (Secret Level Classification) desktop systems.

Fairfax, Virginia, Us

Systems Administrator for SIPR / CENTRIX / JWICS systems, Syracuse ANG. 1. Provide customer service to all SIPR / CENTRIX / JWICS account holders in area of resposibility, track and enforce Secret/Top Secret security standards. 2. Maintain/install all equipment required for access to the SIPR / CENTRIX / JWICS (Router, Fiber Connections, TACLANE, DSU/CSU, Workstation, and Peripherals), and file/submit/maintain reports with different agencies when scheduled maintenance is to occur on circuits. 3. Work closely with Air Force Network Operating Service Center (AFNOSC), Regional Network Operating Service Center (ROSC), and “other” agencies.

Washington, D.C., Us

Lead Network Administrator for Wide Area Network (Classified Secret) for the Defense Intelligence Agency in the country of Afghanistan. Executed a complete accelerated turnaround of a mismanaged mission critical WAN for MEDEX / DOCEX / DOMEX data for the Defense Intelligence Agency. Responsibilities included, but were not limited to:1. Management of IT equipment and crucial classified terminals located at 6 geographically separated Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) and one main operating base (Bagram Airfield)2. Responsible for the lifecycle management, auditing, maintenance, and security of systems.3. Support of MEDEX / DOCEX / DOMEX data (image/documents/video/audio) transfers and storage.4. Specialty equipment support for MEDEX / DOCEX / DOMEX group.5. Project management, planning and executing of WAN/LAN design/connections/communications for every location.6. Influenced and lobbied multi-level support groups, customers, and organizations in order to facilitate the coordination of critical mission informational needs both within the country of Afghanistan and Washington, DC (USA).

Falls Church, Virginia, Us

One of two responsible technicians in charge of critical 24/7 maintenance, support, and operation of data storage for the Global Command and Control System for the Army (GCCS-A). Responsibilities included, but were not limited to:1. Configuration of LUNs and Volumes. 2. Software/Hardware/Firmware Updates and Repairs to SAN System. 3. 24/7 critical support.

Charleston, Sc, Us

CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+ Instructor.1. In charge of planning, administering and delivering course curriculum within allotted time frame to support student learning objectives.2. Executed classroom management functions and provided frequent individualized feedback to students.3. Employed multiple teaching methods and strategies to satisfy diverse adult learning styles.4. Performed administrative tasks such as reporting attendance and preparing test documentation.5. Provides feedback to course development team for curriculum improvement.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

COMSEC/IA Manager for McEntire ANG in SC.1. Performed installation of COMSEC related equipment /load software and troubleshoot actions on-site and at off-site locations. 2. Developed and updated operating instructions and training plans for personnel that process or handle any COMSEC material. 3. Ensured all alternate COMSEC assignments (in writing) were filled and designated personnel were trained. 4. Configured and operated cryptographic equipment. 5. Responsible for the destruction of all COMSEC material, including the receipt, custody, issue, safeguarding and account of all COMSEC material. 6. Assist with security administration, preparing security material/ documents. Planed, organized, coordinated and directed COMSEC activities in a government environment.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Security Analyst 3 / US Navy Responsibilities included, but were not limited to:1. Part of a team built to mitigate US Navy Medicine vulnerabilities in multiple sites throughout the world. 2. Implemented multiple initiatives to improve and build new processes in order to streamline the security mitigation of the sites visited. 3. Lead for the mitigation of network devices (Cisco Routers/Switches) in charge of interpreting security audits and developing mitigation solutions for all network devices. 4. Mitigated servers/workstations at different sites by employing network tools like Retina to scan and discover vulnerabilities and developing solutions in order to mitigate findings.

Zaventem, Flemish Region, Be

SIPRNET (Classified Secret Military Network) administrator/manager for McEntire Air National Guard Base. Responsibilities included, but were not limited to:1. Provide customer service to all SIPRNET account holders throughout the base, track and enforce Secret/Top Secret security standards. 2. Maintain/install all equipment required for access to the SIPRNET (Router, Fiber Connections, TACLANE “Classic”/“E-100” (KG-175), KIV-7 H/HS/HSB (KG-84), ANCYZ-10 DTD Filler, KYK-13 Filler, KOI-18 Tape Reader, DSU/CSU, Workstation, and Peripherals), and file/submit/maintain reports with different agencies when scheduled maintenance is to occur on circuits. 3. Work closely with Air Force Network Operating Service Center (AFNOSC), Regional Network Operating Service Center (ROSC), and “other” agencies.

Volunteered/Charity WorkResponsibilities included, but were not limited to:1. Charleston John Ancrum Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) was in drastic need of computer maintenance and support. Having budget responsibilities that focus on their mission of taking care of animals for Charleston County, JASPCA had little to invest on an IT infrastructure. 2. Evaluated their mission and needs. Decided to build a TCP/IP network with a centralized file server. 3. Coordinated and solicited local computer businesses to donate all equipment needed to build such a network. 4. Once network was operational, coordinated efforts to update JASPCA's website and presence online to better facilitate the multiple communities they serve.*Being able to help with the technology at JASPCA meant that more animals could be adopted, a very rewarding experience.

Suwanee, Ga, Us

Lead IT coordinator for SPAWAR Naval Command Air Traffic Control Services. Responsibilities included, but were not limited to:1. Directed IT operations in McMurdo Station Antarctica and Christchurch, NZ for air traffic control and weather services supporting the US Antarctic Program. 2. Duties included all maintenance, upgrade, and operational needs for a highly critical WAN which facilitated flight operations between Antarctica and Christchurch, NZ.

Robins Afb, Ga, Us

Systems Administrator / Manager in charge for the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Sq. (AES), Charleston, AFB.Responsibilities included, but were not limited to:1. Repairing unused and crippled computers and making them operational. 2. Lead coordinator of all Y2K related issues for the squadron. This included, inventory, testing, evaluation, hardware/software upgrades, and documentation for 75 computers on Charleston AFB LAN, to include critical medical systems for the base clinic. 3. Followed Air Force / Wing protocol to turn COMM job in the 315th AES into a recognized department within the squadron and the Wing. 4. Oversaw the daily computer operations of 250 computer users in conjunction with the base Communications Squadron.

Instructed computer classes on the following subjects: Computer Concepts, Windows NT, and MS Networking Essentials.1. In charge of planning, administering and delivering course curriculum within allotted time frame to support student learning objectives.2. Executed classroom management functions and provided frequent individualized feedback to students.3. Employed multiple teaching methods and strategies to satisfy diverse adult learning styles.4. Performed administrative tasks such as reporting attendance and preparing test documentation.5. Provides feedback to course development team for curriculum improvement.

Norwalk, Connecticut, Us

Contracted on behalf of Affiliated Computer Services (ACS-GSG, Now owned by Xerox) to conduct an operating system migration for the U.S. Navy Public Works Department at the Charleston Naval Weapons Station. Responsibilities included, but were not limited to:1. Set up guides and instructions for other contracted personnel to follow and form a uniformed image of how all computers would be implemented into the Naval Weapons Station WAN while sustaining an accurate inventory of all equipment involved. 2. Up to 20 computers were migrated from Windows 95 to NT, as well as the integration of 40 new Dell Optiplex workstations to the Naval Weapons Station WAN. This migration included the troubleshooting of proprietary software, testing on the new Windows NT platform, and the practicing of proper customer relations to keep the inconvenience to all computer users who were affected by the conversion at a minimum. 3. Contract was successfully completed ahead of schedule.

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Service manager/in-house Microsoft instructor for Software Solutions And Designs. Responsibilities as a service manager included:1. Supervision of two employees, customer relations, field technician, shop inventory/RMA, scheduling of jobs, assigning/delegating jobs to employees, customer follow up, shop maintenance, computer builds/repairs/upgrades, cable installer (Cat 5), job site surveyor, and complete PC-to-Network installations. 2. As a Microsoft instructor, taught courses on Introduction to Windows 98, and MS Office Pro 97 to an estimated 200+ students, corporate businesses, and government employees to include the Charleston Chamber of Commerce and various departments of the Charleston Naval Weapons Station and SPAWAR Systems Center.

Instruction of MS Office classes for local commercial companies such as Westvaco and Charleston Chamber of Commerce.1. In charge of planning, administering and delivering course curriculum within allotted time frame to support student learning objectives.2. Executed classroom management functions and provided frequent individualized feedback to students.3. Employed multiple teaching methods and strategies to satisfy diverse adult learning styles.4. Performed administrative tasks such as reporting attendance and preparing test documentation.5. Provides feedback to course development team for curriculum improvement.

Service manager in charge for CompuZone of Charleston. Responsibilities included: 1. Supervision of three employees, customer relations, field technician, shop inventory/ RMA, scheduling of jobs, assigning/delegating jobs to employees, customer follow up, shop maintenance, and computer builds/repairs/upgrades. 2. Built computer systems (100+) for SPAWAR at the Charleston Naval Weapons Station and the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC).

Licensed Property Manager in Charge, in the state of South Carolina.Responsibilities included, but were not limited to:1. Keeping records.2. Acquiring tenants. 3. Collecting rent and bookkeeping.4. Performing repairs/maintenance to properties.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Aircraft Mechanic, Quality Instructor, Database Manager, and Training Manager for the US Air Force. Responsibilities included, but were not limited to:1. Performed maintenance on the Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) C-17 Cargo Aircraft (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_C-17_Globemaster_III). Duties included inspections, maintenance of aircraft systems, forms/documentation, testing repaired components, used technical data to diagnose and solve maintenance problems on aircraft, troubleshot and maintained aircraft structure, systems, components, support equipment, and coordinated maintenance plans to meet Wing operational goals. 2. Supervised multiple maintenance teams to accomplish launch/recovery operations on station and abroad. 3. Volunteered as a Spanish linguist and medical assistant for Operation Joint Task Force in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (’94-’95) for the Cuban Refugee Crisis. 4. Deployed to Bosnia in support of Operation Joint Endeavor (’95-’96) supported mission/supply critical aircraft throughout our initial involvement. 5. Deployed to Rhein-Main, Germany in support of the Rwanda conflict in East Africa (’96). 6. As the squadron Training Manager. Responsible for overseeing the training and job related educational progression of 240 military members. This included scheduling, tracking, record keeping, and reporting all aspects of training for the 637th AGS. 7. Volunteered to teach MS Office ’95-‘97 classes to military members. Began attending meetings with other computer users and devising a way to build a database to streamline the sharing of data throughout the squadron as an MS Access Developer (Our database won 6th place in competition with other programs from bases around the world in Washington, DC). 8. Took an active interest in Total Quality Management and ISO standards, attended quality courses to become an QA instructor. Taught multiple TQM classes for active Air Force members from Charleston AFB.

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