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Fort Lewis, Washington, United States

Serves as the Maintenance Supervisor in the Support Operations section of a Expeditionary Sustainment Command with a mission to support U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) contingency operations both foreign and domestic. Responsible for the overall management, planning, and coordination of maintenance issues impacting force readiness of nine brigades. Planning and executing material management in support of major training exercises within the INDOPACOM area of responsibility. Supervise daily operations and workload of all internal and external maintenance management operations performed by five personnel. Responsible for providing oversight, guidance, and coordination to the 13th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion and I Corps for the execution of logistics management.

Responsible for the maintenance of a broad spectrum of equipment electronic ranging from anti-aircraft missiles to highly sophisticated radars. Operated in multiple levels of maintenance which include repair-and-return-to-user system with repairs done at operator locations. As well as repair and return to the organizational supply system as more in-depth repair is needed. Duties included were logistics support, movement and security and developing logisticians to perform at a multi-faceted strategic level.

Camp Henry, South Korea

Served as the G35 Future Operations (FUOPS) Supervisor for the 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command; managed plans and coordinated logistics concepts of support for 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command (19ESC) Operational Plans (OPLANs), Contingency Plans (CONPLANs), operations, and exercises; responsible for integrating Reception, Staging, and Onward Movement plans and processes for units deploying to the Theater of Operations; responsible for oversight of the planning for execution of theater Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations; responsible for the health and welfare and training of 16 personnel to include, Officers, and Civilians.

Ft. Bragg North Carolina

• Served as a demonstration parachutist on the United States Army's Official Aerial Demonstration Team; The Golden Knights.• Performed high risk military free fall demonstrations before millions of spectators annually throughout the United States and in foreign countries, day and night, before General Officers, Politicians, and the American Public.• Conducted oral presentations before high school students and traveled independently in advance of the demonstration teams to ensure all support requirements are met and accommodations provided.• Traveled extensively (260 days a year) performing high risk military free-fall demonstrations into large affairs such as airshows, professional sporting events, fundraisers, and charity events; managed all associated travel and operational requirements.

Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, United States

• Served as Senior Communications Security (COMSEC) Radio Maintenance Supervisor for the Army's Network Enterprise Center NEC; oversaw the maintenance, and troubleshooting of 2K+ end items and computer accounts• Supervised and performed field and sustainment maintenance of COMSEC, controlled cryptographic items (CCI), and associated equipment; scheduled maintenance priorities of customers work orders and ordered parts and supplies• Trained 100+ personnel on the Blue Force tracking systems to track vehicles and equipment; maintained 100% accountability and readiness of 2K+ end items of communications and communication security equipment worth $6M• Responsible for the training, professional development, and safety of 8 personnel; enforced safety and policy adherence • Subject Matter Expert on secure communications equipment; ensured communication security, data radio systems, and Iridium satellite devices• Maintained 30+ information systems while serving as Communication Supervisor and Information Management Officer

Fort Lewis, Washington, United States

Served as the Help Desk Supervisor for a forward deployed Headquarters with a client base of 516 personnel. Responsible for the maintenance and troubleshooting of more than 2000 pieces of signal equipment that include Communication Security (COMSEC) and FM/VHF/HF data radio systems, ASIP SINGARS, FBCB2, PRC-152/150/1928/1694 (Harris) Systems. Establishing and validating computer user accounts. Training and professional development of all junior technicians.

Fort Lewis, Washington, United States

Served at a Communication Security Technician within an electronic maintenance shop for a Combat Brigade. Responsible for the field level maintenance of more than 5,000 data radio systems along with Global Positioning Systems, Simple Key Loaders and Near Term Data Radios.

Camp Arifjan, Kuwait

Served as Shop Foreman for a Network Enterprise Technology Communications (NETCOM) command strategic signal company; provided secure and nonsecure Voice, Video-Teleconferencing (VTC) and Wide Area Network (WAN) assets to support Army Central-Command Forward (ARCENT-FWD) and their major subordinate commands; responsible for infrastructure projects; plans and supervises the installation, operation, and maintenance of a medium communications data package, a AN/USC-60, AN/GRC-239, and commercial power generator; responsible for the health, welfare, and professional development of subordinate employees.

Chièvres, Walloon Region, Belgium

Served as the Plans and Operations Specialist for the 128th Signal Company, which supports the Director of United States European Command (USEUCOM) at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) and warfighting headquarters within an area of responsibility which includes Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, and northern Germany; maintained, tracked and processed administrative and personnel records, promotions and operational issues for over 50 personnel; responsible for training records, training schedules and providing resources for training events in the company.