Candace Thackeray Email & Phone Number

Fort Carson, Colorado, United States

• Leads a team of cybersecurity instructors in developing and delivering CompTIA certification courses (A+, Network+, Security+, CYSA+, CASP, and others), ensuring alignment with diverse learner needs and skill levels.
• Oversees the creation of tailored instructional materials, including manuals, presentations, and hands-on labs, enhancing learner engagement and comprehension of IT fundamentals, networking, and cybersecurity concepts.
• Conducts individualized coaching for students, equipping them with effective exam preparation strategies and career development guidance in the IT and cybersecurity fields.
• Designs and delivers training programs on radio communications equipment, encompassing RF theory, antenna design, modulation techniques, and spectrum management, for both beginner and advanced audiences.
• Directs hands-on laboratory sessions to build student proficiency in configuring, troubleshooting, and repairing radio communication systems and IT systems/ equipment, promoting real-world readiness.
• Ensures all instructional practices and training materials complies with industry standards, DoD regulations, and vendor-specific compliance requirements, maintaining high-quality, lawful training operations.

USAF Academy

• Conducts client security assessments and policy reviews; process and prioritize client security requests, to include cybersecurity assessments, questionnaires, policy reviews, and testing documentation; provide clients.
• Provides a broad level of administrative support. Tasks include, but are not limited to, tracking multiple software licenses, preparing license renewal packages, working both independently and collaboratively with team.
• Exercises judgement and acts with a high degree of independence as a liaison with internal and external constituents; handle time sensitive matters that require concise problem-solving and confidentiality. Provides.
• Ensures academic software is compliant, approved, current and updated as new versions/patches become available.
• Conducts assessments and research for capabilities, specifications, version updates, and vulnerabilities on customer requested or in use software. Makes software executables and associated information accessible to.
• Provides recommendations for software procurements/acquisitions as required to the CRO for review and coordination; to include market research, salient characteristics, statements of need, and single source.

Colorado, United States

• Provide desktop computer support which includes diagnosing and resolving any workstation hardware problems.
• Provide quality control checks to ensure procedures and policies are in compliance.
• Contribute to all phases of the infrastructure installation or upgrade
• Installation of racks and all peripheral equipment. Installation of racks and all peripheral equipment.
• Installation of racks and all peripheral equipment.
• Rack and stacking of equipment in racks.

• Supervised, installed, employed, maintained, and assisted users with battlefield signal support systems,terminal devices, satellite communications equipment and automated telecommunications systems, to includeLAN/WAN.
• Integrated signal systems and networks; performed unit level maintenance on authorized signal equipmentand associated electronic devices; trained and provided technical assistance to users of signal equipment
• Installed, operated and maintained designated radio, wire, cable and data distribution systems
• Performed signal support functions, technical assistance and training for user systems, LANs/routers; signalcommunications and support electronic equipment, and satellite radio
• Input and managed the Unit's driving records, security training compliance, and mandatory troop training
• Planned and scheduled all mandatory training to ensure unit compliance

Bscs Cybersecurity Engineering, Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Analyst

Activities and Societies: SEC+ CEH CND

Associate'S Degree, Occupational Studies In Computer Network Systems Technology