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Denver, Colorado, United States

Denver, CO

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Served in multiple simultaneous leadership capacities including portfolio-level IT program management, functional management, technical performance management, and IT business development as part of Booz Allen’s 250+.
• Provided functional oversight for a cross-functional team of 20+ software engineers, cloud engineers, and system architects developing critical big data solutions for elements of U.S. Special Operations Command.
• Responsible for the successful delivery on 12 separate contracts supporting USSOCOM with over 50 staff working across highly disparate geographies; technologies leveraged included Java, JavaScript, SharePoint,.NET, C#.
• Provided staffing and workload forecasting, employee engagement, mentoring, and direct career development for 22 technical staff
• Conducted recruiting, candidate selection, onboarding and integration of new IT staff
• Lead the execution of internal investment projects totaling $160K for the development of an application modernization platform as well as a training pipeline and course pathway for cloud-based developers

Charleston, South Carolina Area

• Task lead supporting a satellite system critical to DoD operations responsible for essential distribution via SATCOM of over 30 tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) videos totaling over 3 terabytes of data.
• Led 7 Booz Allen engineers and 2 subcontractor support teams in the fielding, expansion, and daily operations of the Digital Video Broadcast – Return Channel Satellite (DVB-RCS) hub and 50+ deployed terminals in an.
• Led the development and deployment of SATCOM terminals that included DVB modems, HaiVision video encoders, Cisco VoIP, SIPR and NIPR IP connectivity and TacLane encryption devices.
• Planned the migration of the 50+ terminals from leased commercial Ku bandwidth onto a DoD satellite constellation.
• Provided 24x7 Tier III support to deployed terminals. Conducted troubleshooting with end users to resolve a wide variety of technical challenges.
• Represented customer organizations while briefing at nearly 20 UAV, intelligence, and military communications related conferences and working groups.

Greater Seattle Area

• Served 12 months in Iraq with 2nd Stryker Brigade in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Directed communications operations which included network planning, implementation, and support for 600 personnel covering.
• Engineered and implemented IT architecture to support 45 Secret computers utilizing 7 Cisco routers and 6 Sun servers. Ensured secure communication channels were maintained in 6 branch offices throughout Iraq.
• Utilized Army’s premiere communications packages to provide mission critical data throughout battle field. Systems included: Satellite System, encryption devices, fiber optic transmission cables and high frequency.
• Successfully maintained uninterrupted and secure communication with HQ during 2-week mission. Team of five provided support for 500+ personnel continually on the move during operation in SW Iraq. All personnel returned.
• Rated as top communication officer in 22 years by senior commander.

Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany

• Supervised communication operations for 4000+ personnel deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Managed 6 LANs, 1700 users, 480 computer systems, 3 Exchange servers, and 6 video teleconferencing systems.
• Acquired $260K for 5 deployable INMARSAT VTC systems which provided reliable means for senior executives to hold daily Corps of Engineers briefings across Iraq.
• Fully equipped corporate HQ and three branch offices with complete IT suite on budget of $200K. Improved efficiency by 85%.
• Served as multi-national communications officer during 6 month Partnership for Peace mission in Bulgaria involving 7 SE European nations. Engineered voice, data, and VTC link from austere Bulgaria location to Brigade.
• Negotiated funding for $150K radio system which solved long-range communications challenge. Supervised installation and implementation of satellite and high frequency radios. Supported Brigade operations in Iraq..
• Rated by the Brigade Commander as No. 1 out of 15 communication officers.Employed 6 multi-channel satellite transmission teams to provide up to 10 Mbps voice and data capabilities to outlying branch offices supporting.

South Korea

• Managed multi-discipline workforce of supply, maintenance, weapons readiness, and training personnel to ensure constant combat readiness of 125 personnel.
• Directed the movement and establishment of the corporate logistics node.
• Reduced corporate spending waste and improved financial accountability by 70%.
• Revamped maintenance work flow thus increasing mechanic work efficiency by 35%.

Graduate Certificate In Information Technology Management

Master Of Information Technology

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Solar Car Team, Student Government Vice President, Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor.