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Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, United States

Plans, coordinates, integrates, synchronizes, analyzes, and conducts activities with higher headquarters, Combatant Commands, Services (including Service Cyber Components), Agencies, Field Activities, and partner nations to direct the operations and defense of the DODIN.

Fort Meade, MD

Managed day-to-day administrative operations for office of 50 people. Processed over 2000 suspenses—assigned responsibility, tracked progress, consolidated inputs, and staffed for management approval, leading to publication of dozens of concepts of operation (CONOPS) and Operations Orders. Prepared agenda for and conducted weekly staff meeting. Managed.

Fort Meade, MD

Led planning team implementing command and control structure for cyber operations planning elements (CO-IPEs) at each Combatant Command (CCMD); identified and resolved issues, and wrote orders codifying the relationships between the CO-IPEs and the CCMDs. Reviewed plans, orders, concepts of operation (CONOPS), directives, and instructions for impacts on.

Fort Meade, MD

Supported planning and execution of three cyber training exercises, enabling five Cyber Mission Force teams to achieve operational certification. Developed exercise scenarios, along with supporting intel products and e-mail traffic, to achieve exercise objectives. Responded to participant questions and Requests for Information during exercise execution.

Fort Meade, MD

Task lead for the Cyber Exercise Scenario Models, Simulations, and Laboratories Support task under the Cyber Exercise and Mission Force Validation Support (CEMFVS) contract supporting US Cyber Command Directorate of Training and Exercises (J7). Provided cyber exercise-specific target support in the form of models, simulations and laboratories to simulate.

Fort Meade MD

Oversaw training program for operations center personnel; revised qualification requirements and improved trainee tracking, leading to 13 new crewmembers certified. Planned internal US Cyber Command mission training schedule, ensuring participation across operations center teams to the greatest extent possible. Developed exercise scenarios, injects, and.

Fort Meade, MD

Managed 24/7 operations center of 150+ military, civilian and contractor personnel overseeing daily full spectrum cyber operations impacting 7 million computers, 15,000 networks, and 3500 sites. Directed response actions to dozens of cyber incidents/intrusions; rapidly assessed risks and directed mitigation actions, restoring Department of Defense (DOD).

Osan, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Provided leadership to and management of 13 personnel providing 24/7 critical communications. Oversaw office manning/training and over $13.5M in property and equipment. Coordinated response to 125+ aircraft emergencies, 75+ regional headquarters messages, and four typhoons/snowstorms, ensuring Wing mission readiness.

Pearl Harbor, HI

Managed office of 32 contracting and communications professionals located in Alaska and Hawaii with a $3.6M annual budget. Transitioned over 300 circuits valued at more than $400M to new contract, reducing life-cycle costs by 60%. Oversaw 100K contract actions worth over $450M despite 10% manning shortfall. Directed/prioritized contractor repair efforts.

Fort Meade, MD

Deputy Chief for cyber capability development office with a multi-million dollar annual budget. Managed annual budget, increasing available cyber capabilities by 100%. Led long-term budget prioritization and defined future funding requirements, obtaining significant funding over 7 years for capability development. Wrote development guide, instituted.

Brunssum, Netherlands

Implemented a communications and information systems (CIS) requirements process and developed requirements supporting the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO's) deployed Headquarters in Afghanistan; identified critical command and control shortfalls, averting mission failure. Wrote Statement of Work and CIS requirements package for air traffic.

Tokyo, Japan

Directed planning, budgeting, operations and maintenance of command and control (C2), communications, computer, airfield operations, meteorological, postal, information management and audiovisual services valued at over $750 million supporting joint requirements throughout Japan. Established priorities for a $4.4 million annual budget supporting the.

Belleville IL

Developed and executed Air Mobility Command (AMC) Year 2000 (Y2K) Implementation Plan, including contingency planning guidance and templates, resulting in no Y2K impacts to AMC's global mission. Created AMC Y2K certification process, establishing a validation board to review progress and identify and resolve issues before certification; certified 48.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Procured 300 computers for Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Program Analysis and Evaluation office in $6 million replacement project, meeting an ambitious, foreshortened schedule while improving processing speed by 300%. Managed over 185 procurement actions valued at $25 million. Developed a technical solution for replacement of antiquated office.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Led three-person branch providing requirements analysis, software version planning, and technical expertise for Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment communications processors. Corrected serious shortcomings in a critical replacement system, keeping the $1.7 billion Cheyenne Mountain Upgrade program on schedule. Uncovered and corrected an.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Directed a ten-person test team conducting exhaustive testing of vital software upgrades to command and control communications systems in Cheyenne Mountain AFB, directly leading to 99.87% average system availability. Performed comprehensive analysis of test strategies to exercise changes to the maximum degree possible, resulting in error-free software.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Military Science And Operational Studies

This program ensures that students will learn about the strategic and operational levels of military operations while allowing students to.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Computer/Information Technology Administration And Management

Graduate students gain an understanding of information technology as a management tool in facilitating the flow of information throughout.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mathematics And Computer Science, Graduated "With Distinction" (Top 10%)

Activities and Societies: Band, University Choir, Arnold Air Society