Darren Mitchell Email & Phone Number

Pensacola, Florida

Microsoft 365 Champion & Sharepoint Online Site Collection Admin, supporting 24K+ NETC users

Pensacola, Florida

IT Project Manager for NETC N6 IT requirements

Pensacola, Florida

Pensacola, Florida

Project Manager for several IT projects supporting Navy Education and Training Command (NETC). My Navy Portal Program Manager; manage all business/IT requirements for NETC HQ Staff, Learning Centers, and Learning Sites; Lead Project Manager for Web Application Server shutdown, created project plan, identified stakeholders and developed a new hosting.

AFGSC/A6XP - Barksdale AFB, LA

Oversee $10.2M Missile Alert Facilities long-haul circuit upgrade project for 45 locations. Verified requirements and completed 46 new circuit orders with DISA.

AFGSC/A6CW, Barksdale AFB, LA

Researched and verified Air and Space Operations Center (AOC) C2 system requirements, estimated at $500K for AFGSC command. Coordinated & validated requirements for $20 million IT/communication project for 20 AF.Developed, trained, and executed AFGSC cyber training objectives for two major exercises.

BAFB

• Manage three work centers (55 personnel); Network Infrastructure, System Administration (TBMCS/GCCS-J), and Radio/Data links communications. Lead cyber exercise planner for AOCin support of US Strategic Command.
• Managed 4 networks and daily operations worth about $50 million dollars and directed 59 personnel while delivering highly effective leadership to network infrastructure, system administration and radio/data links work.
• Negotiated $5.3 million dollar network relocation project to meet DOD and federal regulations compliance by ensuring key security elements were planned and funded
• Drove $2 million dollar radio network upgrades which maintained air-ground and six data links supporting expanded bomber aircraft command and control operations
• Created 15 cyber training objectives for 20 system administrators and network personnel supporting 300 users during a major training exercise; training results were commended by leadership

Bossier City, LA

• Lead, directed, and supervised 17 member team in communications, exercise planning, Information and Quality Assurance, Unit Deployment Manager, Unit Training Manager and Security Manager. Managed $24 million dollar.
• Performed Information Assurance Manager duties for the AOC weapon system network with 30 systems and coordinated all communications requirements with US Strategic Command, AFGSC, and the AOC Special Program Office
• Guided network security and configuration management of the $24 million dollar AOC network and validated 105 software modifications and upgrades to ensure zero security incidents
• Collected, reports and monitors overall Information Assurance (IA) health of AOC weapon system network by upholding DoD, DISA, NSA and AF directives
• Led $2.7 million dollar AOC network upgrade and managed all IA requirements and documentation, ensure project was completed within the 2 week timeframe

DISA CENT, Bahrain

• Oversaw $4.1 million dollar network and lead 19 personnel in daily operations and management while ensuring 99% up-time rate
• Led $1.12 million dollar network upgrade project while ensuring completion under two week deadline
• Managed $35 thousand dollar Emergency Cut-Off Switch project and ensured the electrical/fire damper installation was completed in two weeks and safeguarded network infrastructure equipment
• Directed and verified monthly eEYE retina scans to ensure 100 % of all software patches and net defense settings were completed on the network; received Outstanding rating during annual inspection

Barksdale Afb, LA

• Research, drafted Network (Cyber) Tasking Orders to support Cyber Defense Operations and secure AF networks.
• Improved Air Force cyber defensive posture by 25% by assessing and validating 300 cyber incidents and directing meaningful defensive courses of action
• Decreased unintentional malicious site access by 95% by negotiating AF web content filtering standards with Air Force leadership for approval
• Reviewed DISA cyber vulnerability assessment results for 6 Air Force communication units and provided management an analysis on the current risks to their networks
• Co-developed the Concept of Operations and operational requirements for Air Force deployment of HBSS across the Air Force network enterprise
• Completed Undergraduate Network Warfare Training (2008), awarded GSEC certification

Lackland AFB, LA

Supervised 23 administrators within four work centers supporting Global Command and Control Systems, Information Work Space, Information Warfare Planning Capability, Personnel Computer Imagery Information Intelligence, Command and Control Personal Computer and Common Operational Picture system administration, and Critical Communications message processing.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Information Management/Project Management, 3.9 Gpa

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Management/Computer Information Systems