Derrick Harper Email & Phone Number

Employing, Managing, and Leading a team of 19 Senior and Junior Financial advisors and credit specialists. Responsible for balancing an operation budget, promotions budget, and execution budget to carry out the needs of over 1,100 active clients. I delegate tasks to my managers and oversee execution. I am responsible for daily marketing and training of all new employee additions to ensure they follow our company culture.

Bethesda, Md, Us

Provide flight support; interpretation of surveillance systems products; O&M on aerostat avionics, acoustic sensors, ground sensors; operation of EO/IR sensor payloads, radar systems, military and telemetry radios, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of electronic equipment; as well as O&M of aerostats and mooring systems in support of the Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS) program. Assign duties, conduct technical analysis of product implementations, modifications and enhancements to product in accordance with specific customer specifications and implementations. Troubleshoot technical problems and issues, determines technical solution in accordance with product and customer specifications, and recommends actions to company or customer representatives for coordinative product solution. Assesses product needs in accordance with customer specifications, conducts technical training and product briefing with customers, vendors and company representatives, acts as local on-site representative to various Government Agencies customer's organizations. O&M of electronic equipment to include one or more of the following: video distribution systems, navigation systems, avionics systems, radio communications equipment, radar systems, RF telemetry systems, EO/IR gimbaled camera systems, fiber optic transmission systems (analysis, splicing, termination), electrical and serial data cable terminations, test and diagnostics equipment (TMDE), read and interpret electronic schematics; Work with computer/software operations, MS Office, Windows OS

Falls Church, Va, Us

Confer with management, production, and marketing staff to discuss project specifications and procedures. Coordinate and direct projects, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of technical activities. Analyze technology, resource needs, and market demand, to plan and assess the feasibility of projects. Plan and direct the installation, testing, operation, maintenance, and repair of facilities and equipment. Direct, review, and approve product design and changes. Recruit employees; assign, direct, and evaluate their work; and oversee the development and maintenance of staff competence.

Milsons Point, New South Wales, Au

Was responsible for assigning tasks to technicians for maintenance support; Responsible for Air Mobility Requests (AMR) for transportation to remote sites for maintenance; Worked as a direct interface between the Program Manager and the technicians. I carried a 90 plus percent success rate of Fully Mission Capable Systems during my time in role. I approved and submitted convoy request for ground travel and also Transportation Movement Requests (TMR) for personnel and property movement. Updated and briefed Multi National Divisions MND-B, MND-C, MND-S, MNC-I personnel on mission status and coordinated with them the direct movement of personnel for maintenance repairs via Mil Air or Force Protected Ground Convoy; Maintain system accountability of Generators, Towers, Aerostats, and any other Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) that makes up a Fully Mission Capable System. Controlling Commercial over The Shelf (COTS) parts cost to keep to a minimum by managing a logistics/maintenance supported facility. I was responsible for making sure that site surveys were done for the Army. Kept accountability and performed cost analysis on a daily basis for systems throughout three countries.. Provided on-site field support to customers including installation, and servicing and repairing complex VOSS / GYROCAM systems and equipment. Reviewed and approved operational quality of VOSS / GYROCAM system equipment; resolved customer problems in the areas of hardware/software installation, repair, upgrade and maintenance; resolved more complex installations and maintenance issues; instructed customers in the operation and maintenance of VOSS / GYROCAM systems/equipment; ensured issues are referred to the appropriate personnel/service areas for follow up, testing and troubleshooting; performed complex analysis and prepared reports on VOSS / GYROCAM system problem trends and issues. Provided leadership and work guidance to less experienced personnel

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Operated, performed, and supervised a flight of airmen in the ranks of E-1 through E-5 in shops such as Ground Radio maintenance, LMR Maintenance, Cable maintenance, Switching maintenance, Telephone maintenance, Radar maintenance, and VTC maintenance that installed, maintained, overhauled, repaired, and modified fixed, mobile, and transportable transmitters, receivers, transceivers, telephones, cables, and other related equipment. Included are multiple waveform radio systems operating in low frequency, high frequency, very high frequency, and ultra-high frequency radio systems; radio frequency amplifiers; recorders; keying and signal devices; satellite equipment; Quantar repeaters, Motorola MTS-200, XTS-3000, XTS-5000, etc, Harris, EF Johnson personal wireless communication services (PWCS), walkie-talkies, pagers, and wireless networks (GSM) (UMTS), and pre-impregnated Printed circuit boards (multi-layer). Coordinated work on Whelan Giant Voice systems by switching circuit cards out having them installed up to 4 and 5 stacks; Supervised a contract with Avaya telephone technicians for base telephone support. I implemented an electronic database with a digital map used for the Giant Voice Locations to support the new E-911 system that was used for Robins Air Force Base that saved the Air Force millions in operations costs.

Master'S Of Science, Legal Studies, General - Management Of Technology.

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Science

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Electronics Systems

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Legal Studies, General

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