Eric Drum Email & Phone Number

Fort Liberty, North Carolina

• Responsible for the daily operations of an Electronic Warfare (EW) and Communications equipment maintenance facility that supports specialized gear used operationally within SOF.
• EW maintenance subject matter expert (SME) who works with various industry agencies to develop, engineer, and procure equipment used for enhancing the organization’s capabilities.
• Leads and provides training for a 20-person team on the proper operation and maintenance procedures for specialized radio frequency survey, direction finding, and jamming EW equipment.
• Manages software and hardware revision updates for all fielded equipment. Coordinates with industry to ensure the validity of versions and preforms updates as needed.
• Regularly sought out by senior leaders to solve unique local and long-distance communications requirements in globally diverse locations in both permissive and non-permissive environments.

Fort Liberty, North Carolina

• Served as a Communications and Electronics SME on various communications and intelligence systems; researched, developed and procured specialized equipment for integration into the military.
• Frequently deployed worldwide to austere locations in support of the Global War on Terrorism as the lone communication maintenance technician for a task-force dispersed across multiple remote sites.
• Designed and constructed several tactical vehicle, non-tactical vehicle, and man-packable equipment configurations that created more efficient operational packages for users.
• Trained junior technicians in proper techniques for usage, installation, and maintenance of Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems used.

Pyeongtaek, South Korea

• Managed a mid-level electronics repair facility responsible for the maintenance of all military radios and night vision devices across the southern region of the Republic of Korea (ROK).
• Supervised and trained 26 junior electronics technicians in accurate and efficient methods of device repair; resulting in greatly reduced wait times for customers’ equipment returned.
• Worked well under pressure. Successfully organized and executed several joint training exercises with ROK Army counterparts.

Fort Eustis, Virginia

• Responsible for the processing and oversight of all personnel actions in an organization consisting of 175 members.
• Experienced with drafting memorandums, reviewing documents and files for accuracy; including spelling, punctuation and correctness.
• Skilled in handling confidential and sensitive information in an operational setting.
• Demonstrated capabilities in using Microsoft computer applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Various Locations Worldwide

• Performed Direct and General Support level maintenance of unit owned military communication and night vision device equipment.
• Safeguarded and accounted for Controlled Cryptographic Items (CCI) with zero losses.

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

• Assembled the TURFCAT riding lawnmower, by hand.
• Operated the first two production line stations of a seven station assembly process.