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 throughout the SOF community.

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.