Gregory Varner Email & Phone Number

Denver, Co, Us

Herndon, Virginia, United States

● Led a team that provided (24/7/365) Tier 1 & Tier 2 technical support across 20+ global offices, operating bases, and embassies● Defined roles and restructured the technical support staff across 3 teams to maximize productivity and improved skillset overlap● Reduced operational redundancies with streamlined responsibilities and escalation procedures● Led planning team responsible for defining system wide network redundancy and road mapped COOP (Continuity of Operations) facilities, requirements and management● Identified space for an equipment testing and staging area, improving change management process. Resulting in a technology refresh with zero incidents and unplanned outages

Mclean, Virginia, United States

Program Manager ● Supported $50M annual development and procurement budgets, with complex Federal expenditure restrictions and contingencies in place to support end-of-year funds ● Led cross-functional team to overhaul a fleet of collection platforms from standard definition to high definition streaming video. Improved cameras, encoder/decoder, satellite and terrestrial communications. Dynamically changing USAF and Navy collection programs● Worked with stakeholders identifying current and projected requirements ● Supplement development programs with out of the box operational adaptations and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solutions to when practical● Provided continuity as global point of contact responsible for the strategic direction, product vision and roadmap in support of Experimental Unmanned Aircraft and Payloads Payload Specialist / System Engineer● Managed the development and integration of advanced collection, munition, and communication payloads across tactical and reconnaissance platforms● Tested system compatibility against existing equipment per electromagnetic, aerodynamic, power, spectral analysts, and other system-specific requirements● Oversaw system UX / UI development and design● Managed acceptance, logistics, sparing, government furnished equipment (GFE), reserves/backorders, and status of platforms● Responsible for training, tactical, and engineering-level documents for all stakeholders

Herndon, Virginia, United States

● Maintained exploitation, webserver and database tools that collected real-time and historical target information; resulted in timely identification and development of thousands of targets● On-Site liaison providing direct feedback between the user and development teams● Established continuity across customer sites, reinforcing current and future system applications

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

United States Air Force Feb 1998 – Jan 2003 Sensor Operator (MQ1 Predator) – 15th Reconnaissance Squadron: Collected live video imagery from the Electro-Optical (EO), Thermal Infrared (IR) and Tactical Endurance Synthetic Aperture Radar (T-SAR) sensors. Collaborated with the 57th Test and Evaluation Group on experiential and developmental Predator capabilitiesOperation Enduring Freedom Oct 2001 – Sept 2002 ● Handpicked for the Air Forces first weaponized UAV squadron, MQ-1 Predator● Coordinated tactical strikes, where UAV identified and designated targets for manned aircraft● Generated the original MQ-1 MTS Hellfire system academics and instructed crewsOperation Southern Watch Apr 2001 – July 2001 ● Predator Liaison to the Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC); provided the J2 (Director of Intelligence) and J3 (Director of Operations) 24/7 operation and capability guidance. Providing real-time intelligence, targeting and battle damage assessmentsOperation Joint Forge / Joint Guardian July 2000 – Sept 2000 ● Supported Kosovo stabilization forces and North Atlantic Treaty Organization effortsImagery Interpreter (1N151): Trained to exploit and report on satellite and aerial photography

Master'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, Entrepreneurship

Bachelor'S Degree, Emergency & Disaster Management, Homeland Security