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Layton, Ut, Us

Hill Afb

• Provides network support for customer programs including monitoring and evaluating various components of the DISA Enterprise Network.• Analyzes user requirements, concept of operations documents, and system architectures to develop solutions for network outages or other systems issues.• Provides advanced troubleshooting and problem resolution of complex network problems.• Interacts with customer and/or senior leadership regarding network engineering, technical considerations, and for associated problems, issues or conflicts.• Verifies equipment is operating within parameters of predetermined configurations and react to alarms as necessary.• Works with DoD SATCOM Gateway facilities and deployed operators to troubleshoot and resolve SONET, IP and SATCOM network issues.• Provides SONET/SDH/IP network support to include configuration of switches, routers, multiplexers, media converters, and modems.• Utilizes diagrams, maps, cut sheets, and TSOs/SAAs/GAAs as source documentation for network configuration.• Utilizes ticketing applications to aid in customer problem tracking and resolution in all aspects of the network integral to the customer's communications.

Fort Lewis, Washington, United States

• Participated in the Washington Veterans 2 Tech program

Fort Lewis, Washington, United States

• Received, shipped, accounted for, issues, destroyed, and safeguarded Cryptographic material in support of four military companies in the Expeditionary Signal Battalion.• Implemented and enforced policy, procedures, training, and inspections throughout the battalion.• Coordinated support with higher headquarters, National Security Agency, and Communications Security Logistics Activity (CLSA).• Supervised and trained Local Elements (LE) and Hand Receipt Holders (HRH) in procedures and security.• Oversaw $300,000 worth of organizational equipment.• Ensured the health and welfare of three Soldiers.

South Korea

• Supported the United Nations Command, as a part of United States Forces Korea (USFK) and Eighth Army (8A) in the Signal Intelligence Sustainment Company.• Ensured the individual and collective training, professional development, health, welfare and mentoring of 22 Non-commissioned Officers and 70+ Soldiers and their families.• Supervised, trained, planned, organized, and scheduled direct support maintenance activities of the company's ground equipment.• Maintained accountability for organizational equipment valued over $1 million.

Augusta, Georgia, United States

• Supervised the morale, welfare, accounting, training, and physical conditioning of 12 Squad Leaders, and 1000 Initial Entry Training (IET) Soldiers in a 24-week program of instruction in an Advanced Individual Training (AIT) Signal Company.• Ensured standards were met to provide motivated, disciplined, physically and morally fit Soldiers competent in warrior tasks and battle drills, and able to fight and win in complex environments.• Coordinated and integrated logistics, and safety in the platoon's 24-hour operations.• Scheduled and tracked trainees' actions and appointments to improve unit readiness.

Augusta, Georgia Area

• Served as an Advanced Individual Training Platoon Sergeant (AITPSG) in a Signal Training Company.• Ensured the welfare, morale, mentorship, discipline, and training of 12 Squad Leaders, and 435 Initial Entry Training (IET) Soldiers.• Conducted company level Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) Training, Master Resilience Training (MRT), Warriors Ethos, Unit Drug and Alcohol Training, Physical Readiness Training (PRT) and Warrior Task and Battle Drills.• Supervised and reinforced Soldierization skills and the seven Army Values.• Assisted with the maintenance of three capacity Military Occupational Specialty-Initial Soldier barracks.

Frederick, Maryland

• Oversaw the only Satellite Control Signal Battalion in the Army in support of the President of the United States (POTUS), Joint Chief of Staff (JCS), Office of the Secretary of Defense, NSA, departmental users, and Ground Mobile Forces (GMF). • Monitored one Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) satellite and two Wideband Global Satellites (WGS) valued more than $1 billion. • Operated and maintained a $31.3 million global satellite communications control facility. • Troubleshot and controlled satellite communication missions.• Directly ensured the professional development, training, health, welfare, and safety of 10 Soldiers.

Landstuhl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

• Supported the POTUS, JCS, Office of the Secretary of Defense, NSA, departmental users, and GMF as a part of the Satellite Control Signal Battalion.• Ensured the health, welfare, and professional development of three NCOs and seven Soldiers• Operated and maintained a $55 million global satellite communications control facility.• Monitored and commanded payload control of two DSCS satellites and three Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites valued at over $2.2 billion.• Maintained and controlled networks of defense satellite communications.

Colorado Springs, Colorado

• Conducted worldwide ground mobile surveillance and assessment of space command and control systems in support of Combatant Commanders, Joint Force Commanders, and Army Forces as a part of the Army Space Control Detachment• Trained crew personnel in space control operations, march order, emplacement, and sustainment operations of the Mobile Integrated Ground Suite (MIGS).• Maintained operation of and accountability for equipment worth more than $10,000,000• Managed one NCO and one Soldier.

Wahiawa, Hawaii

• Supervised, installed, operated, and maintained tactical multichannel satellite communications ground terminals, systems, networks, and associated equipment.

Augusta, Georgia

• Learned the skills needed to supervise, install, operate, and maintain tactical multichannel satellite communications ground terminals, systems, networks, and associated equipment.

Columbia, South Carolina

• Learned teamwork, discipline, weapons handling, rappelling, and marching.

Lacey, Washington, United States

The 16-week Washington Vets to Tech certificate program provides computer science and information technology education, training, and professional development to active-duty service members in their last 6 months of service, veterans with an honorable or general discharge, and spouses of active-duty military or eligible veterans.• Develop and demonstrate basic programming logic, algorithm/pseudocode development, and program constructs such as iteration and selection statements• Use network monitoring tools such as Wireshark to identify activity on the network and troubleshoot network slowdowns and connectivity problems• Develop fundamentals of Computer Security including a deep understanding of attack vectors, how to defend computer networks, baseline and hardening concepts, and troubleshooting• Apply Kali Linux tools, Burp Suite, and Metasploit to perform basic network analysis and detect vulnerabilities in target systems• Network administration training and experience in the following: Topography building, Linux administration, IPv4/IPv6 addressing and subnetting, Active Directory management, VLAN employment and Virtual Machine• Computer programming concepts with Python to include utilizing variables and expressions, lists and sets, loops and branches, and other basic programming fundamentals

Fort Scott, Kansas

• Operated the cash register, greeted customers, helped people locate products, completed paperwork, stocked shelves, and maintained the store’s cleanliness and organization.

Certificate, Computer Science Cybersecurity Administration, Computer Science

The 16-week Washington Vets to Tech certificate program provides computer science and information technology education, training.

Associate Of Arts And Sciences - Aas, Applied Electronic Studies