- Developed, maintained, and oversaw system security programs and policies- Ensured compliance with current cyber security policies, concepts, and measures when designing, procuring, adopting, and developing new systems- Developed and implemented an effective system security education, training and awareness program- Monitored resources for warnings of system vulnerabilities or ongoing attacks- Performed risk assessments- Developed, maintained, and updated Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms) in order to identify system weaknesses, mitigating actions, resources, and timelines for corrective actions- Certified security plan requirements and implementation procedures are inline with the NISPOM, NIST SP 800-53, and DAAPM

• Responsible for determining all air, ground, and space cyber threats, coordinated with intel, and advised aircrew personnel on prevention, response, and mitigation actions• Identified/recommended updates to Department of Defense Chief Information Officer security memorandum, eliminated wireless security threats affecting airborne operations• Developed cyber incident response plan securing aircrew Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) and mobile devices• Coordinated Office of Special Investigation (OSI) and Mission Defense Team Cyber Defense Operations data packet capture procedures, securing airborne unclassified and classified network systems

• Managed 12-member Cyber Defense Operation Team operating Air Force’s Cyber Vulnerability Assessment/Hunt (CVA/H) toolkit utilizing Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana (ELK) and Arkime (formerly Moloch) to ensure cybersecurity of Air Mobility Command’s (AMC) Senior Leader Command, Control, and Communication System - Airborne (SLC3S-A) supporting the President, Vice President, Secretary of State (SecState), and Secretary of Defense (SecDef)• Led work-center to Team of the Quarter, 3rd and 4th Quarter 2021, for securing 12 circuits utilized during Non-Combatant Evacuation of Kabul, Afghanistan and investigating 300,000 cyber security alerts during the President of the United States G20 attendance

• Managed 16 personnel responsible for Executive Communications Support to the 89th Air Wing leadership as well as all programs affecting the Air Force’s Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Mystic Star network, Andrews Network Control Station (ANCS) supporting Strategic Command’s (STRATCOM) High-Frequency Global Communication System (HFGCS) and the Executive Airborne Communication Network (EACN)• Awarded Information Dominance Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of 2020 for development of 10-year plan of action supporting the Air Force’s Cyber Squadron Initiative• Earned Lance P. Sijan leadership award of 2021 for creation of 400 question career field Specialty Knowledge Test (SKT), baselined promotion requirements for 2000 Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs)• Led work-center to Team of the Quarter, 4th Quarter 2020, for establishing communications supporting for the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff of the Air Force conference with Congress

• Served as Senior Advisor to the Afghan Air Force, Kandahar Air Wing, Wing Operations Center and the Communication Squadron• Advised Afghan officers on leadership, training, policy, and procedures as well as oversaw computer and radio training courses for Afghan enlisted Airmen• Awarded Information Dominance Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of 2019 for design and installation of commercial morale network for deployed US military and civilian personnel• Earned Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Quarter, 2nd Quarter 2019, for repair of Afghan Ministry of Defense Network controlling 2000 casualty evacuations

• Led 21 military and civilians managing the Air Force’s EACN network connecting secure and non-secure data to top US government officials, including but not limited to the President, Vice President, SecState, and SecDef• Awarded Information Dominance Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of 2018 for guiding Department of Homeland Security and United States Coast Guard future airborne communication capabilities

• Managed 32 personnel for worldwide deployable communication supporting the Secretary of Defense and Deputy Secretary of Defense responsible for the administration of security technologies to include firewalls, multi-layer VPN technologies, IPs, ACLs, and best practices adhering to security regulations• Led work-center to 2015 Team of the Year, and five separate Team of the Quarter awards for planning/scheduling/executing network system software/firmware upgrades and rectifying cyber security breaches via network analyst procedures

Focal Point for satellite and network communication requirements for USAF assets deployed throughout Africa Command’s (AFRICOM) 54 country Area of Responsibility (AOR). Maintained and troubleshot Initial Entry Packages (IEP) consisting of VSAT, cisco router and switches, and VoIP.

Evaluated installation, maintenance, and documentation of equipment items supporting 7th Air Force and the 51st Fighter Wing. Assessed management effectiveness of 11 offices and 13 programs in accordance with applicable directives.

Supervised 5 Non-Commissioned Officers maintaining configuration of US Central Command Air Forces (USAFCENT) NIPRNet and SIPRNet; oversaw customer service support and network outage rectification.

Convoy Coordination and Intel

Maintained/Operated Misawa AB’s satellite terminal supporting the 35th Fighter Wing and Misawa Security Operations Center (MSOC).

Facilitated, tracked, controlled and reported on all maintenance actions by contractors, three maintenance and four operations work centers. Monitored and maintained records for 5,000 communications-electronic equipment items at 91 locations supporting the Korean Air Operations Center and Headquarters Seventh Air Force.

Deployed and operated satellite and wideband systems in support of European Command’s only Air Support Operations Center (ASOC).

• Threat Hunt Team member responsible for automating network security processes and threat-hunting procedures. Able to identify, analyze, and report events to protect information, information systems, and networks from threats• Infrastructure team member developing test/training range in Azure. Designed environment to test blue and red team playbooks• Trained in Development, Security, Operations (DevSecOps) implementation procedures to include Cloud systems, Git/GitHub, Ansible, scripting (yaml/yml, Python, and bash), Visual Studio Code (VSC), Virtual Machines (VMs), and Multiple OS’ (Linux/Microsoft)