♠ Selected as one of the original five USCG members and Leading Petty officer (LPO) to be assigned to the National Law Enforcement Communication Center (NLECC) Customs Over the Horizon Enforcement Network (COTHEN).♠ Serves alongside Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel to help facilitate the USCG transition to a new primary means of High Frequency (HF)/ Automatic Link Establishment (ALE) long range radio communication. ♠ Outlines technical documentation/presentations… Show more ♠ Selected as one of the original five USCG members and Leading Petty officer (LPO) to be assigned to the National Law Enforcement Communication Center (NLECC) Customs Over the Horizon Enforcement Network (COTHEN).♠ Serves alongside Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel to help facilitate the USCG transition to a new primary means of High Frequency (HF)/ Automatic Link Establishment (ALE) long range radio communication. ♠ Outlines technical documentation/presentations (MS Office, Power Point, Excel, and VISIO) relevant to the proper setup, implementation, and support of HF, VHF, and Voice Privacy (VP) equipment. ♠ Supports and provides administration of UNCLAS Coast Guard data networks; including user administration, technical updates, backups, etc. within a Windows Server 2008 environment.♠ Supervises the professional development, career intentions, and health/well-being of junior personnel while maintaining the ability to operate in a capacity equivalent to his immediate supervisor should the need arise.♠ September 28th, 2013 @ 0430 - IT1 Parrish identified a severe network outage that rendered 90 Coast Guard units inoperable on the COTHEN network. IT1 Parrish notified the appropriate personnel, isolated the point of failure, provided initial troubleshooting and ultimately by-passed the problem in order to resume normal operations. These efforts minimized the downtime to just under two hours. IT1 Parrish also continued by identifying and outlining a cost efficient network change to CBP supervisors that could further minimize these types of failures to minutes. Show less

♠ Designed, monitored, administered and troubleshot both secure and unsecure data networks, satellite communication systems, wireless broadband, T1 circuits, telecommunication systems, voice processing equipment, general announcing systems and supporting infrastructures. ♠ Served as Service Provider Liaison for all supported systems including the DOD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) allowing for the continued handling of classified materials on… Show more ♠ Designed, monitored, administered and troubleshot both secure and unsecure data networks, satellite communication systems, wireless broadband, T1 circuits, telecommunication systems, voice processing equipment, general announcing systems and supporting infrastructures. ♠ Served as Service Provider Liaison for all supported systems including the DOD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) allowing for the continued handling of classified materials on board United States Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Rush. ♠ Managed duty sections of 30+ personnel maintaining the cutter in a ready state; responsibilities included the supervision of training, drills, repairs, restricted personnel, and adherence to Military Customs and Courtesies.♠ This 3 year assignment required a level of dedication above and beyond normal expectations.Though normally assigned three IT personnel; IT1 Parrish not only maintained but improved uponall aspects of his professional responsibilities while operating as the only Information SystemTechnician for 2+ years. While underway; workdays were 12+ hours, six days a week, and included 24/7 response to any failures in equipment and/or operation. Underway periods averaged 100+ days. In 2010, IT1 Parrish was at home port (with family) for an accumulative period of 2 months. Show less

♠ Area of responsibility encompassed Myrtle Beach SC to Brunswick Ga. ♠ Units included 16 shore unitsand five USCG cutters. ♠ Supported and administered all data networks, telecommunication and voice processing systems, general announcing systems, security systems, digital voice loggers (DVL), and all respective infrastructures. ♠ Volunteered and served 45 days in New Orleans LA and Houston TX following the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. ♠ Received… Show more ♠ Area of responsibility encompassed Myrtle Beach SC to Brunswick Ga. ♠ Units included 16 shore unitsand five USCG cutters. ♠ Supported and administered all data networks, telecommunication and voice processing systems, general announcing systems, security systems, digital voice loggers (DVL), and all respective infrastructures. ♠ Volunteered and served 45 days in New Orleans LA and Houston TX following the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. ♠ Received $480,000+ worth of 3COM network equipment and spearheaded a project designed to increase internal communication rates on board seven USCG cutters from 10MB to 100MB.♠ Attended a 28 day training course in Atlanta GA, hosted by eOn Corp. Subject matter covered the complete design, implementation, programming, and verification of proper operations in regards to proprietary eOn Telecommunication and voice processing equipment. ♠ Completed fiber optic repairs on board the USCG flag ship Eagle. ♠ Completely redesigned the demarcation point and main distribution area at Coast Guard Station George Town SC. Affected services covered security systems, HF and VHF communications, data networking, telecommunication services, and general announcing systems.♠ USCG Sector Charleston SC: prior to the remodel and revitalization of one historical building housing barracks, admin offices, medical clinic, and galley - designed and implemented a plan to temporarily relocate all telecommunication, security, networking, general announcing, and emergency alarm systems to seven office trailers.♠ Terminated and tested new backbone fiber optic cabling for the Maritime LawEnforcement Academy in North Charleston SC. ♠ Attended Hose McCann training in Deer Field Beach FL outlining the design, implementation and support of marine grade telecommunication, general announcing, and security systems. ♠ USCG Air Station Savannah GA: Outlined and gained approval to extend a campus network to include a fifth building. Show less

♠ Attended the longest rated school in the United States Coast Guard. ♠ Identified as Class Leader, operated extended hours, and served as a liaison between a class of fourteen students, class supervisor, and the Coast Guard command at Training Center (TRACEN) Petaluma California.♠ Completed NIDA accredited basic, DC, AC, and Digital electronics training courses, premisetelecommunication training, proprietary (eOn/Nortel) telecommunication training, special… Show more ♠ Attended the longest rated school in the United States Coast Guard. ♠ Identified as Class Leader, operated extended hours, and served as a liaison between a class of fourteen students, class supervisor, and the Coast Guard command at Training Center (TRACEN) Petaluma California.♠ Completed NIDA accredited basic, DC, AC, and Digital electronics training courses, premisetelecommunication training, proprietary (eOn/Nortel) telecommunication training, special circuitscomprehension, and Windows NT/2003 System Administration training courses. Show less