Jason Girvin Email & Phone Number

Rochester, Ny, Us

Rochester, New York Area

United States Air Force Expeditionary Center, Fort Dix, Nj, Usa

- Govern and administer a Community College of the Air Force accredited five-week in-resident course for a mobile SATCOM/CISCO networked communication suite called SPICE.- Develop course curriculum to provide education on mission planning, theory of operations, test/diagnostic equipment, equipment setup/configuration, troubleshooting, and maintenance.- Worked closely with system engineers to test, validate, integrate, and develop new procedures, equipment, and software configuration solutions to improve security, system reliability, and capabilities.Notable Accomplishments:- Preformed over 2K hours of instruction earning the coveted Community College of the Air Force Instructor Certification-Level II.- Formulated various course materials and products that were implemented worldwide as standard for the SPICE program.- Exhibited technical expertise in accomplishing assigned duties that earned praises from Combatant Command’s Plans and Readiness directorate and led to citation as the SPICE program's “go to guy”.- Provided countless hours of SPICE technical support for overseas operations.- Introduced a trend analysis tool to track erroneous setup procedures causing satellite antennas to lose receive signal when transmit signal was activated; executed corrective actions on discovered discrepancies.- Earned commendation as Safety Professional of the Quarter due to discovery of unsafe radio frequency (RF) procedures that led to immediate prevention of harmful RF exposure to personnel.- Delivered comprehensive extemporaneous briefing regarding SPICE course and the future of military SATCOM on DoD's new satellite constellation which received recognition from 4-star general.- Air Force Commendation Medal (Pending), Non-Commissioned Officer of the Quarter (4th Quarter 2009)

Nato Training Mission-Afghanistan(Ntm-A), Communications Division, Camp Eggers

- Handled all communication requirements for all NTM-A units displaced throughout the country, which included tracking, fielding, and re-appropriating communications assets and other communications-related matters.- Provided consultative support to teams on appropriate communications solutions as deployed in diverse duties.Notable Accomplishments:- Leveraged industry know-how in SharePoint content management, which involved creation of complex communications requirements/capabilities database for executive leaders to facilitate communication management decision-making in NTM-A.- Received the Joint Service Commendation Medal and Camp Eggers Most Valuable Airman Award.

819Th Global Support Squadron, Mcguire Afb, Nj, Usa

- Directly supervised a team comprised of three staff, responsible for maintenance, deployment, operations, troubleshooting, testing, calibration and repair of mobile communication terminal.- Maintained operational conditions of SPICE terminal to ensure rapid deployment capabilities.Notable Accomplishments:- Demonstrated expertise in operating Cisco networking equipment and satellite communications equipment to provide secure and non-secure voice, video, and data network connectivity which led to being hand selected as first ever course instructor.- Highly regarded by upper management as part of a two-person team that initiated operational communication services through SPICE.- Awarded Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal, and Communications Maintainer of the Month.

607 Combat Communications Squadron, Camp Humphreys, Republic Of Korea

- Trained and mentored technicians on maintenance and operation of mobile communication equipment and systems.- Organized and assigned duties and rendered technical support to team members, which included troubleshooting, repair techniques, and operations in complex work settings.Notable Accomplishments:- Received the Air Force Commendation Medal..

Buckley Air Force Base, Co, Usa

- Responsible for managing the operations of two major satellite systems in order to provide accurate missile warning data to North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), unified commanders, and the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF).- Made use of technical data and precision test equipment for system inspections, installations, upgrades, modifications, troubleshooting, alignments, and repairs.Notable Accomplishments:- Received Air Force Achievement Medal, Squadron Maintainer of the Month of Jan 2003, and Wing Star Performer of the Month of Jan 2003.

235Th Signal Company, Camp Cedar Ii, Iraq

- Presided over the entire operations and maintenance of mobile satellite terminal for United States Army.- Provided secured link connectivity for the deployed teams.- Proactively addressed service interruption for immediate restoration of voice/data reach-back communications service to the camp headquarters.Notable Accomplishments:- Obtained the Army Commendation Medal and Airman of the Quarter.

Aas, Electronics Systems Technology

Aas, Instructor Of Technology And Military Science