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Maxwell Afb, Montgomery, Al

Conducted research on cyber domain and the technical, political, regulatory, and legal employment of U.S. cyber capabilities.

Richmond, Kentucky, United States

Advisor and planning officer, managing the 30-person Brigade S6 section and overseeing the management of all brigade signal officers. Managed communications, visual information systems, automation systems, and IP networks. Planned and managed signal support, data support, phone & radio support including RF frequency planning. Managed restoration of communication services. Planned and managed Information Assurance (IA) and oversaw COMSEC operations to include storage, management, distribution, inspection, and compliance.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Managed IT infrastructure projects for Veterans Administration Community-Based Outpatient Clinics, ensuring circuits and equipment are ordered and installed within a 90-day compressed timeline, and coordinating with multiple departments and vendors.Maintained communication with Regional Directors and Associates to ensure technical requests are understood and met on a timely basis, assisting Regional Directors and Clinic Administrators to understand future IT needs of 35 clinics and call centers.Conducted procurements and prepared IT construction budgets.Coordinated enterprise IT equipment moves including transportation of IT equipment, telecom, and LAN configurations.Planned, configured, and administered the telecom (ShoreTel) network for clinics consisting of over 200 employees.

Dual-hatted while mobilized with KY National Guard to Ft Meade, MD (JAN 2019 - FEB 2020).Consulted with customers to gather and evaluate functional requirements; translated these requirements into technical solutions and operational capabilities. Provided guidance to customers about the applicability of information systems to meet business needs.Applied cybersecurity and privacy principles to organizational requirements (relevant to confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation). Conducted risk analysis, feasibility studies, and/or trade-off analysis to develop, document, and refine functional requirements and specifications.Coordinated with systems architects and developers, as needed, to provide oversight in the development of design solutions.Defined project scope and objectives based on stakeholder requirements.Developed and documented requirements, capabilities, and constraints for design procedures and processes.Integrated and aligned information security and/or cybersecurity policies to ensure that system analysis meets security requirements.Performed needs analysis to determine opportunities for new and improved business process solutions.Prepared use cases to justify the need for specific information technology (IT) solutions.Developed and documented supply chain risks for critical system elements, as appropriate.Developed and documented User Experience (UX) requirements including information architecture and user interface requirements.Ensured that all systems components can be integrated and aligned (e.g., procedures, databases, policies, software, and hardware)

Officer in Charge (OIC); Led a team of 12 Systems Requirements Planners who coordinated the efforts of a 140-member task force, while mobilized with KY National Guard to Ft Meade, MD (JAN 2019 - FEB 2020) as part of a multi-year project.Balanced team morale and administrative issues with operational requirements.Standardized project management processes.Incorporated individual team-member efforts into collective teamwork.Evaluated performance and potential of 4 Officers, and 8 Soldiers.Briefed commanders at various levels.Oversaw transition of 12 member project management team by documenting standardized processes, formulating and managing the “Right seat / Left seat” training plan ensuring the mission does not suffer as the new task force rotates in.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Officer in charge of 36-member IT infrastructure support department (SEP 2016 - DEC 2019) comprised of a satellite transmission team and a microwave / RF network support team.Managed readiness, training, and performance metrics of a Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Signal Company, enabling intranet capabilities to the 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade of approximately 1000 people.Provided communications system engineering, installation, maintenance, and defense operations in order to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of network communications for the Brigade.Evaluated performance and potential of 4 Officers, and 32 Soldiers.Managed a $10M property book and budget without loss.

Frankfort, Ky

Adviser to Battalion and Brigade Commanders (OCT 2010 - SEP 2016) on all IT and communication decisions.Managed the 12-person Brigade S6 section and oversaw the management of all brigade signal officers. Managed communications, visual information systems, automation systems, and IP networks.Planned and managed signal support, data support, phone & radio support including RF frequency planning. Managed restoration of communication services.Planned and managed Information Assurance (IA) and oversaw COMSEC operations to include storage, management, distribution, inspection, and compliance.Planned and managed internetwork connectivity and network operations.Provided technical assistance for information and knowledge management.Transformed SharePoint into an organized, user-friendly collaboration site for 1000 member Brigade.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Lead IT projects including converting to Windows 7, upgrading to Avaya VoIP technology, creating a SharePoint site for multiple departments,Coordinated moving of IT and Telecom equipment for individual moves and entire corporate moves.Maintained inventory of IT equipment and manage asset tracking.Setup, troubleshot, and maintained company cell phones and Blackberry devices.Troubleshot issues with servers, desktops, printers, networks, remote access and Internet Explorer.

Fort Knox, Ky

Team Supervisor for IT Help Desk. Monitor the Network Operations Center (NOC).

Medford, Oregon Area

Leadership training and preparing for highly stressful situations. Focusing on Operations, Marksmanship, and Land Navigation.

Ashland, Oregon

IT technician for staff and faculty, including laptop repair and imaging.

Master Of Military Operational Art And Science, Technical, Political, Regulatory, And Legal Employment Of U.S. Cyber Capabilities

The ACSC resident curriculum is a rigorous 10-month graduate-level program taught through intensive small group seminars and engaging.

Master’S Degree, Management Information Systems, 3.85

Cum Laud. Emphasis on IT Project Management Management of Information Systems eBusiness Telecommunications Data Communications Project.

Bachelor’S Degree, Computer Science, 3.85

Activities and Societies: ROTC Ranger Challenge GroupAreas of Study: JAVA programming, C+, PHP, SQL Web Development & Corporate Web.