Joel Johnson Email & Phone Number

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Special events manager for Homeland Defense Division, J-36, Joint Staff.

Sterling, Va

Lead communications project manager for Joint Staff support to Defense Support to Special Events mission. Planned, coordinated, installed, and maintained deployable radio, video surveillance, and electronic physical security systems in support of National Special Security Events and other significant special security events. Led radio/video surveillance system project support to 87 international and national level events.

Pentagon, Va

Manages and maintains 3 integrated trunked Land Mobile Radio (LMR) sites supporting the Pentagon Force Protection Agency and other Department of Defense operations in the National Capital Region. Provides oversight, assistance, and support for the operation and maintenance of the LMR System. Coordinates and oversees the installation, removal, testing, and relocation of radio system equipment; monitored and tracked radio systems maintenance programs and radio subscriber repair. Maintains, updates, assigns, and controls all radio identifications to include but not limited to radio identification numbers, talk group identification, encryption secure codes, and Over The Air Rekeying (OTAR). Performs traffic analysis on the LMR system and prepared reports reflecting trends, deficiencies in QOS, over or under utilization, and similar matters requiring further study or corrective action. Analyzes and adjusts radio subscriber programming to maximize operational performance on Motorola XTS, XTL, and APX series radios, BK Relm portable radios, EF Johnson mobile and portable radios, and Harris mobile and portable radio systems. Utilizes communications system analyzers, LMR Masters, and other test equipment to evaluate and align radio systems.

Arlington,Va

Manages and maintains 3 integrated trunked Land Mobile Radio (LMR) sites supporting the Pentagon Force Protection Agency and other Department of Defense operations in the National Capital Region. Provides oversight, assistance, and support for the operation and maintenance of the LMR System. Coordinates and oversees the installation, removal, testing, and relocation of radio system equipment; monitored and tracked radio systems maintenance programs and radio subscriber repair. Maintains, updates, assigns, and controls all radio identifications to include but not limited to radio identification numbers, talk group identification, encryption secure codes, and Over The Air Rekeying (OTAR). Performs traffic analysis on the LMR system and prepared reports reflecting trends, deficiencies in QOS, over or under utilization, and similar matters requiring further study or corrective action. Analyzes and adjusts radio subscriber programming to maximize operational performance on Motorola XTS, XTL, and APX series radios, BK Relm portable radios, EF Johnson mobile and portable radios, and Harris mobile and portable radio systems. Utilizes communications system analyzers, LMR Masters, and other test equipment to evaluate and align radio systems. - Authored radio system training curriculum for new Pentagon Police recruits- Designed new database to track accountability and maintenance of over 2,000 subscriber units- Retrofitted EF Johnson StarGate interoperability system increasing interoperable communications 300%

Sterling, Va

Lead communications project manager for Joint Staff/JDOMS supported special events. Planned, coordinated, installed, and maintained deployable radio, video surveillance, and electronic physical security systems in support of National Special Security Events and other significant special security events. Led radio/video surveillance system project support to 24 international and national level events. Devised the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games radio and video surveillance system. Reduced infrastructure 50% and increased capabilities 20% to law enforcement protecting 2K+ athletes. Piloted the radio and video network to the Joint Terrorism Task Force at US Navy’s Fleet Week NYC event 2008-2011. Successfully protected 65K annual visitors and SECDEF. Led Joint Staff support to 2009 & 2011 International Sea-power Symposiums. The integrated radio, video, and security systems protected 250+ international military leaders. Provided radio networks to the National Veterans Wheelchair Games 2008-2011, which was vital to safety and security of over 600 athletes annually. Drafted annual special events spend plans in excess of $120K. Justified $500K radio/video systems purchases. Designed and built deployable video surveillance network doubling the special event support capabilities. Authored and presented technical training curriculum on radio and video systems to 30 electronics technicians.

Kandahar, Afghanistan

Led 5-person team from different telecommunications fields providing electronic communications support to combat airfield operations for over 2K coalition forces Managed and maintained $2M RF and Land Mobile Radio systems supporting wartime airfield operations and other special wartime missions. Led project management and transfer of airfield electronic communication systems functions from US to NATO/ISAF control. Oversaw installation and testing of Interim Capability for Airborne Networking which improved the JSTARS operational range 50%. Engineered solution to eliminate drop zones on Tower/security radio nets saving the Air Force $200K in project costs. Corrected programming on 35 Security Forces radios enhancing base security by improving range 50%. Re-aligned and repaired 15 land mobile radio repeaters supporting 308 users increasing range 40%. Completed 308 radio encryption re-keys in less than 3 hours ensuring seamless base operations and security during an emergency re-key.

Davis-Monthan Afb, Tucson, Az

Supervised and led maintenance operations center and quality assurances offices. Served interim period as organizational first sergeant; advised and assisted the commander with the administration and discipline of 200 enlisted personnel. Additionally served as assistant team chief of base exercise evaluation team. Pioneered drafting of maintenance operating policy for 5 maintenance work centers, 55 personnel, 286 communications systems valued at $42M. Managed maintenance action on 258 equipment outages sustaining a 99% uptime rate on 286 communication systems. Kick started QA program by ensuring 64 evaluations and 5 work center management reviews were completed in 6 months. Planned emergency scenarios as assistant team chief, base exercise evaluation team. Actions led to communications team receiving an outstanding rating during a command operational readiness inspection. Oversaw 60 technical inspections that validated precise equipment operations and guaranteed base outstanding rating during a command review. Overhauled training program by eliminating non-progression on 800 deficient training tasks that led to 0 inspection write ups.

Davis-Monthan Afb, Tucson, Az

Supervised and led two RF systems management work centers consisting of 15 technicians. Oversaw work centers’ management of base level programs ensuring compliance with directives and policies. Reviewed, drafted, and staffed base level policies and directives on applicable programs. Turned troubled work centers into ones recognized by base leadership for outstanding performance. Achieved 99% reliability rate on Land Mobile Radio Trunking system providing 1,200+ users with mission success. Oversaw Giant Voice upgrade and repair saving $35K in maintenance costs and ensured mass notification to 6K personnel. Managed public address support to 150 base ceremonies receiving accolades from numerous base leaders. Authored base public address system policy improving support and eliminating a potential copyright legal issue. Oversaw initial testing of Cisco Radio-Over-IP over the Air Force network helping to successfully field system. While deployed to Afghanistan; led 3-person team maintaining 750 radio assets worth over $2M with an 95% uptime rate. Remotely troubleshot and repaired radio at Turkmenistan detachment supporting a sensitive combat mission. Repaired 50 handheld LMRs saving $18K in contract maintenance costs while minimizing downtime.

Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory

Managed $3.2M Command and Control Communications and trunked Land Mobile Radio infrastructure supporting 2K+ international users and joint operations. Served as the subject matter expert on all USAF electronic communications systems support in the British Indian Ocean Territory. Managed all Air Force communications-electronics projects ensuring mission success of 4 major commands. Justified $1M LMR trunking system upgrade that raised system uptime rate to 99.9%. Guided encryption upgrade to trunked LMR system reprogramming 700 radios in 2 days with 0 downtime. Engineered integrated auditorium audio/visual system enhancing mass briefings that saved $2K in contract costs. Relocated key trunked radio console improving command and control 50% and saving $3K in contract costs. Identified and resolved unauthorized LMR trunking system users of a politically sensitive nature. Led Air Force electromagnetic spectrum management program for 4 major command organizations.

Lackland Afb, San Antonio, Tx

737th Training Support Squadron, San Antonio, TXPosition Description: Supervised, led, trained, and role modeled for over 43K basic military trainees annually. Supervised and led team of instructors providing hands-on instruction in basic field skills required for surviving in a forward-deployed environment. Taught basic first aid, anti-terrorism, and field survival skills classes daily.

Lackland Afb, San Antonio, Tx

Supervised, led, trained, and role modeled for 400 basic military trainees annually. Instructed on the fundamentals necessary to instill discipline, pride, and teamwork. Mentored and counseled trainees who displayed adjustment, attitude, and/or performance difficulties.

Yokota Air Base, Japan

Monitored all maintenance control functions and communications assets in excess of $25M. Installed, maintained, and repaired ground radio equipment used to support air traffic control and other command and control missions.

Kelly Afb, San Antonio, Tx

Removed, installed, and performed major level maintenance and modification of communications-electronics systems.

Bs, Information Technology, Summa Cum Laude

Associates, Electronics Systems Technology