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Direct system operations, maintenance, and logistics for f austere sites with operations and maintenance staff of 55 personnel across 10,000 miles of territory in southern Afghanistan. Personnel management, scheduling maintenance, quality assurance on deployed systems valued at approximately $120M, coordinate with and directly support OCONUS Operations Manager; advising of mission-critical concerns; and perform think-tank initiatives with Managers' team.

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Led team of 11 field engineers; perform O&M on aerostats, mooring systems, and Ground Control Systems (GCS) in support of the PSS-T program. Operate WESCAM MX-20 camera; collect, analyze, and consult BDOC on intelligence gathered from aerial surveillance, providing ongoing recommendations for support mission objectives, including convoys, indirect fire interception, patrol over-watch, and base security. Direct launch and recovery; schedule all maintenance with customer minimizing mission disruption and downtime, monitor weather for safe operations during adverse conditions. Complete field modification procedures and field directives on JSIT payload; modified payload, connected to internal VLAN, configured switches; enabled capability to transmit two FMV feeds. Conduct preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair electronic equipment on avionics, generators, gators, and IT networks and software.

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Manage spares inventory worth over $200 million, supporting customers at over 50 locations throughout South and Southwest Afghanistan. Oversee dispatching, routing, tracking, and shipping activities ensuring safe, prompt, and accurate delivery of parts using TMRS and ADACG processes. Analyze, monitor, and review work-order records for inconsistencies and work with management to correct problems and reduced errors—experience with military and commercial logistic supply systems and equipment serviceability standards and criteria. Monitored warehouse of 752-line items, established and ran calibration of unique tools for RAID program at Kandahar HUB. Train technicians on maintenance data reporting.

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Direct team of 35 maintenance and logistics personnel; oversaw DS, GS, and Limited Depot maintenance of new technologies and equipment for US Armed Forces. Convey a customer-focused approach to facilitate customer needs in a Wartime environment. Manage and control combined storage and warehouse space of 17680 sq ft. Oversee management of 1896 commercial and military line items valued at $10.6 million, monitor and track incoming/outgoing shipments of supplies and equipment, prioritize logistical requirements and forecast replacement stock and Manage GFP inventory of 195-line items valued at $420,321. Set production schedules, track maintenance and supply actions on 4765 work orders across 85 Memorandum of Agreements. Compile, organize, and deliver weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports.

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Led 3 technicians and 1 Logistician providing optic sensor maintenance support to three Forward Operating Bases in Iraq. Receive, account and inventory over 140 equipment items and spare parts; 100% accuracy. Oversee site property accountability of Government Furnished Equipment and Contractor Furnished Equipment. Maintained constant communication with customers; ensured highest levels of satisfaction.

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Led fielding and installation of 246 acoustic systems through five different Forward Operating Bases. Managed all facets of $1M inventory, including, planning, scheduling, storage, and distribution. Collect feedback from soldiers on the usability of the BMG; feedback resulted in immediate improvements adopted by the manufacturer. Coordinate with 6 task forces to coordinate and schedule 31 install and sustainment trips; installed 75, repaired 44 and trained 119 soldiers on the safe operation and maintenance. Coordinate transportation requirements for five FSRs and equipment throughout Afghanistan.

Managed a civilian and military team of 85 cross-trained specialists overseeing the maintenance activities for air traffic control and landing systems, telephone, and network infrastructure valued at $51M, supporting over 4,000 personnel. Planned and managed a $300K operating budget. Provided experienced managerial and technical advice to senior managers on DS, GS, and Limited Depot maintenance, technical operations, and logistics.

Supervised 44 team members at four work centers to provide high-priority command and control capabilities for 12 diverse organizations. Collaborated with functional managers and engineers, to boost system performance and reliability of air traffic control and landing systems, and air-to-ground radio assets valued at more than $32M. Developed and instituted new policies, training requirements, work standards, and ensured quality communications support to Panama City-Bay County International Airport, Gulf Range air operations, and the National Airspace System.

Provided QAE management for US Central Command Air Force Air Headquarters and Combined Air Operations Center, for more than 70 functions at 17 remote sites in 11 countries, ensuring full operational readiness while managing 32 government contracts for more than 250 contractors, totaling more than $25M annually supporting Operations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom. Authored 36 detailed checklists for QAEs at 17 sites across Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.- Streamlining evaluation and reporting procedures; improved site compliance and reporting by 80%. - Created tracking spreadsheet providing concise reporting of 98 evaluated areas allowing increased and timely reporting to management and upped on-time rate 30%.- Authored checklists for QAEs; streamlined processes, resulting in improved site compliance by 100%

Led 10-member group to coordinate strategic and tactical communications for several large-scale exercises, contingency and war planning for the USAF component of United States Forces Korea. Worked with agency planners to create communications solutions for deployment throughout the Korean peninsula, develop exercise objectives and goals for approval by senior leadership, conducted training workshops during joint-nation planning conferences and managed War Readiness materiel. Ensured the success of a peninsula-wide command post exercise conducted under the control of the Republic of Korea and US Combined Forces Command. Key Achievements:- Directed completion of 143 communications requirements, ensuring availability of crucial operations management systems to more than 1,000 staff members temporarily assigned to Osan Air Base during Exercise Reception, Staging, Onward movement, and Integration 2002.

Directed and evaluated the work of 25 field service personnel and mid-level managers at multiple work centers, providing system support for the largest air control department in the organization, with oversight of personnel and issues related to the maintenance of critical communications–electronic systems valued at more than $120M, including radar, tactical air operations modules, antenna systems, and TMDE. Resolved logistics problems; compiled data on standardization and interchangeability of parts to expedite logistic activities. Oversaw implementing RAM (Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability of operations) as a process to improve mission capability and operation support of combat mission support and supply acquisition. Managed a Production Control Center, overseeing maintenance in the Unit and was the direct interface to the Chief of Maintenance for Quality Assurance inspections, Quality Deficiency Reports, repair and life cycle cost analysis. Developed maintenance plans, managed maintenance documentation and training administration, and conducted surveys of site layouts and equipment locations. Worked with Depot personnel and performed logistic program activities from conceptual stage through life cycle of product through data collection and analysis of end item failures and parts acquisition. Maintained and repaired communications electronics equipment to component level. Key Achievements:-Worked in the Deployed Command Post, accessed Battle Damage, equipment operational readiness, threat conditions, advise Maintenance Chief and Military Commander of Site Operations.- Designed and implemented a rapidly deployable public address system utilizing on-hand equipment, saving $7,500 in new equipment costs. - Analyzed maintenance data; recommendations adopted by management; equipment downtime reduced 30%.

Responsible for authoring communications plans for United States Air Forces Europe (USAFE), overseeing preplanning for 13 stateside units tasked to deploy into Europe in time of war. Authored procedures to stand up sites, listing COMSEC requirements, maintaining wartime radio frequencies for emergency use. Performed preventive and corrective maintenance on prepositioned communications electronics equipment. Key Achievements:- Authored communications plans for United States Air Forces Europe (USAFE), overseeing preplanning for 13 stateside units tasked to deploy into Europe in time of war. - Oversaw all C2 requirements to bed down U2 mission at Istre France in direct support of Deny Flight, working closely with USAFE planners, U2 communications personnel and French Military representatives to develop a comprehensive plan to provide messaging capability, and ground-to-air radio communications.- Adeptly oversaw contract for $363K of LMR maintenance and paging; maintained 100% accuracy and kept funding costs on target.

Responsible for providing leadership for a team of 5 personnel, maintaining ground-to-air and messaging equipment at eight Co-located Operating Bases (COBs) throughout southern German. Visited off site locations on a 28 day cycle to complete preventive maintenance inspections; ensuring $6.5Mil in communications equipment ready in time of crisis or war. Ensured team members were proficient in their training and war time skill sets. Ensured TMDE, Tools Technical manuals were maintained and current. Maintained and repaired UHF and VHF radios to component level. Conducted various tests of the MOD 40 messaging system. Referenced and used technical manuals as well as relied on my previous learned skills of electronic theory. Key Achievements:- Engineered and installed UHF radio systems into new operational facilities at two sites; saved $45K by performing installation with unit personnel and resources.- Implemented a plan for the completion of the upgrades of the HF radios and prepositioned mobile antennas at all site locations; though undermanned by 30%, the installation of the infrastructure and equipment for the sites was successful and on time.- Completed LMR inventory of over 2500 assets, eliminating 50 redundant items, and saving $5K in upgrade costs. - Oversaw 21 Supply accounts valued at over $2.5MIL of real property, sensitive items and ASL.- Closed eight COBs; setup warehouse to receive real property and consumables; coordinated with item managers and base supply for turn in of $6.5 mil of equipment.- Created process for turn in and transfer of equipment to base supply used as model for two other teams.

Maintained and repaired deployable High Frequency and wideband radio equipment, deployable antenna kits, tactical speaker sets, multiplexers, tactical radio amplifiers, phone sets, and various telecommunications items to component level. Maintained work center technical manual library for three major items, 16 deployable kits and manuals for over 40 different TMDE items. Key Achievements:- Appointed Quality Assurance and Trainer for tactical UHF/HF radio systems; ensuring 27 personnel were properly trained and $3.5Mil in deployable communications equipment properly maintained - SME for deployable High Frequency transmitters and receivers; provided training classes on equipment alignments and operation.- Trained to operator level operations on MEP generator from 3k to 60k.- Self taught on maintenance procedures for AN/TSC-60 V3 systems; awarded AF Achievement Medal while deployed to Saudi Arabia for rebuilding/repairing a non-operational system to 100% capable.

Maintained and repaired High Frequency Scope Control and Scope Pattern radio system equipment, operator consoles, 4800 line switch, multiplexers, radio amplifiers, phone sets, switch sets, and various telecommunications items to component level. Managed work center TMDE, ASL and technical reference library. Key Achievements:- Ran training shift; trained all new assigned personnel on work center equipment; shortening training time of new personnel from 12 months to 4 months- Restored 15 line cordless switchboard; led efforts to rewire console and install all new contactors; console operational for first time in 2 years.- Managed ASL; 89 line items, ensured accuracy of items on hand and accountability of usage.- Awarded AF Achievement Medal for upgrading existing cable plant; spliced in/added cables increased base capacity by 500 lines.

Cdl License, Truck Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business Administration And Management, General

Associate Of Arts And Sciences - Aas, Electronic Systems Technology

Associate Of Science (As), Electronic Systems Technology