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San Antonio, Tx, Us

San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area

San Antonio, Texas Area

Transition legacy data center to robust virtual desktop infrastructure to process multiple data streams in real-time. Design and implement an infrastructure to leverage the power of algorithms, big data, machine learning.

100 Sandau Rd

Engineering and maintaining the Air Force's premier out of band , PKI test facility. The facility consists of hyper- convergence computing, next gen firewalling , PaaS, SaaS, AaaS,hybrid cloud solutions architecture. The focus is to determine feasibility/ suitability of solutions geared toward upgrading legacy Public Key Infrastructure deployed in theatre today by the cyber warrior. Simultaneous RT, OTE of multiple products ongoing for in place maintenance of current architecture while… Show more Engineering and maintaining the Air Force's premier out of band , PKI test facility. The facility consists of hyper- convergence computing, next gen firewalling , PaaS, SaaS, AaaS,hybrid cloud solutions architecture. The focus is to determine feasibility/ suitability of solutions geared toward upgrading legacy Public Key Infrastructure deployed in theatre today by the cyber warrior. Simultaneous RT, OTE of multiple products ongoing for in place maintenance of current architecture while development of tomorrow's solutions are engineered/architected in-house. Show less

San Antonio, Texas Area

• Manage the Air Force portion of the Global Information Grid and provides computer network defense for the Air Force enterprise network. • Operate and defend the Air Force Enterprise Network Increment 1 (AFNET INC 1) Gateways, • Provide command and control (C2) defense for more than 250 locations, with more than 1,100 wide area network circuits supporting warfighting efforts• 24/7 sustainment of all Air Force active duty, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard Non-Secure… Show more • Manage the Air Force portion of the Global Information Grid and provides computer network defense for the Air Force enterprise network. • Operate and defend the Air Force Enterprise Network Increment 1 (AFNET INC 1) Gateways, • Provide command and control (C2) defense for more than 250 locations, with more than 1,100 wide area network circuits supporting warfighting efforts• 24/7 sustainment of all Air Force active duty, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard Non-Secure Internet Protocol Router/ Secure Internet Protocol Router services Show less

- Engineering/Development lead of Situational Awareness team- Provide Tivoli/Netcool Subject matter expertise to customer, devise and implement solutions based on organic customer requirements- Develop/Implement TBSM service templates to streamline the monitoring of 100+ Air Force installations- Drafted/Implemented enterprise change request to exemption of McAfee HBSS scanning of IBM DB2 directory. TBSM's operation was contingent on the change - Instrumental in the… Show more - Engineering/Development lead of Situational Awareness team- Provide Tivoli/Netcool Subject matter expertise to customer, devise and implement solutions based on organic customer requirements- Develop/Implement TBSM service templates to streamline the monitoring of 100+ Air Force installations- Drafted/Implemented enterprise change request to exemption of McAfee HBSS scanning of IBM DB2 directory. TBSM's operation was contingent on the change - Instrumental in the implementation and configuration of the transfer of Unclassified, Situational Awareness data to Classified networks via ISSE Guard cross domain solution- Coordinate with Combat Information Transport System (CITS) Program Management Office (PMO) to ensure SA data is received by 624th OC following SAMP period of performance- Develop and implement TBSM service templates to determine availability of three AFNet core services: Email, Internet and Intranet - Serve as liaison between the 624 OC, Mission Support Division and the Enterprise Service Units (ESUs) - Coordinate with Combat Information Transport System (CITS) Program Management Office (PMO) to ensure SA data is received by the 624th after SAMP period of performance (PoP)- Implemented custom code to enable Smart Card Authentication to Netcool, a feature currently unsupported by IBM- Maintain local Netcool Suite to ensure data availability to Combat Operations Division (COD)- Configured 24th AF’s AFNetOps MCCC Situational Awareness System (AMSAS), identify and implement required changes Show less

- Installed, configured and maintained an operational representation of an AFNet Inc 1 Gateway and Integrated Management Suite (IMS), consisting of five domains, 8,000+ virtual clients (with stateful traffic generation) and 150+ virtual servers- Utilized Netcool as a Manager of Managers (MOM) to aggregate data from all application servers and appliances- Key member of the AF’s first AFNet Inc 1 out-band test monitor and control network- Implement configuration changes across… Show more - Installed, configured and maintained an operational representation of an AFNet Inc 1 Gateway and Integrated Management Suite (IMS), consisting of five domains, 8,000+ virtual clients (with stateful traffic generation) and 150+ virtual servers- Utilized Netcool as a Manager of Managers (MOM) to aggregate data from all application servers and appliances- Key member of the AF’s first AFNet Inc 1 out-band test monitor and control network- Implement configuration changes across multiple HW/SW platforms as they were identified by the CITS Configuration Control Board (CCB)- Implemented multiple server and desktop solutions, to include engineering, administration, and troubleshooting in preparation for Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) of AFNet Inc 1 - Identified and corrected Category I vulnerability in IOP to LDAP authentication; Solution was implemented AF wide- Instrumental involvement to integration of Cyber Defense Operations to annual Red Flag Exercise Show less

- Maintained operational capability for $50M+ of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) hardware, operating systems and applications- Reconfigured CITS Block 25 test range resulting in successful accreditation by MAJCOM level inspection team - Executed comprehensive review of Information Operations Platform (IOP) Technical Order (TO) to support accurate and seamless integration into the operational community- Installed/maintained Vulnerability Life… Show more - Maintained operational capability for $50M+ of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) hardware, operating systems and applications- Reconfigured CITS Block 25 test range resulting in successful accreditation by MAJCOM level inspection team - Executed comprehensive review of Information Operations Platform (IOP) Technical Order (TO) to support accurate and seamless integration into the operational community- Installed/maintained Vulnerability Life Cycle Management System (VLMS) suite with 200 virtual clients- Installed VLMS suite at Warner Robins AFB and executed regression test to determine suitability of VLMS Show less

- Key member of Information Technology Operations Center (ITOC), maintaining 24x7 support for 5+ Windows 2000/2003 Active Directory based network ranging in classification from UNCLASSIFIED to TOP SECRET, with 1,600+ workstations, 10+ Active Directory Servers, 200+ printers and 2,500+ users with 100% uptime- Maintained 7000+ users across multi-solution operating environment - Provided Critical Information Communications (CRITIC) messaging for the Regional Network Control Center… Show more - Key member of Information Technology Operations Center (ITOC), maintaining 24x7 support for 5+ Windows 2000/2003 Active Directory based network ranging in classification from UNCLASSIFIED to TOP SECRET, with 1,600+ workstations, 10+ Active Directory Servers, 200+ printers and 2,500+ users with 100% uptime- Maintained 7000+ users across multi-solution operating environment - Provided Critical Information Communications (CRITIC) messaging for the Regional Network Control Center (RNCC)- Updated Address Indicator Groups to maintain reliability and accountability of message delivery for NEWSDEALER system Show less

- Managed over 1100 line items of COMSEC material for Kunsan and Kwang Ju Air Bases.- Directly supported 13 COMSEC, 29 Secure Telephone Unit (STU) III / Secure Terminal Equipment (STE) accounts & 34 FORTEZZA accounts valued at over $50,000- Developed and conducted training for 3800+ COMSEC users- Contributions to COMSEC program led to best in PACAF after 2006 MAJCOM inspection- Overhauled COMSEC website; established central repository of specialized forms and publications

- Provided 24-hour electronic messaging services to 7th Bomb Wing, 317th Airlift Group and 13 associate units, 7000+ users- Provided Tier III support for issues unresolved by lower tiered technicians- Utilized Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) to update 4200+ workstations ensuring compliance with weekly Information Assurance (IA) Time Critical Notice Orders (TCNOs)- Maintained accounts for 7000+ user/organizational mailboxes on 11 servers- Recreated Messaging Center… Show more - Provided 24-hour electronic messaging services to 7th Bomb Wing, 317th Airlift Group and 13 associate units, 7000+ users- Provided Tier III support for issues unresolved by lower tiered technicians- Utilized Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) to update 4200+ workstations ensuring compliance with weekly Information Assurance (IA) Time Critical Notice Orders (TCNOs)- Maintained accounts for 7000+ user/organizational mailboxes on 11 servers- Recreated Messaging Center website; legibility and ease of navigation were significantly improved- Led a $75,000 hardware upgrade for SIPRNET/Exchange infrastructure, including Active Directory/ Exchange integration- Deployed to Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory (B.I.O.T), in support of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom- Supported 25 man investigation team in response to aircraft emergency incident Show less

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Cyber Security

Associates Of Applied Science, Information Management Technology

Associates Of Applied Science, Computer Network Technology