James Blank Email & Phone Number

Bethesda, Md, Us

Glen Allen, Va, Us

Redmond, Washington, Us

Obtained the CompTIA Security+ as a pre-requisite for the Microsoft Software and Systems Academy. MSSA is an advanced 19-week technical training course developed by Microsoft. The program leverages college accredited courses and the goal of preparing transitioning service members for technical opportunities at Microsoft and their Enterprise Partners. Technical learning categories:• Networks and Systems Internals for Cybersecurity• Identity and Access for Cybersecurity - Managing Identity• Systems Security Policies and Practices - Azure Fundamentals• Managing Identity and Azure Security Services - Azure Security Services• Systems Vulnerability and Hardening - Securing Windows Server 2016• Cyber Incident Investigation and Resolution - Introduction to Python

Washington, Dc, Us

As the work center supervisor, led a team of six personnel to maintain system operations and routine preventative and corrective maintenance on ship’s weapon computer systems and vital navigation equipment:• Planned, scheduled, and oversaw the weekly maintenance of critical assets worth $2.3 million over the course of two 8-month deployments with an overall accomplishment rate of 98.4%.• Trained and mentored six colleagues resulting in 100% obtaining basic and advanced qualifications to work on electronic equipment and perform weekly administrative maintenance reports.• Prepared and implemented a fleet wide report to correct an electrical safety concern that was being performed in accordance with Naval maintenance instructions.• Assisted in the certification and continual training of 500 coworkers in various pistol and rifles live courses of fire as an instructor.Other roles:Safety OfficerTraining Manager

Washington, Dc, Us

Operated and performed routine maintenance on combat computing systems and auxiliary equipment of ship’s main offensive battery:• Prepared over 20 ordnance compartment spaces for quality assurance inspection in ammunition storage compliance and safety resulting in a 96% passing assessment score allowing the ship to be approved operationally ready.• Performed over 1000-man hours of corrective and preventive maintenance on vital computing equipment across various platforms.• Analyzed irregular symptoms and inoperability of imperative navigational equipment during transit of hostile waters, which led to the identification and replacement of a faulty gyro. Maintaining operational readiness in a high stakes’ environment.• Selected as a team member for qualifying the ship and over 30 Marines in Naval Surface Fire Support. Over 500 hours in 300 demanding practice scenarios prepared the team for a seven hour long graded live fire exercise resulting in certification of the ship and all Marines involved.

Washington, Dc, Us

Information Warfare Training Command, Virginia Beach, VA Training on specialized Naval weapon control computing and thermal imaging systems. Team based lab environments of fault isolation, identification, and repair through electrical signal tracing and diagram analysis.Center for Surface Combat Systems, Great Lakes, IL Studied the inner workings of AC/DC circuitry and components (transistors, transformers, diodes, resistors, capacitors, etc.), schematic analysis and flow of electrical signals in microcomputers, radars, and circuit cards. Troubleshooting down to component level using critical thinking, problems solving, logic gates, and test equipment.

Information Technology

Mssa, Cybersecurity