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Los Angeles Air Force Base

Plans/develops effective and affordable weapons, materiel, or information systems support strategies.Ensures product support strategies meet program goals for operational effectiveness and readiness.Ensures supportability requirements are consistent with cost, schedule, and performance.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Monitored, evaluated, planned, and executed worldwide missile and nuclear detonation event warning and space reentry notification for threat determination in support of USSTRATCOM and Combatant Commanders. Processed data from SBIRS satellites and Upgraded Early Waring Radars (UEWR) using the Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) system

Osan Air Base, Korea

Conducted senior executive (3-star) and staff briefings on air operations.Streamlined processes used to communicate with international partners using satellite and computer networks.Led C4I team to provide continuous operational availability of 80 workstations valued at $50M.

Los Angeles Air Force Base

Led fielding team to deliver $250M communications satellite command and control system from development to globally dispersed operational users; ensured continued capability to command and control a 7-satellite constellation supporting military operations Coordinated training, transition to operations plan, and major hardware and software upgrades across three military services and 14 other stakeholder organizations; presentation to two executive-level milestone decision review panels that resulted in operational acceptance of an upgraded space communications system

Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma

Led communications team to provide nuclear command and control mission support using the MILSTAR Airborne Terminal, Airborne Missile Launch Control System (ACLS), UHF Satellite Communications system and other air and ground communications systemsManaged flight schedule involving over 3600 flight hours, 600 sorties, 40 aviators, and 7 aircraft

Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Ca

Tested, operated, and maintained line-of-sight and satellite communications equipment and cryptologic hardware. Developed inventory and tracking system and trained personnel to operate communications equipment.Performed 156 days of continuous multi-national maritime interdiction operations in the Northern Arabian Gulf in support of UN sanctions against Iraq.

Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory

Operated and maintained the DSCS AN/GSC-52, FCS-78/79, and GSC-39 satellite ground terminalsPerformed operation and maintenance of upconverters, downconverters, frequency standards, transmit and receive subsystems, computer control/monitor subsystems, computerized Automated Work Station (AWS), antenna group equipment and satellite tracking subsystems

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Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps