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Virginia Beach, Va

• Coached 52 student-athletes, led six assistant coaches for athlete game/practice schedules, academic review, college recruiting, mentoring, tutoring, and equipment acquisition and inventory• Managed, planned, and facilitated transportation, meals, and game officials (scheduled/paid)• Coaching resulted in taking a team from a three win season record to a 12-7 record, finishing 2nd in the Tidewater Conference and ranking in top 10 (state) and 28 players committing to NCAA lacrosse at all levels• Instituted a mandatory daily study hall and peer mentorship program, resulting in overall team GPA rising from 2.8 in 2019 to 3.6 in 2022• Developed schedules to ensure assistants were able to maximize daily practices and participation• Managed a limited $6K budget; coordinated and implemented fundraising, resulting in raising >$20K

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

• Managed six Navy staff and three civilian personnel responsible for C5I program operations in the SATCOM environment during testing phases • Represented Admirals as C5I Subject Matter Expert (SME) to DoD Echelon II and Fleet Commanders• Managed and supervised testing, evaluation, and integration of eight Command, Control, Communications, Computers, & Intelligence (C4I) Programs of Record, including Naval Multiband Terminal (NMT), Global Broadcast Service (GBS), NRO Operational Support Office, (DMR), Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), and Extremely High Frequency (EHF) terminals (for units, fleet ships, and satellite communications ground station used by the US Navy worldwide); break tests into small tasks, implement in warfighting environments, and advise on next steps go-forward• Liaison for the MUOS program, as Lead Navy Operational Test Director (6 subordinates) and Joint Special operations, with a total cost of the program of ~$3.7B • Provided Subject Matter Expert (SME) advice and counsel for communications section programs within the C4I and Space Divisions • Led seventeen Test and Evaluation (T&E) evolutions, resulting in the identification of critical operational issues prior to Full Rate Production (FRP) • Directed a remote team in the development of operational and cybersecurity test plans for nine critical Navy programs, resulting in testing events providing in-depth analysis to Navy Program Offices and DOD executives identifying system suitability and acceptability critical to the Defense Acquisition process integration with Navy program offices, System Operability Verification Teams, Fleet Operators, private research NGOs, and development agencies • Managed the Defense Acquisition process and how to integrate Program Executive Office (PEOs), System Operability Verification Test (SOVT) teams, fleet operators, private research companies, and development agencies(see full job description on attached profile resume)

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

• Managed 28 sailors in two divisions responsible for the maintenance and operation of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Collaboration, and Intelligence (C5I) systems, including hardware, software, platforms, and applications for secure voice, data, and tactical communication services for ~400 sailors and >800 marines, with oversight to equipment valued at ~$50M• Facilitated, scheduled, and implemented a training program, resulting in 100% training requirement completion, 100% qualification rate, 100% divisional retention, 90% advancement, and 75% enrollment in higher education (university/college), with ‘0’ critical Naval Enlisted Classification (NEC) deficiencies• Scheduled and managed integration, interoperability, and maintenance of Marine Expeditionary and Naval special warfare C5I equipment, including full-motion video of ISR platforms, as the SME• Directed, managed, and facilitated 14 critical system tests required for ship sea trials and tests, including three System Operability Verification Tests (SOVTs) and four system upgrades (certifications of new systems and upgrades), resulting in fully functional systems and trained personnel to operate, repair, and conduct maintenance • Managed, supervised, and monitored the shipboard communications center, as communications officer; reviewed, tested, and ensured thousands of computers, IP phones, and satellite systems (classified and unclassified), line of sight RF communications, and navigation systems worked during and after maintenance yard repairs• Coordinated with three Chiefs to develop and implement training, real-life scenarios, and on-the-job (OJT) job shadowing to learn the systems and enable repair capabilities, resulting in certifications for fit for sea duty for the ship• Tracked security clearances of personnel, as Facilities Security Manager, with "0" security violations, 285 security clearances processed; coordinated clearance updates with (see resume for full job description)

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

• Managed, supervised, and monitored a 20-man deployable Technical Surveillance Element Team (two years) for eight NSW deployments (over 10 years; six combat, two operational)• Led communications teams and technical surveillance elements during combat operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) during deployment to Iraq, Afghanistan • Managed, supervised, and led 25 communicators and 30 technical surveillance operators for two divisions and four foreign allies (locations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) as Leading Chief Petty Officer for the communications department• Led Network SME in network design, installation, and oversight of the installation of one unclassified and three classified networks during NSWG-10 new building move-in, installed servers, routers, switches, video-teleconferencing (VTC) suites, phones, cabling, and ensured physical security requirements, resulting in compliance and functionality• Managed an $8.1M budget and accountability for 210 Controlled Cryptographic Items (CCI) with zero discrepancies; managed inventory for millions of dollars of C4I equipment, including >1000-line items of Controlled Cryptographic Item (CCI) gear• Developed a full-motion video solution for the Scan Eagle platform, enhancing the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) mission capabilities with savings of ~$4M• Led operations, as Primary Tactical Communicator, for >100 direct-action missions and >50 technical surveillance operations• Coordinated missions within a Joint-military environment, including missions with government agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and foreign ally militaries• Developed, integrated, and oversaw the NSW SCAN Eagle (UAV) program as lead SME; developed transcoding solutions for video backhaul of geo-rectified meta-data through deployable nodes

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

• Supervised 30 joint service communicators; maintained seven communications systems and five automated data processing networks as Communications Department head for a Special Operations Task Unit forward deployed to Iraq• Responsible for deploying, setting up, and maintaining deployable Satellite network systems; maintained a Tactical Operations Center consisting of numerous network systems, SATCOM Circuits, and Line of Sight communications links critical to special operations missions; primary Communicator for over 100 Direct Action Missions over three combat deployments • EKMS Manager in charge of 355 Line Items in multiple different countries and 750 Controlled Cryptographic Items (CCI) with zero discrepancies over four years

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

• Responsible for C4I shipboard systems, server management, and user accessibility• Managed, led, and supervised 14 junior sailors during three deployments

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Cyber/Computer Forensics And Counterterrorism

Associate Of Arts - Aa, General Education And Information Technology, Gpa: 4.0

Courses: Information Literacy, Mathematics, Skills for Learning in an Info Age, and Contemporary Business