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Colorado Springs, CO, US

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

International Partner liaison to the Operational Program Manager (OPM) under the USA Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) Memorandum of Understandings (MOU).Coordinated, managed, and facilitated monthly Action Officer Working Groups with the U.S.A. DOD and International Partner stakeholders to provide status, and information, and initiate discussions in support of.

4th Space Company, 1st Space Battalion, 1st Space Brigade, SMDC, Fort Carson, CO

Served as the principal employee relations adviser for over 240 personnel, responsible for their professional development and training to meet the organization’s objectives and the service requirements of its customers. I was the consultant to senior management within the Army’s only active-duty Space Brigade where I was responsible for enforcing and.

HHC, 53rd Signal Battalion, Satellite Operations Brigade, SMDC

Responsible for the management of over 50 staff personnel within the Army’s only space control organization that comprised of the headquarters and five geographically Wideband SATCOM Operations Centers (WSOC), conducting MILSATCOM transmissions and payload control on 12 Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) and Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS).

Responsible for training, certification, and management of 23 personnel in the daily operations of the Guam Regional Hub Node (RHN), in addition to the maintenance and readiness of three AN/FSC-115 Ka/Ku SATCOM terminals, and associated subsystems, providing Command, Control, Computer and Communications Information (C4I) DISN services to Combatant.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Responsible for the operational readiness and control of six geographically dispersed Wideband Satellite Operation Centers controlling the transmission and payload of 12 Wideband and DSCS satellites providing space situational awareness and supporting the President, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and all Combatant and Unified Commanders; monitored and evaluated.

Fort Stewart, Georgia, United States

Managed the readiness and rapid deployment of the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) Tactical Hub Node (THN), where I managed a team of 17 personnel responsible for providing Command, Control, Computer and Communications Information (C4I) systems to the Division’s Warfighter Information Network-Tactical. This included the planning, deployment, coordination and.

Afghanistan

Deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan in support of Operations Enduring Freedom as the SATCOM Operations Manager for Combined Joint Task Force-3 (CJTF-3) Regional Network Command Center (RNCC) for Regional Command-South/Southwest. Responsible for synchronizing current operations and short-term planning for the largest networks established in Afghanistan.

Fort Stewart, Georgia, United States

Served as both the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) G6 SATCOM Operations and the Network Operations Manager where I managed the satellite access requests (SAR) for 13 Joint Network Nodes (JNN), 33 Command Post Nodes (CPN), and Secure, Mobile, Anti-Jam, Reliable, Tactical Terminals (SMART-T), and the previsioning of tactical Command, Control, Computer and.

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Responsible for the operational control and direction of four Defense SATCOM System (DSCS) networks utilized by U.S. and Allied Nation’s communications facilities worth over $200 million, and the training of five Assistant SATCOM Managers in the management of the overall system status to the DISA Europe NETOPS center. Enforced policies, provide direction.

Okinawa, Japan

Served as both the Personnel and Logistic Supervisor and the Maintenance Manager, responsible for scheduling, supervision, and directing all maintenance activities for a $35 million Wideband SATCOM Operations Center (WSOC) that ensured reliable, high-quality communications for the U.S. Government and Allied Forces in the Indo-Pacific Theater. Supervised.

Okinawa, Japan

Served as the Senior Network Controller and supervisor, responsible for the training, development, and welfare of 14 personnel in the day-to-day operations and maintenance of a $35 million WSOC facility, performing transmission and payload control of two Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) satellites and one Wideband Global Satellite (WGS).

Camp Roberts, California

Responsible for the scheduling of preventive maintenance and demand maintenance of a Defense Satellite Communications System Operations Center and an AN/GSC-52 Auxiliary Control Terminal valued over $35 million, receiving an “Exemplary” inspection rating. Providing 24-hour technical assistance to 54 personnel who perform operator, organizational, direct.

Camp Roberts, CA

Served as the Senior Network Controller and supervisor, responsible for the training, development, and welfare of 2 personnel in the day-to-day operations and maintenance of a $35 million WSOC facility, performing transmission and payload control of three Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) satellites values in excess of $480 million..

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Information Technology, 3.99 - Summa Cum Laude

General knowledge and understanding in the following subject areas: - Information Technology Architecture - Project Management - Project.

Associate Of Science - As, Information Technology, 3.95 - Highest Honors

General knowledge and understanding in the following subject areas: - Intro to Network Management - Computer Networks and Communications.