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La Plata, Maryland

Harris is the prime contractor on the Space Communication Network Services Contract (SCNS) supporting NASA. As a lead member of the site technician staff, I am responsible for operations and maintenance of the Blossom Point Remote Station (BPRS). Assist in the planning, scheduling and overseeing all maintenance, preventive maintenance; engineering change work and software/firmware upgrade activities in a Satellite Ground Station environment.Additional responsibilities include:• Oversees and coordinates work activities; including assessing task requirements, objectives, and priorities. Resolves problems and conflicts• Provides positive leadership to personnel and coaches and motivates teams• Ensures workplace and personnel safety by identifying and mitigating risks and intervenes to prevent mishaps• Coordinates training activities, conducts OJT, and certifies lower level technicians• Monitors technical and professional performance and acts quickly to correct deficiencies. Reports to and advises BPGT management on all related operational and technical matters• Assisted by subordinate technicians, performs corrective preventive and corrective maintenance actions, and evaluates equipment performance. Acts quickly to correct deficiencies• Identifies and troubleshoots system problems, conducts tests using specialized instrumentation and test equipment, analyzes results to restore systems, and documents and reports results• Assist with COMSEC account management• Implements and ensures adherence to operational, maintenance and organizational procedures and policies• Ensures secure and positive control of critical resources• Reviews, edits and recommends changes to technical and process documentation

Fort Bliss, Texas

Arifjan, Kuwait

• Senior SATCOM System Operator and Maintainer for a strategic forward deployed signal company in direct support of the Southwest Asia Earth Station Regional Hub Node• Awarded a medal for excellence for successfully leading a telecommunications team to install and maintain multiple transmission links in a deployment validation exercise• Formally recognized for utilizing a diverse skill set by assisting data teams in troubleshooting network systems while still validating all company RF systems • Improved operational capabilities and systems sustainability by developing procedures for the operation and maintenance of the company’s RF transmission equipment• Increased systems reliability by over 50% as a results-driven Maintenance Coordinator by effectively planning and executing a weekly preventative maintenance schedule for all communications equipment• Trained over 60 personnel in effective radio operations, enabling a more competent force of military personnel deployed in support of mission-essential military operations• Responsible for set-up, maintenance, reporting, and operations of 12 telecommunications networks, valued in excess of $70 million dollars

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Network Operations Center technician• Oversaw planning and installation of communications systems in direct support of the President and Vice President of the United States, White House Staff, National Security Staff, and the U.S. Secret Service• Enabled effective communications between the highest echelon of strategic leaders at White House Communications Agency Network Operations• Coordinated with contractors to initialize satellite and terrestrial circuits supporting local and deployed missions• Controlled, managed and directed fault isolation of 5 telecommunications networks encompassing 11,000 circuits

Fort Gordon, Georgia

• Ensured 100% systems reliability and availability by completing regularly scheduled preventative maintenance, which resulted in operational readiness when systems need to go live• Supervised team responsible for monitoring SATCOM links and ensure QoS; completed hourly systems check, maintained detailed logs; conducted daily briefings to inform superiors of system statuses• Trained over 50 personnel to successfully install, operate, and maintain multiple telecommunications systems, which resulted in operational readiness

Camp Legeune, North Carolina

• Contributed to the successful validation of the organization’s mobile network infrastructure by utilizing a diverse palette of technology expertise in over 20 validation exercises over a two-year period• Ensured 100% systems reliability and availability by completing regularly scheduled preventative maintenance of all assigned telecommunications and network equipment• Recognized for exceptional technical expertise as a SATCOM operator, resulting in early promotion• Trained 30+ personnel to successfully install, operate and maintain modular networking packages resulting in multiple trained teams capable of deploying quick telecommunications and network systems• Highly competent Lead technician experienced in AN/TSC-85C and AN/TSC-93C hub and spoke operational concepts; siting and emplacement; interconnection with power source and land lines; frequency and channel assignments; initialization procedures; operator adjustments; secure operation; and preventive maintenance

Erie, Pennsylvania Area

Bachelor’S Degree, Computer Networks And Cybersecurity

The bachelor's degree program in computer networks and cyber security begins with courses designed to build your foundational IT skills..

High School, Magnet School For Math And Sceince

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