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El Paso, Tx, Us

El Paso, Texas, United States

Served as the lead network planner for three iterations of the U.S. Army’s largest modernization capstone experiment. Enabled the collaboration of technicians, operators, and various requirement owners to design a unique, reliable, and secure network that underpinned the success of the entire experiment. Briefed senior executive stakeholders at the CEO and COO level regarding the progress, costs, risks, and status of all network design and validation efforts. • Built a diverse, talented team of technicians to enable the DoD’s most complex experiment environment with 2K+ participants and 200+ networked systems each year; informed executive leader modernization investment decisions • Anticipated and procured network technologies to drive communication and synergy across numerous geographically dispersed locations; enabled future systems to interoperate with existing technologies in a secure network environment• Championed, instituted, and drove the network governance process; enabled executive directors to make informed decisions and understand risks while synchronizing configuration management across 12 different organizations• Led network operations during 3 critical 60-day experiments; ensuring seamless communications, system interoperability, and integration of future technologies: provided the resilient network backbone for learning and innovation • Incorporated partners from Australia and the United Kingdom in all planning efforts; ensured all information exchanges were validated; directly informed national level investments in coalition interoperability

Fort Gordon, Ga

Motivated and led 170+ expert faculty members to inspire and educate leaders in network and cyber security fields, graduated 3K+ annually across 8 different areas of technical expertise. Improved the entire directorate by reorganizing and realigning faculty to gain synergy and efficiency, while improving courses and curriculum overall. Partnered with other education and outreach centers, building rigor and realism in all programs while expanding outreach and collaboration across multiple organizations. • Restructured the entire officer education directorate of 170 faculty within 8 months; incorporated multiple progress reviews and measures of effectiveness to ensure the new organization improved the overall education and development• Revamped 7 courses to add rigor and realism while developing lasting productive relationships with the several different education centers; pioneered and delivered tailored courses for executive leaders expanding outreach and understanding• Added practitioner insights to all curriculum by incorporating industry best practices, training center lessons learned and insights from deployed units, producing a better prepared, more confident, and capable leaders upon graduation

Seoul, South Korea

Led the team of 130+ diverse information technology (IT) and cybersecurity professionals to provide the secure Joint Coalition network across South Korea. Planned and executed 2 of the peninsula’s largest exercises, expanded the network to 10K+ customers while maintaining 99.99% availability. Directly responsive to U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) level initiatives to secure, improve and modernize the network.• Built an assured network and cyber security posture that ensured availability and security of critical operational data and collaborative services, maintained 99.99% availability while eliminating cyber related threats in real time• Led a NETCOM directed merger of 2 secure operational networks, transitioning all services, network configurations, and end user systems within 7 months without disruption; increased security, reliability, and visibility of the network• Upgraded 52+ servers that were end-of-life to current software versions; migrated data and services without impact to ongoing operations, directly resulted in commendable Commander’s Cyber Readiness Inspection (CCRI)• Streamlined the Network Operations process to monitor and resolve problems across the Coalition network spanning South Korea; supported all real-world secure communications and collaboration and multiple Joint exercises• Partnered with Republic of Korea (ROK) network professionals to increase interoperability of U.S. and South Korean networks, systems, and servers; seamlessly integrating email systems and standardizing location information exchange

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany

Selected to lead the daily operations of the Plans and Strategy branch of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, a 250-person multinational faculty. Streamlined annual planning and strategy efforts and revamped the center’s process for informing key stakeholders, cut the response time by 50% and provided detailed information on outreach across Europe. • Served as the Chief Military Editor for the largest outreach magazine with a readership of 8K+; coordinated with faculty, experts, and alumni to provide relevant perspectives and strategic messaging on important regional and global issues• Innovated ways to disseminate information 50% faster to critical stakeholders by providing comprehensive reports with quantitative and qualitative results of alumni outreach programs across Europe, Africa, and Asia• Nested academic programs within Department of Defense (DoD) level strategic frameworks to ensure course objectives and priorities were consistent within the overarching guidance, improved annual strategic planning process • Developed content for the center’s first cyber security course, incorporating security frameworks from national and international partners; providing leaders from 54 countries exposure to the challenges and importance of cyber security

Fort Bliss, Texas, United States

Supervised and led all communications personnel, communications planning, and systems validation for an organization of 4K+ personnel across 6 different subordinate divisions. Established a rigorous training and validation regimen that incorporated all tactical network systems and architecture. Enabled leaders at all levels to communicate and operate across dispersed geographic locations. • Integrated an innovative approach to harvest and reinstall systems from 800+ vehicles; saved $150K+ and ensured vehicles were ready ahead of training timeline with completely validated communications systems • Built out the operations center with 3 different secure networks, cutting edge audio/video capability, and new collaborative services to allow CEO to control and lead all operations dispersed from the U.S. to Afghanistan• Planned and executed 5 rigorous network risk reduction events designed to validate systems, train personnel, and improve communications; directly enabled leaders to conduct operations and communicate securely• Managed career progression for 25+ junior leaders; matched personnel skill sets with job opportunities and mentored them in all areas; inspired several leaders to take on additional responsibility and thrive in austere environments

Fort Bliss, Texas, United States

Fort Carson, Colorado, United States

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Foreign Language, 3.55

Master Of Science - Ms, Administration, 4.0