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Whiteman AFB, Missouri, United States

Whiteman AFB, MO

Mission, KS

• Administer ~400 Windows servers over 135 geographically separated locations providing 24/7 technical support
• Analyze server, SQL DB, and proprietary software performance
• Provide disaster recovery thru monitoring/scheduling/testing of daily server/SQL backups
• Technical resource responsible for troubleshooting, diagnosing, & repairing database, server, and connectivity issues in high availability customer environments. Responsibilities include: Troubleshoot/Analyze.

United States Air Force Academy

• Network control center lead. Coordinated the actions of 54 military and civilian personnel providing network communication services to 9,000 customers on two enterprise networks valued at $35M.
• Integrate maintenance actions between three Network Operations Centers, five work centers and 148 client support technicians to resolve high-priority outages.
• Planned the execution of a $120,000 technical solution to procure hardware and software requirements for the installation, configuration and migration to a MS Exchange 2010 environment.
• Evaluated $150,000 in-line malware blocking system for web traffic. Results led to first-ever Air Force install, eliminating 4,000 infections annually and saving 184 man-hours per month in remediation.

Al Udied, Air Base, Qatar

• 24/7 mobile communications team member supporting Chief Executive Officer during key leadership engagements while visiting 6 countries.
• Accountable for maintaining Land/Air, Mobile Communications kits consisting of Cisco ASA 5520, encryption devices, windows laptops, satellite/cellular and network support equipment valued at $100,000.

US Air Force Academy, Colorado

• Managed 10-person team providing backbone communications service to 9,000 customers while providing situational awareness of core network services on two enterprise networks valued at $35M to Higher Headquarters.
• Directed monitoring and maintenance for 400 network transport nodes (Cisco routers/switches) ensuring compliance w/ Air Force and local security policies.
• Planned, documented, and implemented a backbone re-design with on-site infrastructure and outside contractors to incorporate redundancy, reduce latency and provide an enhanced customer experience to 6,000 customers.

U.S. Embassy, Monrovia, Liberia

• Advised 52 Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) communication personnel in the instruction of Client System Services, Help Desk, Anti-virus, network TCP/IP and File Sharing fundamentals.
• Administered wireless network for 40 mentors to provide morale, wellness and recreational services.

States Air Force Academy, Colorado

• Mentored 10 person team providing backbone communications service to 9,000 customers.
• Directed monitoring and maintenance for 400 network transport nodes ensuring compliance w/ Air Force and local security policies.
• Provided situational awareness of core network services and delivers vital status information to Higher Headquarters.
• Monitored performance of systems and circuits for two enterprise networks supporting active duty military and civilian personnel.

United States Air Force Academy, Colorado

• Managed 11-person work center responsible for maintaining all core email, file/print and network storage on two enterprise networks worth $35 million supporting 5 staff agencies.
• Installed, configured and monitored firewalls, web filters and associated network-monitoring software programs.
• Directed the installation and configuration of a $1.2M high-available Microsoft SharePoint platform creating a collaborative environment for 9,000 customers

NATO Headquarters, Kabul Afghanistan

• Administered 300 Workstations, 75 Voice-over-IP phones, and 12 secure Video Teleconference suites.
• Coordinated the procurement and installation of 200 workstations and peripheral equipment valued at $400,000 to support the movement into a new facility during a multiple, staff agency merger.

United States Air Force Academy, Colorado

• Managed 11-person work center responsible for maintaining all core email, file/print and network storage on two enterprise networks worth $35 million supporting 5 staff agencies.
• Executed installation of new Storage Area Network and VMware hardware suite which allowed for the virtualization of 14 servers increasing storage capacity by 177 percent and reduced physical server footprint by 25.
• Planned and implemented a $400,000 MS Exchange 2007 project as well as the migration of 6,000 customers. Efforts led to a 200 percent increase in mail storage and the first stable electronic mail environment lasting.

Schriever AFB, Colorado

• Primary system administrator supporting classified local area network (LAN) consisting of 14 servers, 137 workstations and 800 users.
• Mentored 19 database/system administrator personnel and SIPRNet Help Desk technicians.
• Installed and configure network components and client software..
• Modifies user accounts and passwords for operational mission systems
• Coordinates hardware/software integration into current and future mission systems configurations.

Kirkuk, IRAQ

• Administered 76 servers, 3,300 user accounts, 1,900 workstations while maintaining a 99.8% above industry standard uptime rate
• Coordinated installation of LAN messenger to 1,900 workstations providing real-time alert notifications to 3,300 customers

Schriever AFB, Colorado

• Primary Secure Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) system administrator supporting the classified local area network (LAN) consisting of 14 servers, 137 workstations and 800 users base wide.
• Directly supervises 19 database/system administrator personnel and SIPRNet Help Desk technicians.
• Install and configure network components and client software. Integrates and documents all hardware/software implementations into mission systems configurations.
• Modifies user accounts and passwords for operational mission systems. Provides training and troubleshooting procedures for the Network Control Center messaging technicians.
• Monitors all incoming/outgoing message analysis to ensure compliance w/ DoD processing standards.
• Coordinates hardware/software integration into current and future mission systems configurations.

Associate'S Degree, Information Technology

Information Technology

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Aviation Technology

Activities and Societies: Gamma Sigma Sigma