Earl successfully integrated live grocery retail transactions from 13 locations into a unified data warehouse, starting the project with no prior experience in such an undertaking. His programming efforts were centered on ensuring reliable data transfers and maintaining data integrity, and that periodic data job likely runs as you read this.He shouldered 60% of the IT project workload on a team that began with 6 members and eventually reduced to just 2. His responsibilities were evenly… Show more Earl successfully integrated live grocery retail transactions from 13 locations into a unified data warehouse, starting the project with no prior experience in such an undertaking. His programming efforts were centered on ensuring reliable data transfers and maintaining data integrity, and that periodic data job likely runs as you read this.He shouldered 60% of the IT project workload on a team that began with 6 members and eventually reduced to just 2. His responsibilities were evenly split between Retail IT support and database development, with workweeks ranging from 50 to 70 hours.Earl performed systems analysis and programming to enhance the reliability of retail control systems. He developed information flows and support tools using various technologies, including Python, MS SQL, MySQL, Excel, PHP, Javascript, HTML, BAT, VBScript, and Powershell, with extensive work on Retalix and ISS45 systems.He also trained employees at 6 stores to serve as forward-deployed tier 1 technical support.Beyond his IT role, Earl was actively involved in assisting both employees and customers in stores, whether finding products, unloading trucks, or stocking shelves. He was more than just a corporate figure; he was an integral part of the team.Earl maintained the entire retail sales system, from the central office to back-office operations and front-end registers. His expertise extended to smart switch configuration, inside plant networking, Google GSuite, and more. Known as the "Systems Guy," he provided authoritative answers on the spot and could even calculate the financial impact of a store's internet outage by the hour. Show less

Prioritized INFOSEC for a customer managing weapons of mass destruction. Installed, integrated, tested, and maintained classified and unclassified systems. Supported 90 computers, 9 printers, 70 employees, over 250 Active Directory objects, and COMSEC equipment. Provided intermittent support for 20,000 customers. Managed accounts for users, computers, and email. Served as a Federal Contractor at the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Missile Sustainment Division at Tinker AFB.INITIATIVE… Show more Prioritized INFOSEC for a customer managing weapons of mass destruction. Installed, integrated, tested, and maintained classified and unclassified systems. Supported 90 computers, 9 printers, 70 employees, over 250 Active Directory objects, and COMSEC equipment. Provided intermittent support for 20,000 customers. Managed accounts for users, computers, and email. Served as a Federal Contractor at the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Missile Sustainment Division at Tinker AFB.INITIATIVE, THOROUGHNESS, & ATTENTION TO DETAIL: Enhanced classified cleanup procedures, adhering to cybersecurity policies. Developed utilities using software design principles to control and audit access to scientific and technical information. Created checklists and approval processes for resource access. Recommended a 100% shred policy, eliminating an espionage risk. Enforced a previously ignored software security policy across the Air Force.Originated the ideas for the Unit Marshal Program, submitted in a paper to the Air Force Suggestion Program. This initiative empowers select unit personnel to act as first responders during active shooter scenarios.PROBLEM SOLVING & ANALYTICAL THINKING: Analyzed system components during unit reorganizations and network migrations, creating tools and procedures to ensure continuity of operations. Resolved thousands of missing files post-Air Force Network (AFNET) migration, ensuring compliance with federal records preservation. Evaluated 7 years of printer data using mathematical models, providing reports to improve reliability and cost estimates.IDENTIFIED ANOMALIES: Developed and implemented software to identify and resolve inappropriate access privileges, enforcing Role-Based Access Controls.COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS: Led a cross-functional team to manage and monitor records management. Show less

Previously "76th Software Maintenance Group"Provided computer, printer, active directory, local area network shared folders, and consultation support for 1000 computers and 825 customers for 76th Software Maintenance Group at Tinker AFB as a Federal Contractor. Reported and presented metrics to Unit’s Executive Management team. Ensured safety protocols were communicated and enforced, as team safety officer. Facilitated technology issue resolution between customer and other external… Show more Previously "76th Software Maintenance Group"Provided computer, printer, active directory, local area network shared folders, and consultation support for 1000 computers and 825 customers for 76th Software Maintenance Group at Tinker AFB as a Federal Contractor. Reported and presented metrics to Unit’s Executive Management team. Ensured safety protocols were communicated and enforced, as team safety officer. Facilitated technology issue resolution between customer and other external organizations. • Provided direction and management for a team of 9 Client Support Administrators (CSA) in the last month of the contract, ensuring continuity of operations to customers. • Identified, analyzed, and reported “thumb-drive insecurity” risk and solution to 72nd Communications Squadron, which HELPED PROTECT TINKER AFB BEFORE THE PENTAGON WAS ATTACKED by a foreign intelligence agency that used the same attack vector. I applied lessons learned from my experience with the Khobar Towers bombing, to prevent something bad from happening.• Caught an unauthorized intruder, resulting in protecting Tinker AFB computer system from unauthorized system access.• Spearheaded lockdowns of electronic folders containing unclassified but sensitive Scientific and Technical Information, preventing unauthorized access to vital new technology.• Implemented Electronic Records Management at the unit level, bringing up-to-date awareness of technological advances in Electronic Discovery and Litigation Support, which resulted in Base Records Manager being better able to meet current and future requirements.• Experienced in Computer Forensics, I trained unit IAO in the latest technological advances in unauthorized clandestine data duplication of computer hard drives, which resulted in him being enabled to spot possible artifacts of data theft. Show less

Brewer-Claus Consulting, an Association.Extensive knowledge and application of DATA RECOVERY TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES. Experience with civil and criminal cases. Ensured client/attorney CONFIDENTIALITY. Previously Certified Computer Examiner by International Society of Forensic Computer Examiners. Expert in Electronic Discovery and Forensic Data Recovery. Developed custom software for forensic duplication of miscellaneous stacks of up to 100 optical media disks with robot. ENGINEERED &… Show more Brewer-Claus Consulting, an Association.Extensive knowledge and application of DATA RECOVERY TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES. Experience with civil and criminal cases. Ensured client/attorney CONFIDENTIALITY. Previously Certified Computer Examiner by International Society of Forensic Computer Examiners. Expert in Electronic Discovery and Forensic Data Recovery. Developed custom software for forensic duplication of miscellaneous stacks of up to 100 optical media disks with robot. ENGINEERED & DEVELOPED a heavy-duty portable forensic workstation in a Pelican case. Tools used included SuSE Linux, Windows, Guidance Software EnCase, Paraben, IsoBuster, AccessData Forensic ToolKit, EnScripts, Regular Expressions, and more. ORAL & WRITTEN COMMUNICATION: • Presenter @ Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Oklahoma City, 2007• Presenter @ Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Oklahoma City, 2006• Presenter @ 11th Legal Institute of Pickens County, 2005• Presenter @ Oklahoma Bar Association, Oklahoma City, 2004• Presenter @ Oklahoma Bar Association, Tulsa, 2004• GAVE A CLEAR AND CONVINCING ORAL PRESENTATION to Oklahoma Corporation Commission attorneys, using TIMELINE ANALYSIS OF EMAIL in a PowerPoint presentation, establishing that there was willful destruction and removal of evidence at Enron Corporation, of which acts today would violate 18 U.S.C. § 1519 and § 2232(a), punishable by fines and up to 20 years in prison. Show less

CREATED & SUPERVISED A HELPDESK: Maintained, acquired, installed, integrated, and tested organizational computer systems on a team of 3 people for industrial manufacturing and office environments. Supported data-plate label printers, printers, and production-line computers. Implemented IT spare parts inventory control system. Assigned to ClimateMaster, Inc, as a contractor.ISO 9001:2000 INTERNAL AUDITOR: Analyzed and inspected specific organizational processes & procedures, ensuring… Show more CREATED & SUPERVISED A HELPDESK: Maintained, acquired, installed, integrated, and tested organizational computer systems on a team of 3 people for industrial manufacturing and office environments. Supported data-plate label printers, printers, and production-line computers. Implemented IT spare parts inventory control system. Assigned to ClimateMaster, Inc, as a contractor.ISO 9001:2000 INTERNAL AUDITOR: Analyzed and inspected specific organizational processes & procedures, ensuring work met organizational quality management & regulatory requirements. Wrote and audited internal policies and procedures for Director of IT, achieving Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance. PLANNED ACQUISITION OF COMPUTERS: Distributed IT purchases over time, improving quarterly expense reports and company profit. IMPLEMENTED NEW HELPDESK SYSTEM: Determined requirements, planned, analyzed available alternatives, acquired, and operated Kayako issue-tracking software. INVESTIGATED EMPLOYEE COMPUTER USE: Used sound judgment, methods, techniques, & concepts to assess and analyze data storage media to carry out internal investigative activities. Show less

Assigned to 137th Communications Flight at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base (WRANGB). Maintained and operated computers and radios. Investigated malicious radio interference and jamming. Taught cardio pulmonary resuscitation instructor and first aid. Helpdesk team lead. Managed Military Affiliate Radio System program. Subject matter expert for base website programming. Radio frequency management.DISASTER RESPONSE as FIRST RESPONDER at Oklahoma City Bombing on April 19, 1995.… Show more Assigned to 137th Communications Flight at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base (WRANGB). Maintained and operated computers and radios. Investigated malicious radio interference and jamming. Taught cardio pulmonary resuscitation instructor and first aid. Helpdesk team lead. Managed Military Affiliate Radio System program. Subject matter expert for base website programming. Radio frequency management.DISASTER RESPONSE as FIRST RESPONDER at Oklahoma City Bombing on April 19, 1995. Currently, I have undiagnosed post traumatic stress from this experience. It is hard not to when you are the one that requested more body bags because they ran out at the medic tent.RESTRUCTURED BASEWIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT by implementing distributed support model, without cost increase. Trained embedded technicians. Improved quality of service. Increased throughput of simultaneous issues. Satisfied customer expectations.ENTERPRISE NETWORK SUPPORT COORDINATION for Network Administrators at 92 Air National Guard (ANG) Bases’ on a team at Air National Guard Enterprise Network Helpdesk, Air National Guard Readiness Center, Andrews AFB, Maryland, on temporary duty. Co-designed new offices. Developed a team member’s project management skills. Made minor changes to Access database, giving more time to upscale to Remedy. Provided technical advice to financial manager during interviews with outside vendors relating to ANG contract bids. Show less

KNOWLEDGE OF SECURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Installed, repaired, overhauled, and modified computer, network, and switching and cryptographic systems (COMSEC) equipment. Adjusted, aligned, and calibrated equipment to achieve maximum operating efficiency consistent with design characteristics, accounting for emissions security (TEMPEST\​EMSEC) and COMSEC keying material (AFKEMS). Fabricated and installed interconnecting cables. Isolated malfunctions using operational test programs and procedures… Show more KNOWLEDGE OF SECURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Installed, repaired, overhauled, and modified computer, network, and switching and cryptographic systems (COMSEC) equipment. Adjusted, aligned, and calibrated equipment to achieve maximum operating efficiency consistent with design characteristics, accounting for emissions security (TEMPEST\​EMSEC) and COMSEC keying material (AFKEMS). Fabricated and installed interconnecting cables. Isolated malfunctions using operational test programs and procedures, oscilloscopes, voltmeters, and specially designed testing devices. Units of Assignment:• 1836th Engineering & Installation Group, Lindsey Air Station, Germany. Pre-internet cryptographic communications systems installations in Germany, England, and Netherlands.• 3rd Combat Communications Group, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma. Awarded Southwest Asia Service Medal for deployment in Desert Storm/Desert Shield.• 4404th Wing, Dahran & Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Expedited joint service technical support for ALLIES at multiple locations in Gulf War 1. IDENTIFIED NOVEL PROBLEM of malicious jamming at an Intel site.IDENTIFIED, ANALYZED, & RESOLVED PROBLEM of primary Intel traffic link disconnection with USS Nimitz, one of the largest warships in the world, integrating the USAF and NAVY.ASSISTED ARMY PATRIOT MISSILE TEAM, giving repair direction to Army personnel for a Patriot Missile radar van malfunction.ASSESSED & REPORTED RISK OF TRUCK BOMB, making recommendations to Chain of Command about risk of explosion at a fence outside Khobar Towers, Dahran, Saudi Arabia, before Hezbollah exploited that attack vector, killing 19 U.S. servicemen and wounding 498 personnel. I have undiagnosed post traumatic stress from this event because I feel like I could have done more to stop it. I carried that guilt for many years until Jesus took me by the hand. Show less

When I was 12, I wrote my first computer program:10 INPUT A$20 PRINT A$I was that kid at the Radio Shack Computer Center that hung out all day long learning how to program computers. I checked out books at the library and then typed in what I saw. No mentor. No help. Just God moving me along. It wasn't paid. It wasn't a job. It was work. I had the discipline at 12 to keep at it.I had a violent alcoholic mom who's abusive husband didn't want me around. Later… Show more When I was 12, I wrote my first computer program:10 INPUT A$20 PRINT A$I was that kid at the Radio Shack Computer Center that hung out all day long learning how to program computers. I checked out books at the library and then typed in what I saw. No mentor. No help. Just God moving me along. It wasn't paid. It wasn't a job. It was work. I had the discipline at 12 to keep at it.I had a violent alcoholic mom who's abusive husband didn't want me around. Later, she tried to kill a man... twice. It was under those conditions that I started learning a craft that continues today: I am a computer man.The work that I do with my hands is Craft Information Systems.At 12, I learned discipline, how to study, follow technical instructions, software testing, reverse software engineering, and the very basics of computer operations.In the years that followed, as a kid, I was known for taking electronic devices that people threw-away and desoldering them for fun. I made my own toys from them. For example, a discarded tape player was modified to be a space ship for action figures. Folded paper was used to make space rocket models... a nickel, bits of wire, and batteries became an experiment in electroplating. Then there was the time I made the lights in the house dim... that was a shocking experience.So, when I say that I have over 30 years experience, it is truth.And, I have the emotional scars that remind me of the level of fortitude that was required to do what I did that Summer. I began to learn my craft.So, if I come across as condescending, you had better check your ego. Because, you are confusing confidence with something else. I know where I have been. I am not afraid of change. And, I rise to the occasion when times get tough. That summer taught me alot about life. Lessons that I use even today. Show less