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Colorado Springs, Co, Us

Schriever Afb, Co

Schriever Afb, Co

o Provided training and Subject Matter Expertise on WGS orbital operations and associated ground systems to Active Duty military and other program contractorso Continuously reviewed and updated operational procedures regarding XIPS station-keeping, relocation and momentum dumping for accuracy and to identify fuel saving opportunitieso Reviewed conjunctions with other objects in space that presents a threat to WGS spacecraft and provide government with mitigation approaches to ensure mission and spacecraft safety

Schriever Afb, Co

o Provided training and Subject Matter Expertise on WGS orbital operations and associated ground systems to Active Duty military and other program contractorso Continuously reviewed and updated operational procedures regarding XIPS station-keeping, relocation and momentum dumping for accuracy and to identify fuel saving opportunitieso Reviewed conjunctions with other objects in space that presents a threat to WGS spacecraft and provide government with mitigation approaches to ensure mission and spacecraft safety

Schriever Afb, Co

o Supported various Combatant Commanders and Service level exercises by providing simulated missile early warning data to the Warfightero Provided exercise injects operating the MDST and initiates voice reporting to present realism to the Warfightero Maintained accurate logs and submitted exercise reports, ensuring proper exercise presentation

Peterson Afb, Co

o Implemented AFSPC's IO programs, coordinated with units, HQ and Air Staff to identify IO requirements and secure resourceso Oversaw IO activities at HQ AFSPC, 2 Centers, 2 NAFs and 8 Wings, ensuring compliance w/HAF procedures and directiveso Advised HQ and subordinate units on IO countermeasures to mitigate risk to AFSPC's operational missionso Managed AFSPC's IO monetary resources to ensure subordinate units are trained and equipped to execute IO activities to protect their space/operational missions

Buckley Afb, Co

o Served as NCOIC for operations training, provided leadership/mentorship for 13-member flighto Developed and administered operations mission qualification training for $16B Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS)o Oversaw the Developing and updating of Standard Operating Procedures, work instructions, and other relevant documentation used within operationso Authored and maintained 6 mission qualification scripts and 84 training lesson plans supporting SBIRS mission requirementso Authored and maintained 25 lesson plans supporting missile identification and reporting for 50+ SBIRS operatorso Provided realistic training scenarios to 50+ SBIRS operators with utilizing the SBIRS state of the art training suiteo Ensured technical accuracy and effectiveness of training material, electronic technical data and operations procedures, led crew through 180hrs of Missile Warning Ops Center tests which validated USSTRATCOM-wide mission data system

Buckley Afb, Co

o Performed strategic and theater missile detection using the $16B SBIRS Systemo Provided continuous (24/7) human-in-the-loop SBIRS Missile Defense Capability operationso Collected and reported worldwide surveillance infrared data of operational value received from the Defense Support Program satellite constellation in direct support of national security and global air/space defenseo Produced Missile Defense Alerts (MDAs) and Initial Boost Phase (IBP) messages that provided warning of hostile ballistic missile launcheso Coordinated and correlated missile warning and defense report release activities with crew members responsible for Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA)

Schriever Afb, Co.

o Flight Chief/NCOIC of 10 member operations crew, fostered teamwork to ensure mission successo Point of contact for communications and reporting with higher headquarters and external agencieso Directed emergency response actions, and ensured the security and safety of 150 personnel in two operations centers o Monitored the command and control system for Operations Capabilities (OPSCAPs) and reported OPSCAP change, cause and estimated time of return to operations to the Crew Commandero Executed TT&C and first-level alarm analysis of performed anomaly notifications and submitted required reports

Schriever Afb, Co.

o Responsible for operational management, health, control procedures and anomaly resolution of the $1.5B DSCS constellationo Reviewed and commented on satellite’s requirement documentations, Ops Concepts, Operations Directives (ODs) and Communication configurations (Voice and Data)o Performed SOH procedures, anomaly resolution, Electro-Magnetic Interference resolution, critical and nominal payload commanding o Planned and coordinated with AFSCN resources to meet day to day and critical mission needso Development team member for the Command and Control System Consolidated (CCS-C), a new $140 Million satellite command and control system; advised developers on various aspects of satellite communications and related information

Schriever Afb, Co.

o Coordinated, planned, and scheduled satellite mission with the $6.2B global AFSCNo Performed short-range and long-range command and control planning for the NATO/Skynet constellation o Notified CMDR of schedule impacts due to unexpected events or conflictso Planned all requirements for the NATO/Skynet constellation and assured full range of secure communicationo Generated command plans for real-time bus hardware commanding o Managed schedule changes to account for ad-hoc changes and real-time vehicle maneuverso Integrated command and control requirements for technical advisors and tacticians into daily ops

Schriever Afb, Co.

o Responsible for health, station keeping, & anomaly resolution of the $2B NATO/Skynet constellationo Performed SOH procedures, anomaly resolution, Electro-Magnetic Interference resolution, critical and nominal payload commanding o Planned and coordinated with AFSCN resources to meet day to day and critical mission needso Reviewed and commented on satellite’s requirement documentations, Ops Concepts, Operations Directives and Communication configurations (Voice and Data)

Schriever Afb, Co.

o Mission control expert on the worldwide AFSCN ground systemo Assisted in controlling three constellations of DSCS, UFO and NATO/Skynet spacecraft o Handpicked for SSO duties to maintain constant uplink/downlink for launch and early orbito Configured all ground systems (narrowband and wideband), and ensured timely and accurate data flow to and from satellites using the ground station architectureo Detected and resolved all data link and ground system problems encountered during satellite contact, to include Electro-Magnetic Interferenceo Implemented commanding pass plans and procedures for DSCS launch and early orbit operations

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Information Technology W/ Focus On Security, Summa Cum Laude

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Air And Space Operations Technology, A