Roland Wright Email & Phone Number

System Engineering Technical Assistant (SETA) contractor supporting NGA's International Solutions office. Coordinates and drafts requirements/demands for new capabilities and changes to enterprise IT systems, virtual machines, communications circuits, and firewalls. Provides advice on the technical sufficiency, accuracy, and completeness of communications studies, plans, and documents. Analyses and evaluates communications designs. Coordinates and communicates among internal NGA ISP and partner service providers to ensure reliable communications service delivery. Generates bill of materials for communication circuits. Coordinate services with US Government and Intelligence Community service providers. Coordinate the supply and maintenance of cryptographic key material. Perform analysis and performance tuning of existing circuits. Initiates investigation into communications service interruptions and provides detailed status updates to government leadership.

Lexington, Ma, Us

Supported contract at National Reconnaissance Office ground station as Aligned Enterprise Planner, serving as primary conduit for customer's organization in Enterprise Planning and Management Lifecycle roadmap tasks – including strategy development, architecture, policy and governance, and investment planning- Supplied cyber expertise and represents engineering customer/user needs during the development of architecture data, reference models, and architectural alternatives and products- Provided support in the translation of mission requirements into IT service needs and requirements, designs, and orders – supported the implementation and sustainment of processes that facilitate the development and delivery of strategies, architectures, and portfolio planning- Planned and coordinated organization's strategic and long-range goals, management concepts, and business practices- Conducted organizational reviews to identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities and to evaluate operational effectiveness

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Appointed by the US Air Force to a selectively-manned position at the National Reconnaissance Office. Oversaw multi-million-dollar long-haul leased telecom network delivering actionable intelligence from multiple agencies to The President of the United States and top Department of Defense (DoD) leaders. -Managed implementation of US and transoceanic optical and SATCOM services as the primary WAN telecom provider for the Intelligence Community -Led a team as Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) executing a multi-million-dollar budget for multiple contracts to provide data connectivity to hundreds of DoD locations worldwide -Dual-hatted as group Senior Enlisted Leader; managed selection and hiring of new Airmen, monitored training and military readiness, advised commanders on administrative issues, and provided support and subject matter expertise to group executive assistants on Air Force HR matters.Other duties include Ceremonial Guardsman for the base joint honor guard

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Led 110 military/civilian/contract Airmen in 8 work centers operating a $155 million, 22,000-user network across the National Capital Region. Advised unit leaders on planning and maintenance of $24 million land mobile radio system. Drove $418 million classified IP network supporting 5 military installations, White House Communications Agency, and 84 other tenant agencies throughout the DC area.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Section chief of Systems Engineering at Misawa Security Operations Center - oversaw configuration management and project management; IT service management (ITSM), IT change management, project management, network architecture and engineering. Streamlined IT Service Management process by integrating five disparate systems into one database and implemented best practices from IT industry into change management workflow.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Managed 31-person section with 5 career fields providing 24/7 support to a $125M classified/unclassified network enterprise. Responsible for operational & tactical control of 20,000 computers, 900 network switches & 500 servers.Maintained and deployed Theater Deployable Communications/Initial Communications Access Package for rapid deployment of communications capability to any location within the Pacific theater.- Led project replacing legacy secure telephone systems prior to NSA-mandated cutoff date. Coordinated requirements with higher headquarters, base Telephone Switch and the base Communications Security office to ensure that one-for-one swaps occurred at no cost to customer squadrons and without impact to their daily operations

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Scheduled, directed, and monitored manpower and materials required to maintain mission systems valued at $250 million and provided daily status to the Chief of Maintenance, contractors and senior staff personnel. - Stepped up as interim database manager during vacancy of permanent database manager position. Prepared monthly trends analysis, trained maintenance personnel on data entry, managed user accounts, and kept system records accurate for automated reporting to higher headquarters.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Pivotal to activation of Operation Noble Eagle monitoring of Washington, DC, airspace following the events of 9/11/01. Coordinated cryptographic key updates and corrected issues, leading to better than 99% data link uptime for 3,288 hours relaying air picture of 450-thousand-square-mile area.Deployed to Baghdad, Iraq in 2003 as Satellite Communications Technician supporting remote U-2 ground station relocation. Performed armed patrols and constructed perimeter barriers to physically secure site while performing primary duties operating and maintaining microwave line-of-sight system and coordinated communications during missions between U-2 pilot and operations crews.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Information Management

Education record

Bachelor’S Degree, Electrical Engineering Technology

Associate’S Degree, Electrical Systems Technology