Ryan B. Email & Phone Number

Durham, NC, US

Arlington, Virginia, US

Atlanta, GA, US

Network security engineer in AT&T’s Managed Security Services cybersecurity division. Provides Tier 1 and Tier 2 network security support to multiple US-restricted customers, law enforcement agencies, and domestic/international federal organizations. Manages multiple switching, routing, and security appliances to include Cisco, Palo Alto, F5, Fortinet.

Arlington, Virginia, US

Network Engineer in Government Network Operations Center that provides 24/7 Tier 2 support to over 400 United States Army Reserve Command (USARC) locations. Provides remote network implementation, administration, maintenance and troubleshooting support for thousands of users and hundreds of Cisco L2/L3 devices across the USARC network.

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Led communications training & operations for a 560-person organization spanning 5 geographically dispersed locations.
• Helped organize and develop a training pipeline to introduce 8 junior leaders to Special Operations communication capabilities and planning requirements.
• Performed and supported with the requirements development, cost-benefit analysis, and implementation of a $2.6 million advanced technical training contract.
• Served as project manager for the organization's training resource management.Highlights:
• Developed project assumption log and requirements documentation for the organization's $4.5 million training budget.

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Led the communications team that established, extended, and monitored radio, satellite, and fiber backbone communications across 100 million square miles.
• Worked to integrate cloud technology into current equipment sets and ongoing operations by coordinating with the organization's Advanced Technologies Directorate.Highlights:
• Increased CompTIA, Cisco, and Microsoft certification rate by 30% through the development and implementation of advanced technical training program.
• Developed Senior Leader Executive Communication Course for junior communication specialists, giving 2 certified operators for the organization.

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Spearheaded 22-person communications team responsible for establishing, extending, and monitoring radio, satellite, and fiber backbone communications for Special Operations Forces in the U.S. and on the African.
• Maintained Army's voice, data and information systems as well as made tactical decisions and engaged Signal Soldiers.Highlights:
• Developed first training cycle as well as the satellite maintenance program that comprised of 16 nodes worth $5 million.
• Served on the project team that developed the organization's first vehicular on-the-move communications solution.

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Oversaw LAN automation systems administration, security, maintenance, and customer service for a 430-user organization over 3 distinct networks.
• Managed the organization's lifecycle replacement program comprising of ~250 Dell, Cisco and Lexmark network devices.
• Developed new systems for COMSEC accountability for adherence to the National Security Administration's policies.
• Ensured stability, integrity, performance, and sustainability of the in-house enterprise systems/network architecture.Highlights:
• Reduced Satellite down time during critical training cycles by 40% through planning and execution of the Battalion's first Satellite maintenance program with the assistance of industry partners.
• Led to 25% reduction in ticket resolution time by redesigning the organization's help desk ticket handling process.

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Led training, administration, operation, supply, and maintenance for a 12-person communications retransmission team.
• Consulted and advised senior leadership on the proper employment of a retransmission team.Highlights:
• Led to zero major safety incidents in two years through strong management of the organization's safety program and training its personnel on proper equipment handling procedures.
• Certified the first Communication Relay Group team for the Battalion in over 3 years with highest certification rating possible by executing a robust training plan in less than 6 months with all new personnel.

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Completed BOLC, a three-phased training program designed to produce officers who are tactically proficient, technically competent, physically fit, and ready to lead Soldiers. BOLC focuses on leader development and.

San Jose, California, US

• Participated in product design, development, verification, troubleshooting, and delivery of a system/major subsystems.
• Assisted in creating, documenting, and managing agile/scrum tasks and status, reporting status to leadership and helped coordinate project dependencies and execution.
• Supported the creation and improvements of CI/CD build pipelines and software delivery.
• Implemented algorithms and incorporated them in systems; conducted experiments and analyzed results.Highlights:
• Helped design and administer an enterprise-level hybrid cloud environment in AWS consisting of ~400 users, 180 accounts, 1 Direct Connect, 11 VPN transit gateways, 66 VPCs, and hundreds of private endpoints.
• Improved the ticket processing and completion times by 23% through completion of over 60 AWS service tickets for the ESIS Cloud Operations team.