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Lompoc, Ca, Us

Vandenberg Afb, Ca

Provide leadership, management, technical and professional direction to a 500+ workforce through managers and supervisors responsible for O&M (Operation and Maintenance) functions in the areas of USSF Western Range operations and maintenance, depot, maintenance control center, range operations and scheduling, range systems, sustaining engineering, as well as business support services, including finance, staffing, safety, environmental, and quality control. Responsible for operations, organizational and depot-level maintenance and sustainment of mission systems to provide safe and effective launch, testing, and tracking of Department of Defense, civil, commercial and international spacelift vehicles. Perform ballistic missile, guided weapons, aeronautical flight tests and evaluations.

Patrick Space Force Base, Florida

Command and lead a team of 300+ highly skilled technical people operating and maintaining instrumentation and communications for the USSF Eastern Range at 5 sites, ranging in location from Cape Canaveral AFS to as far southeast as Ascension Island. Directs operation and maintenance of communications, radar, optical, command destruct, meteorological, telemetry, and range safety systems for launch operations on the Eastern Range. Lead and manage operations, maintenance, depot, and logistics teams to ensure performance and service levels and objectives are met. Employs operations improvements to meet established objectives across departments. Lead activities related to customer requirements, budgets and fiscal budget challenges, and human resource needs. Coordinates and communicates with other senior managers to leverage resources and develop and execute solutions for requirements analysis, systems integration and engineering, and acceptance of major systems deliveries and modifications. Facilitates customer relationship and satisfaction while ensuring adherence to company policies and processes. Investigates matters of significance, directs and implements appropriate course of action.

Patrick Air Force Base, Florida

Dual-hatted as the Deputy Range Systems Manager and Communications Manager. Functioned as second in command of a team of 300+ people operating and maintaining instrumentation and communications for the USAF Eastern Range at 5 sites, ranging in location from Cape Canaveral AFS to as far southeast as Ascension Island. Directs operation and maintenance of communications, radar, optical, command destruct, meteorological, telemetry, and range safety systems on the Eastern Range. Manages operations, maintenance, depot, and logistics management teams to ensure service levels and objectives are met. Employs operations improvements to meet established objectives across departments. Oversees activities related to customer requirements, budget challenges, and human resource needs. Coordinates and communicates with other managers to leverage resources and discuss solutions to matters of significance. Facilitates customer relationship and satisfaction while ensuring adherence to company policies and processes. Investigates matters of significance, directs and implements appropriate course of action.

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

Directs the operation and maintenance of radar, command destruct, meteorological, telemetry, and range safety systems on the Eastern Range. Manages operations and maintenance management team to ensure service levels and objectives are met. Employs operations improvements to meet established objectives across departments. Oversees activities related to customer requirements, budget challenges, and human resource needs. Coordinates and communicates with other managers to leverage resources and discuss solutions to matters of significance. Facilitates customer relationship and satisfaction while ensuring adherence to company policies and processes. Investigates matters of significance, directs and implements appropriate course of action.

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

Oversees the operation and maintenance of radar, optical, command destruct, meteorological, telemetry, and range safety systems on the Eastern Range. Assists in managing operations and maintenance management team to ensure service levels and objectives are met. Implements operations improvements to meet established objectives across departments. Assists in managing activities related to customer requirements, budget challenges, and human resource needs. Coordinates and communicates with other managers to leverage resources and discuss solutions to matters of significance. Facilitates customer relationship and satisfaction while ensuring adherence to company policies and processes. Investigates matters of significance, recommends and implements appropriate course of action.

Patrick Air Force Base, Florida

Managed teams of engineers, administrators, application developers, and technicians to ensure the confidentiality, reliability, and availability of voice/data networks and services at the 45th Space Wing. Organized and developed the execution of control functions, accuracy and quality assurance, security, and maintenance of hardware, software, and data libraries. Analyzed the most complex data or voice network and hardware problems; researched and analyzed significant, complex network problems that required evaluation of intangibles, such as downstream effects on client satisfaction; assessed and evaluated current and future systems. Assisted in leading major proposal efforts and creating strategies to win new business. Determined approach for customer, based on assessment of customer needs.

Patrick Air Force Base, Florida

Used engineering/technical expertise to manage the integration of highly complex modernization deliveries, modifications, and new radar, optical, command destruct, meteorological, telemetry, and range safety deliveries to the Eastern Range. Managed a staff of integration engineers who provided integration engineering and technical services for Eastern Range Instrumentation Systems owned by the 45th Space Wing. Lead system acceptance decision making activities and reported potential problems that could delay or disrupt integration services. Monitored government subcontract for performance compliance. Monitored and evaluated system configuration management and quality customer care.

Patrick Air Force Base, Florida

Managed a large enterprise/campus network (45th Space Wing Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network). Supervised a staff of 15 engineers and technicians who provided engineering and technical services for the 45th Space Wing Enterprise Network located at seven geographically dispersed locations and comprised of over 6,500 users across 265 facilities. Generated conceptual, logical, and physical network architectures, documents, testing analyses, test plans, and risk assessments to ensure sound architecture which meet client needs. Provided and implemented project proposals and engineering change proposals for network engineering and infrastructure requirements. Monitored government subcontract for performance compliance. Monitored and evaluated work performed within the enterprise in support of ISO 9000.

Patrick Air Force Base, Florida

Managed a help desk for a 3,500+ user network (45th Space Wing Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network). Managed and monitored work flow for the entire Information Systems group responsible for design, development, deployment, operation, and maintenance of the network. Monitored government contract for performance compliance. Monitor and evaluate work performed within the enterprise in support of ISO 9000, and quality customer care. Supervise PC technicians who perform PC hardware/software support for 3,000+ PCs. Project lead for extensive workstation operating system and mail system upgrade across the enterprise.

Patrick Air Force Base, Florida

Lead staff member responsible for monitoring workflow control for an Information Systems group responsible for design, development, deployment, operation, and maintenance of a 3,000+ user network (45th Space Wing Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network). Monitor and evaluate work performed within the enterprise in support of ISO 9000, and quality customer care. Provide technical oversight for PC technicians who perform PC hardware/software support for 3,000+ PCs. Project lead for extensive workstation operating system and mail system upgrade across the enterprise. Designed, developed, and delivered formal classroom instruction for a variety of applications/suites including Microsoft Office Professional, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft Project.

Daytona Beach, Florida

Increasing responsibility in operations, training, evaluation, and personnel management. Tactical Operations Officer for an Air Defense Artillery battalion. Directed personnel in communications, air defense tactical operations, and military support to civilian authorities.

Daytona Beach, Florida

Provided network and computer support for Embry-Riddle’s Extended Campus comprised of over 115 off-campus resident teaching centers located worldwide. Responsible for maintaining and operating the Information Systems Helpdesk for Embry-Riddle’s Extended Campus Resident Centers. Administered a Novell based network and remote electronic mail system for Embry-Riddle’s resident centers. Recommended, purchased, installed, and supported new hardware and software for enterprise rollout. Operated and provided technical support for ERAU’s worldwide online education system.High performance and craftsmanship in instructional design, development of objectives and instructional strategies, test construction, and evaluations of materials. Consulted with subject-matter experts, faculty, and staff to develop instructional materials, computer assisted/based instruction programs, audio/visual productions, management seminars, workshops, writing and receiving grant proposals, and development of graduate and undergraduate independent/online courses.

Ellsworth Air Force Base/Warner Robins Air Force Base

Increasing responsibility in operations, training, evaluation, and personnel management. Positions included: Crew Commander for $140 million electronic radar system (PAVE PAWS). Directed technical personnel in computer, communications, and radar system operations for space tracking and missile warning functions. Facility Director for a $2 billion launch control operation (Minuteman II). Supervised work force of 32 security and maintenance personnel. Instructor in systems operations, working with high technology simulators to train missile launch crew members. Scheduled instructors and students as well as developing course outlines and materials. Instructor/Evaluator for nearly 200 crew members. Assessed proficiency and determined remedial action based on inspection and testing results.

M.A.S., Aeronautical Science

B.A., Political Science

Network Management