Resume
My Biography
Just a little about myself. I have never been to South America. I still use my VCR. I am not a fan of celery. And I drive a Honda Civic.
Work History
Technical Experience
- Hardware: IBM BladeCenter H (HS21, HS22, JS22); Brocade Fiber Switches; DS4800 SAN; Dell PE 2650, PE 2850, PE 2950; Apple MacBook; ATX/ITX motherboards.
- Operating Systems: AIX, 2003 Server, RedHat, 2000 Server/Pro, XP, Vista/7, Ubuntu, Solaris, OS X, IOS, MS-DOS.
- Software: Active Directory; Symantec Endpoint Protection, Back-Up Exec; VMWare ESXi; Microsoft Office Suite, OpenOffice, IIS 6, Tivoli Storage Manager, WSUS, AIX hardware Management Console.
Professional Experience
Systems Specialist, 04/2009 – Present
- Site lead for an IBM enclave consisting of 3 Operating Systems, 54 server and 7 Databases.
- Optimized IBM DS4800 (SAN) containing 10TB+ of storage divided among 80 drives, 8 arrays and 61 logical drives.
- Increased security posture by overhauling virus protection suite, applying appropriate vendor patches and implementing over 700 DoD security checklist items.
- Developed standard operating procedures by documenting all functions of production.
- Monitored 54 Java Virtual Machines providing services for over 10,000 users daily.
Network System Administrator, 05/2008 – 05/2009
- Maintained two secure networks consisting of 65 servers containing 61TB of data.
- Performed tier 2 base network support to 1500 users from 18 joint agencies.
- Installed streaming video infrastructure for unmanned aerial vehicles to Office of Special Investigation personnel.
- Networked 100+ printers to comply with new network standard 2 months before deadline.
- Created and implemented network operating contingency procedures during prolonged communication outages.
Information Security and Assurance, 05/2006 - 05/2008
- Manager of computer security and emissions security for Incirlik AB, Turkey.
- Oversaw network configuration change proposals to ensure compliance with Air Force policies.
- Educated 3500 users and inspected 4000+ networked items on security compliance standards.
- Maintained software library of approved applications for organizations and users.
- Developed and initiated procedures preventing classified material from residing on the unclassified network.
- Converted 3 years of paper records into electronic format.
- Vital member in Two Person Control teams which maintained surety of nation’s nuclear assets.
Computer Maintenance, 08/2002 - 05/2006
- Maintained and accounted for 8,700 network items with an estimated value of $9.6M.
- Constructed a $3.8M PC upgrade program replacing over 4,000 workstations in 4 years.
- Procured, serviced and augmented install of residential area ADSL infrastructure.
- Reutilized 1500+ items to perform new functions such as image servers, test drones for training labs and morale systems.
- Performed free computer maintenance services and installed open-source software to help augment non-affordable commercial software products for college students.
Education
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
B.A., Social Science; A.A., Philosophy
Community College of the Air Force
A.A.S., Information Systems Technology
B.A., Social Science; A.A., Philosophy
Community College of the Air Force
A.A.S., Information Systems Technology
Clearence
- Top Secret/Specialized Background Investigation (TS/SBI)
- Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access
- Personnel Reliability Program (PRP)/Two Person Control (TPC)
- Cosmic Top Secret Atomal (CTSA) NATO COMSEC access
- Special Experience Identifier (SEI) 269, COMSEC Management
- Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access
- Personnel Reliability Program (PRP)/Two Person Control (TPC)
- Cosmic Top Secret Atomal (CTSA) NATO COMSEC access
- Special Experience Identifier (SEI) 269, COMSEC Management
Achievements
2009 - Air Force Achievement Medal
2008 - Air Force Commendation Medal
2008 - John L. Levitow Award
2006 - Incirlik AB Airman of the Year
2006 - Incirlik AB Airman of the 4th Quarter
2001 - Edinboro University Ebony Excellence Man of the Year
