Network Engineer

• Oct 2021 - Present

Member of the Network Service Team that is responsible for the Navy & Marine Corp Intranet in South Texas. Which includes two large sites in Corpus Christi and Kingsville; but also includes fourteen remote sites throughout South Texas. • Configured and installed over 20 switches and 4 routers for LAN/WAN lifecycle (Cisco). • Completed 4 VPN to MPLS projects; two in Houston, 1 in Harlingen, and one in Kingsville (Cisco). • Finished a project in Kingsville to go from a half height cabinet to a full cabinet while consolidating two switches to one stack (Ruckus).

Network Administrator

• Oct 2020 - Oct 2021

Position changed to a sustainment contract at the Naval Health Clinic on the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, responsible for the WiFI and wired network devices and the configuration of them. Charged with the inventory, topology drawings, along with the day to day network task. • First project was to update the IOS on fourteen Cisco switches, this addressed over ninety vulnerabilities found by an ACAS scan. • Implemented dot1x/MAB on all edge switches for the clinics at Corpus Christi, Fort Worth, and Kingsville. • Remediated 420 network STIG violations, which was instrumental on the command receiving it’s ATO.

Network Administrator

• Aug 2020 - Oct 2020

Worked on the Naval Air Station Health Clinic Corpus Christi Network, everything from UPS to Cisco switches. Whether it be punching down cables or pruning switches the mission is to provide reliable communications.

Network Administrator

• Dec 2019 - Aug 2020

Work on the Blanchfield Army Community Hospital Network on Fort Campbell, everything from iPhones to Brocade switches. Whether it be punching down cables or pruning switches the mission is to provide reliable communications.

Associate Network Administrator

• Apr 2019 - Dec 2019

Work on network infrastructure and UPS systems for Fort Campbell. Work on network infrastructure and UPS systems for Fort Campbell.

Brigade Victim Advocate

• Jun 2018 - Apr 2019

Provide information to sexual assault victims and serve as the liaison between the victim and service providers; provides support through investigation. • Conducted Emergent Leader Immersive Training Environment (ELITE) - U.S. Army Sexual Harassment Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) Command Team Trainer (CTT) in accordance with a division directive to train all platoon and higher leadership, achieved 100 percent trained. • Re-purposed and re-imaged 6 laptops with the ELITE-CTT application for organizational training.

Telecommunications Operations Chief

• Feb 2018 - Jun 2018

Advised the company leadership on company operations; led training briefs; tracked and monitored training status; over saw short-term and long-term training calendars. • Provided multiple resiliency training sessions to over 190 employees, increasing readiness by over 50%. • Produced relevant, challenging and realistic training program ensuring a greater than 90% completion for all required training Advised the company leadership on company operations; led training briefs; tracked and monitored training status; over saw short-term and long-term training calendars. • Provided multiple resiliency training sessions to over 190 employees, increasing readiness by over 50%. • Produced relevant, challenging and realistic training program ensuring a greater than 90% completion for all required training

Joint Signal Advisor Officer

• Mar 2017 - Feb 2018

Specifically, responsible for Training, Advising and Assisting an Afghan Special Security Force organization signal officer and his staff on training, operations, and both tactical/strategic communications. • Validated over 20 Afghan RTOs through intense exercises and screenings; ensuring mission readiness to 5 outstations. • Evaluated 30 Afghans on their expertise on 14 communication tasks; graduating 6 with the Communications Expert Badge. • Instructed 12 senior radiotelephone operators (RTOs) on how to be trainers for the company. • Conducted audits, as a contracting officer representative, on 10 areas of a life support contract for a coalition camp; improving amenities by 10%.

Senior Telecommunications Operations Chief

• Jan 2015 - Mar 2017

Planed, directed, supervised, and managed all major command level strategic and tactical communications to support United States Pacific Command; was responsible for current and future operations consisting of 36 employees; oversaw equipment valued over 2 million dollars. • Planned, coordinated and executed the sections life cycle plan for over 50 laptops with minimum service interruptions during an influx of critical missions in the Pacific Rim. • Transferred over $500,000 worth of communication’s equipment with no loss of property and turning-in $100,000 of unused devices saving unnecessary labor for maintenance. • Improved the communication taskings system by automating the process and tracking by way of Sharepoint; resulting in a 50% increase of reliable communications. • Volunteered to deploy to Vietnam for over 6 weeks providing a Harris High Frequency network and ran the operations center; resulting in 3 fallen comrades being recovered.

Network Operations Chief

• Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

Operated in the Network Management division of the company; accountable for enforcing DOD policy 8570; ensuring connectivity for over 5,000 local and remote subscribers; maintained all of U.S. Southern Commands network associated equipment in excess of $20,000,000. • Customer service, leadership and organizational skills were key in the division winning the 2014 Small Network Enterprise Center of the Year Award. • Ensured and managed the network connectivity for over 5,000 local and remote customers. • Initiated the running configurations for 23 Cisco switches while updating the IOS; pre-pared the division for future exercises CONUS and OCONUS.

Senior Enlisted Advisor/Signal Chief

• May 2013 - Jan 2014

Advised the director on the integration and Strategic development of the Afghanistan National Security Forces network; liaised with the Deputy Commander Army and Police Signal Officers to coordinate site priorities for the Afghan Army and Police. • Supervised the planning and installation of 89 crucial network infrastructure projects valued at 120 million providing communications to Afghan forces across 200 sites. • Provided Afghans the ability to double network bandwidth for up to 40% of their sites to maximize operational capability for the presidential elections. • Implemented the infrastructure projects that enabled the first 911 call system; efforts improved access to public safety for Afghanistan’s 28 million people.

Plans and Operations Manager

• Sep 2010 - May 2013

Advised the company leadership on company operations, status reports, quarterly briefs and semi-annual briefs; tracked and monitored all company operations; oversaw short-term and long-term training calendars; liaison with two higher headquarters to coordinate technical and professional growth courses for 220 employees; accountable for $369,000 worth of equipment. • Instrumental to the accreditation and certification of United States Southern Command’s new 20 million dollar unclassified and secret networks. • Coordinated CompTIA A+ and Security+ for 80 students which resulted in 120 certifications; improved network confidentiality, integrity and availability.

Communications Advisor

• Mar 2009 - Sep 2010

Served as a Communications Advisor for an Iraqi Infantry Brigade Military Transition Team forward deployed to Joint Security Station Nasir Was Salam; responsible for the coordination and synchronization of communications support for a ten man team that coaches, teaches mentors, and fights with a Iraqi Army Infantry Brigade; mentors Brigade and Battalion level Iraqi Soldiers on all aspects of communications and tactics in urban and rural environments key to communication needs of the Brigade; maintains equipment valued over 1 million dollars. Exhibited outstanding tactical and technical capabilities while conducting combat missions in Abu Ghraib Qadaa during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Managed the communications of not only the team but a Joint Operations Center with Unites States Forces, Iraqi Army, and team personnel. Maintained the network architecture for the team maintaining both SIPR and NIPR networks without loss of connectivity. Provided guidance to the Iraqi Brigade Signal Officer on the importance of establishing a communications plan outside of cell phones. Established and executed a training plan for the Iraqi Training Officer to prepare Iraqi Soldiers for the National Elections; trained over 950. Trained fellow team members on communication tasks; COMSEC procedures and network operations. Created Training standards for the Brigade to train over 3,000 Soldiers on the M16 during fielding of the weapon. Planned, executed and supervised the establishment of the Iraqi Brigade Warrior Skills Academy at the station training over 500 Iraqi Soldiers in 2 months. Accounted for the COMSEC keys being properly drawn and radios prepared for every mission. Responsible for the team’s interpreter program.

U.S. Army Recruiter Military

• Jul 2005 - Mar 2009

Transmissions Systems Team Chief

• Sep 2003 - Jul 2005

UHF Team Chief

• Jul 1999 - Sep 2003

V3 Team Chief

• Jan 1996 - Jun 1999