Yolanda Maddox

System Engineer at U.S. Army PEO STRI
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Experience

    • United States
    • Armed Forces
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • System Engineer
      • Nov 2022 - Present

      Support System Engineering for Joint Land Component Constructive Training Capability. Support System Engineering for Joint Land Component Constructive Training Capability.

    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Senior Systems Engineer
      • Feb 2018 - Oct 2022

      Worked with a variety of programs that support Live, Virtual, Constructive (LVC) Training Aids, Devices, Simulations and Simulators (TADSS) and Joint and Army Mission Command Systems leading to a LVC Integrated Training Environment (ITE). Worked with a variety of programs that support Live, Virtual, Constructive (LVC) Training Aids, Devices, Simulations and Simulators (TADSS) and Joint and Army Mission Command Systems leading to a LVC Integrated Training Environment (ITE).

    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Principal Engineer - Team Lead
      • Jun 2004 - Feb 2018

      SIMULATIONS TRAINER 2002-2010: Conducted LVC simulations system training at MTCs to contractors and service members. Developed training materials, trained students how to setup networking to Army Tactical Operations Centers (TOCs) from Simulation Center and provided End-to-End support during various military exercises and training events. CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT 2002-2004, 2012-2018: Managed, tracked, reproduced and distributed COTS and GOTS software for a variety of Army Simulation Programs. Maintained Configuration Management on Government approved Common Hardware Platform (CHP) for DBST, ACTF, and JLCCTC programs. Maintained equipment lifecycle documentation and reports for government. HELPDESK SUPPORT 2005-2017: Provided helpdesk support to over 500 end-users, and military Training Centers. Generated, updated and resolved trouble tickets in helpdesk system. Assistance included, baseline software, terrain and image delivery, simulation system troubleshooting, database questions, security update assistance, hardware questions, network assistance and training requests. Supported customers using Windows, Windows 2008 Server, HP-Unix and RHEL 5 and 6 Linux Systems. SECURITY PATCH INSTALLATION/TESTING & INTEGRATION 2002-2004, 2012-2017 Served as Lab Manager, coordinated, documented and assisted installation and testing of quarterly security updates for simulation federation (Windows/Linux). Installed security patches onto systems, participated in various integration/testing events with simulation systems and Mission Control Systems.

    • Systems Engineer (Database Architect II)
      • May 2002 - May 2004

      End to End Systems Engineer, working in Military Live, Virtual and Constructive Integrated Simulation Federation (DBST) at National Training Center (NTC). Performed and led technical team in the management and maintenance of simulation system operations, networking and security. Provided support to large contracting teams that stimulated Army Battle Command Systems (ABCS) via various simulation systems and networks. Provided support to US Army, National Guard and Reserve units with up to 10 exercises a year with 24 hour operations. Supported the Tactical Operations Centers (TOCs) by connecting Simulation network to TOC and troubleshooting various issues successfully. Built various databases, performed system administration, hardware and software configuration. Created and maintained hardware life cycle reports and coordinated with various government agencies and military units.

  • Government Service (GS07/09)
    • Fort Irwin/Yermo, CA
    • Computer Specialist
      • May 2000 - May 2002

      Performed various computer related tasks for US Navy and US Army personnel as government employee. Troubleshot and supported hardware, software and networking tasks for various hardware platforms and operating systems. Installed various software applications and packages for Windows and Linux systems. Performed antivirus updates and system monitoring. Managed helpdesk system (Remedy). Assisted over 150 computer users over the phone, through remote software applications and onsite visits. Provided networking support, troubleshot hardware and software problems. Installed security applications and performed training to users. Trained and evaluated new computer technicians. Proficient with Microsoft products.

Education

  • Colorado Technical University
    MS, Project Management (PMP Courses)
    2008 - 2009
  • Park University
    BS, Computer Information Systems/Management
    1999 - 2001
  • Barstow State College
    AS, Computer Science
    1999 - 2001
  • Harold Washington College
    AS, Computer Studies
    1996 - 1998

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