Everardo Armendariz Jr.

Responsibilities & Achievements

• $130K integration for Mailing firm to secured and robust Azure cloud service. Near zero downtime with no customers affected.
• Scheduled timeline for 2012 R2 Windows server end of life update; Ensured $12K security compliance for 10 sites.
• Finalized $8K installations of six (6) new industrial plastic injection station while future proofing hardware/software equipment and connectivity.
• Led $17.5K packing company migration to Global Data Vault; two (2) sites moved with no users affected.

Responsibilities

• Managed annual disaster recovery exercise to test off-site master data recovery processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multiple full scope projects at Scott Air Base in Illinois, valued at $700K-$10M.
• Create concept and define scope of work to direct the completion of projects within set deadlines and budgets.
• Collate resources and collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders throughout phases.
• Achievements
• Led, supervised, and mentored 16 IT and administrative staff members while controlling program budgets up to $10M.
• Completed $1.3M Optical Transport Network project, successfully connecting vital organizations meeting all deadlines.
• Managed 2000 IT requirements, identified technical solutions, and developed projects that included conducting needs assessment, gathering resources and deliverables, researching solutions, determining project acceptance criteria, identifying, and mitigating risks, resolving challenges, and managing vendor relationships.
• Successfully relocated 120 personnel to a new secure facility with minimal disruption to mission workers.
• Increased staff efficiency: generated and executed new supply method to protect from losing assets and unnecessary overspending for projects.
• Coordinated a $2M IT modernization project, upgrading vital network devices, expanding capabilities for 115 members, and liaising with stakeholder’s project to ensure completion ahead of schedule.

• Responsibilities
• Directed communications planning for four major mission partners and 30 other entities on Scott AFB, Illinois.
• Spearheaded command and control systems project management for installation personnel and cyberspace network assets valued at $3.1 B.
• Managed 2K network system requirements and liaised with Headquarters Command to ensure compliance with Department of Defense mandates.
• Led the team to process and track civil engineering facility design reviews through agencies for validation and design concurrence.
• Achievements
• Prepared data facility for a robust fiber optics upgrade and seismic retrofit by assembling a team of 10 to gather and record circuit information across 7 organizations.
• Oversaw the purchase of equipment worth $150K to enable Synchronized Optical Network (SONET) in-house test bed to support 14 member operations and maintenance training and concept trials.
• Led a team of IT professionals to establish new 1GB pathway to enhance services for command agency.
• Directed the reestablishment of six-month broken circuit for flight simulator; gathered requirements, researched solutions, established way forward, and successfully completed project with a future savings of $500K annually in temporary duty travel costs.
• Developed and managed upgrade plan for optical network upgrade servicing nine sites, migrated 247 circuits to 10GB bandwidth system with negligible downtime and on time on budget.
• Purged 42 circuit errors and inactive node ports, reclaiming an additional 240 MB while working with a team.

• Responsibilities
• Coordinated command and control voice and data network devices, valued at $6.5M, always ready to support DoD mandated missions.
• Managed a voice and network equipment, worth $9M, on 14K lines supporting numerous DoD installations, as well as 30 base-wide tenants.
• Oversaw logistical movement of equipment, supplies, personnel, and team/material accountability.
• Conducted personnel training and equipment Life Cycle Management, w/ emphasis on site planning.
• Oversaw telecommunications management system records for all base-wide connectivity entering and leaving the installation.
• Achievements
• Established/ensured strict adherence to IT infrastructure damage response plan for senior leadership.
• Directed the team, planned, and implemented Navel helo voice/data/radio support, successfully establishing connectivity.
• Implemented a new standardized inspection checklists to comply with annual inspections.