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Andrew Johnson

Colorado Springs,CO

Summary

Accomplished Engineering Professional with 9 years of comprehensive experience in DOD aerospace and missile warning systems. Proven track record of leadership, technical expertise, and operational excellence in supporting critical Department of Defense (DOD) contracts through strategic team management, comprehensive system testing, and advanced technical instruction.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

CCIC2S Test Engineer

INNOVIM LLC
01.2024 - Current
  • Leads a team of engineers in conducting tests of functional upgrades for the Combatant Commanders Integrated Command and Control System (CCIC2S) in support of NORAD.
  • Creates test objectives, success criteria, plans, and procedures based on defined functional requirements.
  • Maintains regression test cases to verify the sustainment of baseline system functions and test system stability during the software upgrade process.
  • Performs monitoring of live CCIC2S data to identify and report discrepancies in system event processing and logging, graphical display of data, and communication processing.

NORAD Missile Instructor/Evaluator

USSF
12.2019 - 12.2023
  • Directed small-team actions through dynamic events utilizing ground and space-based Missile Warning systems.
  • Created and revised lesson plans, course content, checklists, and crew information files.
  • Provided SME level training to primary instructors and evaluators in best practices for Missile Warning operations, interagency coordination, and emergency response actions.
  • Evaluated trainees and audited qualified crews to ensure proper execution of mission critical tasks.

OPIR Battlespace Awareness Center Crew Chief

USSF
02.2018 - 12.2019
  • Managed teams collecting and combining data from on-orbit infrared sensors to provide high-fidelity missile event detection and reporting to NORAD and Missile Warning Center.
  • Created intelligence products to provide event profiling, foreign capability assessment, and battlespace awareness to combatant commanders.
  • Monitored areas of interest and reported infrared events in support of multiple allied military exercises and operations.

SBIRS Satellite System Crew Chief

USAF
04.2016 - 01.2018
  • Managed radio frequencies for satellite communications utilizing the AFSCN network and dedicated ground stations.
  • Worked alongside system engineers for the creation, verification, and execution of special command plans.
  • Led crews through conducting on-orbit mission operations such as maintenance, maneuvering, and resolving satellite system anomalies.

Education

BS - Network Operations and Security

Western Governors University
12-2024

AS - Space Operations Technology

Community College of the Air Force
Aurora, CO
05.2020

Skills

  • Test/exercise coordination and execution
  • Technical Writing
  • Test Documentation
  • Data Processing/verification
  • Linux Scripting and Essentials
  • SQL Database Management
  • Web Development Fundamentals
  • Computer Aided Design
  • Python Scripting
  • JIRA

Certification

  • CCNA
  • CompTIA Security+
  • CompTIA Network+
  • CompTIA Project+
  • AWS CCP
  • Linux Professional Institute

Timeline

CCIC2S Test Engineer

INNOVIM LLC
01.2024 - Current

NORAD Missile Instructor/Evaluator

USSF
12.2019 - 12.2023

OPIR Battlespace Awareness Center Crew Chief

USSF
02.2018 - 12.2019

SBIRS Satellite System Crew Chief

USAF
04.2016 - 01.2018

AS - Space Operations Technology

Community College of the Air Force

BS - Network Operations and Security

Western Governors University
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