Cameron Minty
Saratoga Springs,NY
Summary
Experienced technologist with 9 years in the U.S. Navy's nuclear propulsion program. Adept at managing front-line reactor operations, electronics maintenance, and enterprise IT administration. Skilled Reactor Operator & Engineering Watch Supervisor who has successfully led 20-person divisions, conducted repairs on high-voltage instrumentation at the component level, and maintained Windows virtualized networks in isolated submarine environments. Seeking to bring cross-domain troubleshooting expertise to mission-critical teams for enhanced operational efficiency.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Leading Electronics Technician / Systems Administrator
U.S. Navy — Nuclear Power Training Unit
01.2023 - Current
- Lead 12 technicians in initial critical operations and physics testing of a first in class nuclear reactor. Coordinated training for newly qualified reactor operators in Windows Server Management.
- Troubleshooting mission critical systems related to reactor instrumentation and control systems leading to minimized breaks in availability. Leveraged knowledge of embedded systems and computational fundamentals to repair and maintain rod control and primary plant control systems.
- Maintain VMware ESXi hosts supporting operator-training VMs and data-acquisition systems; manage backups and patching schedules.
- Coordinated with the shipyard network team to integrate, install and configure PPLAN hardware as well as ensure cybersecurity guideline compliance.
Shipboard Systems Administrator / Lead Electronics Technician
U.S. Navy — USS California
12.2018 - 12.2022
- Created novel “Nuclear IT” program. Developed SOP’s and training to increase LAN availability in Engineering Department which led to substantial improvements in availability earning NAM.
- Network Recovery: Rebuilt 50-endpoint CANES LAN after week-long outage caused by poor NTP configuration; restored electronic logs, maintenance, and personnel systems with no shore support.
- Propulsion Casualty Response: Diagnosed reactor-plant instrumentation fault that took propulsion offline and left vessel dead in the water; directed troubleshooting, safe reactor recovery, and full mission return within 7 hrs, earning NAM.
- Introduced 2-Fa digital routing workflow for technical-manual updates—cycle time cut 30→14 days, keeping 100% of revisions on schedule.
- Provided Tier-1 server/storage support as well as software troubleshooting for virtualized Windows Server environments.
- Created data visualizations using Axiom/Canary software in order to enhance propulsion plant condition visibility to all relevant watchstanders throughout ship.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
08.2025
Relevant Coursework: Computer Architecture and Design, Computer Operating System Design, Machine Learning Fundamentals, Back End Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms
Military Technical School - Nuclear Engineering Technology
03.2018
Relevant Coursework: Digital Logic Fundamentals, Circuit Analysis, Electronics Troubleshooting, Physics, Thermodynamics, Material Science, Reactor Dynamics, Water Chemistry, Reactor Safety Systems, Reactor Operations
Skills
- Network troubleshooting
- System administration
- Windows server
- Troubleshooting
- Virtualization technologies
- Active directory
- Experience with VMWare
- SolarWinds support
- Scripting and Automation
- Soldering and wiring
- Digital electronics
- Test equipment operation
Certification
- CCNA - In Progress - (2025)
- Comptia Security+ (2024)
- Comptia Network+ (2023)
- ITILv4 Foundations (2024)
Timeline
Leading Electronics Technician / Systems Administrator - U.S. Navy — Nuclear Power Training Unit
01.2023 - Current
Shipboard Systems Administrator / Lead Electronics Technician - U.S. Navy — USS California
12.2018 - 12.2022
Western Governors University - Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Naval Nuclear A School / Power School - Military Technical School, Nuclear Engineering Technology
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