DANIEL WHEAT

• Operated Palo Alto and ELK Stack as cyber defense technician for OCONUS Special Air Missions, ensuring secure communications for VIPs.
• Prepared NIPR/SIPR/commercial servers to upgrade monitoring software, expanding network traffic coverage from 10% to 100%.
• Monitored over 10GB of NIPR network traffic across 16 missions, ensuring secure communications aboard VIP aircraft.

• Revamped squadron training program which included (re)training 10 other Comsec Responsible Officers, and over 60 operators.
• Oversaw equipment upkeep and encryption for comm systems supporting Special Air Missions.
• Enforced policies and procedures while responding promptly to routine issues and requests.

• Led the Communication Security program and served as the second security manager for a squadron of over 400 personnel.
• Trained 300+ personnel in ground-based Identify Friend-or-Foe procedures, enhancing secure air traffic control.
• Personally oversaw more than 70 peoples' security clearances for proper upgrade or renewal.
• Imaged and oversaw security of 10 standalone SIPR laptops.

• Conducted daily equipment checks to ensure 2200 NSA assets met military and federal operational safe-passage requirements.
• Provided Communication Security for a total of 30 aircraft across 4 different platforms. Which included loading crypto onto the aircrafts during flight prep before Real-World operations.
• Prepared, programmed laptops and tested new back-up secure communication system for all KC-135's operating in hostile airspace.
• Briefed leadership on operational status, risks, corrective actions for mission execution.

• Prepared comm kits containing cryptographic equipment to facilitate secure communications and safe-passage for KC-135's.
• Programmed Simple Key Loaders(SKL's) to securely store and transmit cryptographic keys to secure radios, comm equipment, computers and gps based systems.
• Trained aircrew how to operate SKL's and to perform paper-based Identify Friend-or-Foe procedures.
• Acquired specialized training to build Real-World Crew Mission Folders, which contained charts of missions and detailed instructions for comm systems to ensure proper execution of OPLAN mission(s).

3D0X3 training containing 26 semester credit hours.

1B4X1 training containing 52 semester credit hours