David Ellis
West Palm Beach,FL
Summary
Highly accomplished IT and communications professional with proven experience leading teams of up to 47 personnel in high-stakes military environments. My expertise includes administering complex shipboard and enterprise networks, managing thousands of information systems, and successfully resolving over 4,600 technical trouble tickets. I have a strong background in security, having flawlessly managed communications assets valued in the millions and thousands of COMSEC items. Additionally, I am skilled in knowledge management, having built and administered SharePoint portals for critical military operations.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Portal Manager
USSOUTHCOM
12.2024 - 12.2025
- JWICS VTC(Video Teleconference) Manager- led 4 personnel in the management of 422 video teleconferences, provided training to 34 personnel on capabilities and proper use of conference room's suite, troubleshot 87 conferences assisting with display, audio, and connectivity issues.
- Knowledge Manager- Managed SOUTHCOM J2 sharepoint portal, using Microsoft 365 sharepoint tool. Built and managed 3 sharepoint pages for use during SOUTHCOM high interest operations and exercises.
- IT Helpdesk Technician- Completed 120 trouble tickets encapsulating install of 32 workstations, troubleshot 72 workstation malfunctions, and trained 16 personnel on workstation and network use.
- Hours per week: 40
Network Security Lead Petty Officer
LCC-19 BLUE RIDGE
11.2021 - 11.2024
- System Administrator(SYSADMIN)- Led 47 Sailors in security and monitoring of eight servers and 1,800 shipboard information systems in support of Seventh Fleet, USS Blue Ridge, and embarked staff. Managed the CANES network on USS Blue Ridge.
- ADNS(Automated Digital Network Switch) Subject Matter Expert- Led 26 personnel in the operation of a Linux based $2,334,000 communications suite consisting of 7 IP circuits and 274 cryptographic items delivering command and control capabilities to U.S. Commander Seventh Fleet and USS Blue Ridge.
- COMSEC(Communication Security) Manager- Managed 2,341 COMSEC items and equipment servicing 74 COMSEC user accounts. Streamlined COMSEC operations by implementing three checklists for 11 required actions. Ensured proper handling, accountability, and destruction of 1,554 COMSEC items with zero incidents.
- Hours per week: 80
Information Assurance Technician
NAVCOMTELSTA FAR EAST DET ATSUGI
08.2018 - 08.2021
- Asset Manager- Responsible for 499 line items worth $200,000 of Naval Air Facility Atsugi network equipment encapsulating workstations, encryption devices, switches, routers, printers, classified and unclassified key tape, and peripheral devices. Serviced 24 commands stationed on Naval Air Station Atsugi.
- System Administrator(SYSADMIN)- Completed 4,491 trouble tickets on basic workstation malfunctions, network connectivity, and changes to network infrastructure for classified and unclassified network.
- Hours per week: 40
Education
Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity Technology
University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD12-2025
Skills
- Network troubleshooting
- Technical support
- Hardware troubleshooting
- Customer service
- Training and mentoring
- Attention to detail
Certification
Comptia A+
Comptia Sec+
Language skills
Japanese Spoken: Novice | Written: None | Read: Intermediate
Timeline
Portal Manager
USSOUTHCOM
12.2024 - 12.2025
Network Security Lead Petty Officer
LCC-19 BLUE RIDGE
11.2021 - 11.2024
Information Assurance Technician
NAVCOMTELSTA FAR EAST DET ATSUGI
08.2018 - 08.2021
Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity Technology
University of Maryland Global Campus
Job-related training
- Navy NECs:
- 746A- Information System Administrator
- 735A- CANES System Administrator