Deven Watson
Clarksburg
Summary
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST Results-driven professional with an active Top Secret/SCI, 5+ years of leadership experience in the United States Army Signal Corps. Quick learner with strong problem solving, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills with a proven ability to adapt and perform under pressure in diverse environments. Highly motivated, reliable team player willing to contribute to the overall success of an organization.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Specialist
U.S. ARMY
- Served honorably for 5+ years with distinction.
Sales Consultant
Jenkins Subaru
11.2024 - 11.2025
- Developed strong product knowledge to provide effective customer solutions.
- Assisted customers in selecting appropriate products based on needs and preferences.
- Demonstrated adaptability by quickly learning new inventory management systems.
- Collaborated with team members to enhance customer service experiences.
Cybersecurity ISSM
U.S. Army 114th Signal BN
01.2023 - 10.2024
- Actively performed vulnerability scanning, alerting, and remediation efforts on two moderate sized independent networks utilizing various tools such as Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS)
- Managed over 500 personnel accounts and maintained compliance with federal laws and regulations in a multi-departmental and joint environment.
- Utilized Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMass) to facilitate and support Authorities to Operate (ATOs) and maintaining federal network accreditation. Ensured networks and networked systems complied with DoD baseline controls and NIST publications for compliance.
- Responsible for ensuring compliance with government and company security policies, processes, procedures, tactics, and techniques across multiple information assurance domains.
- Performed periodic and on-demand audits ACAS scans and vulnerability assessments, including user accounts, application access, file system and external Web integrity scans to determine compliance with successful external DoD auditing.
COMSEC Clerk
U.S. Army Network Enterprise Center
01.2021 - 11.2022
- Maintained over 3000-line items of COMSEC Material as a COMSEC Custodian in support of 39th Signal Battalion.
- Information systems operator-analyst supervises, installs, operates and performs unit level maintenance on multi-functional/multi-user information processing systems, peripheral equipment, and associated devices in mobile fixed facilities.
- Served as a member of the Personnel Reliability Program (PRP), managed Secret and Top Secret/SCI cryptographic devices.
- Performed checks and audits on equipment assigned to local receipt holders.
- Managed the Local COMSEC Account for Brigade and down trace units.
- Maintain record keeping and management of COMSEC Material and Equipment with 100% accuracy.
Satellite Technician
U.S. Army Network Enterprise Center
12.2019 - 12.2020
- Provided continuous operations, maintenance, and expert assistance on mission and circuit activations from inception through mission completion for Time Division Multiple Access and Frequency Division Multiple Access Missions in Mission Critical Areas of Operation.
- Shift team leader, responsible for the Military Strategic and Tactical Relay system which provided the President of the United States, Secretary of Defense and Supreme Allied Commander Europe with satellite communications with low probability of interception.
- Conducted real-time spectrum monitoring, troubleshooting and fault correction of anomalies and abnormalities.
- Managed multiple systems supporting the Supreme Allied Commander-Europe/Commander, U.S. European Command.
- Conducted monthly, quarterly, and annual maintenance on all antennas, equipment and cryptographic devices to ensure reliable communications and mission success.
- Trained 35+ SATCOM Operators upon arrival to the unit to ensure an understanding of signal flow, maximum efficiency with equipment, and develop their troubleshooting skills.
Education
High School Diploma -
Philip Barbour
Phillippi, WV05-2019
Skills
- Inventory control
- Policy/program development
- Results-oriented
- Operations Management
- Cross-functional
- Sound judgment
- Team management
- Supervision and training
- Self-motivated
- Customer relations
- Analytical thinking
- Expert problem solving
Certification
- Security + Certified
- Nuclear Personnel Reliability Certified (NPRP)
- AESS (Army Endpoint Security Solution) Certified eMASS (Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service) Certified
- COMSEC Management Course: 2020
- MS Word Basic/Advanced, Excel Basic/Advanced, PowerPoint Basic/Advanced
Timeline
Sales Consultant
Jenkins Subaru
11.2024 - 11.2025
Cybersecurity ISSM
U.S. Army 114th Signal BN
01.2023 - 10.2024
COMSEC Clerk
U.S. Army Network Enterprise Center
01.2021 - 11.2022
Satellite Technician
U.S. Army Network Enterprise Center
12.2019 - 12.2020
Specialist
U.S. ARMY
High School Diploma -
Philip Barbour