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Dustin Aitkin

Training Technician, Signal Operations Support Specialist, United States Army
Lancaster, Pennsylvania,Pennsylvania
Dustin Aitkin

Summary

A Veteran of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, with ten years of experience in a variety of environments in both full time and part time status'. Experience in this position includes roles as an Instructor, being in charge of a Re-transmission team during missions, troubleshooting a variety of radio, computer and Satellite based communications systems, as well as responding to emergency events such as winter storms, hurricanes, and peacekeeping missions imbedded with Law Enforcement personnel. Much of the experience has been customer-facing, and has included many unique situations that required quick thinking, excellent decision making skills, constant troubleshooting, and the ability to work with any individual that either works within the organization or requires assistance from the organization. This experience has included working both alone and with teams for long periods of time, and has developed a comfort working in both environments with little supervision.

Work History

Department Of Defense
Annville, Pennsylvania

Training Technician
01.2018 - Current

Job overview

  • 40 hours a week
  • Trained up to one - thousand operators yearly on simulations systems, and assisted operators with training thousands of soldiers in their organic units
  • Safety Officer that assisted with identifying best safety practices for facilities and ensured compliance of all employees and customers
  • Maintained spreadsheets and Google drives tracking section equipment numbers as well as functional status of said equipment
  • Established training model for current duty station to meet updated army guidelines regarding basic rifle qualification
  • Assisted section with maintaining scheduled training on a weekly basis, and worked with co-workers to adjust to changes as issues arose arose

United States Army National Guard
Annville, Pennsylvania

Signal Support Systems Specialist
01.2013 - Current

Job overview

  • Hours vary; from two days a month up 32 hours to 30 days a month and a variety of hours
  • Provided maintenance and technical assistance to commanders and staff in regards to signal support systems.
  • Supervised and assisted with battlefield signal support systems and terminal devices.
  • Utilized technical equipment to monitor network status in operational environments.
  • Trained users to connect to and utilize Local Area Networks (LANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs).
  • Part-time work conducted during monthly drills, annual trainings, as well as Federal and State activations

Trinity Solar
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Senior Energy Consultant
08.2017 - 12.2017

Job overview

  • Fulltime, 40 hours a week
  • Managed assigned territories, establishing networks to meet monthly sales goals
  • Coordinated with coworkers to build successful book of business, and customer referral networks
  • Educated customers and local communities, including HOA's and government officials, as to the benefits of Solar Energy

SolarCity
Manheim, Pennsylvania

Energy Consultant
01.2016 - 08.2017

Job overview

  • Fulltime, 40 hours a week
  • Managed assigned territories, establishing networks to meet monthly sales goals
  • Coordinated with coworkers to build successful book of business, and customer referral networks
  • Educated customers and local communities, including HOA's and government officials, as to the benefits of Solar Energy.

Comcast
State College, Pennsylvania

Xfinity Sales
01.2015 - 01.2016

Job overview

  • Fulltime, 40 hours a week
  • Managed assigned territory, and designed plans to effectively build sales funnel to maximize monthly sales
  • Set appointments and managed accounts up to installation, and after to build referral networks
  • Dealt directly with former customers, convincing former customers to return to the company.

Supportive Concepts for Families
Lewistown, Pennsylvania

Residential Specialist
01.2014 - 01.2015

Job overview

  • Fulltime, 40 hours a week
  • Planned and executed daily plans for consumers with autism a full and healthy life
  • Met with staff to coordinate treatment/meet needs of consumer including medication usage, spending habits, meals, etc.

Education

American Military University
Charles Town, WV

Bachelor of Arts from Homeland Security
11.2022

Skills

  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Operational Planning
  • Active Listening
  • First Aid
  • Emergency Situations
  • Military Operations
  • Weapons Management
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Effective Working Relationships
  • Safety and Risk Assessments
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Systems Analysis

Affiliations

United States Army Signal Regiment

Additional Information

Eight years of Mixed Martial Arts experience

Basic Rifle Marksmanship instructor

Familiar with Microsoft Products


Languages

Russian
Limited Working

Timeline

Training Technician

Department Of Defense
01.2018 - Current

Senior Energy Consultant

Trinity Solar
08.2017 - 12.2017

Energy Consultant

SolarCity
01.2016 - 08.2017

Xfinity Sales

Comcast
01.2015 - 01.2016

Residential Specialist

Supportive Concepts for Families
01.2014 - 01.2015

Signal Support Systems Specialist

United States Army National Guard
01.2013 - Current

American Military University

Bachelor of Arts from Homeland Security
Dustin AitkinTraining Technician, Signal Operations Support Specialist, United States Army