Fernando Perez, CW5 (Ret.)
Riverview,FL
Summary
Seasoned Technical Advisor with over 25 years of experience overseeing IT documentation to provide pivotal technical assessment and advisory services. Strong information technology professional with extensive knowledge in communication networks, enterprise information facilities and systems, enterprise management tools and cyber security. Skilled at leading and managing teams, Network Operations and Management, Enterprise Information Systems, Communications Planning and Engineering, Strategic and Tactical Communications. Government/Military Experience. Top Secret Security Clearance
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Technical Advisor
311th Theater Signal Command
Fort Shafter, HI
07.2019 - 08.2022
- Served as principle advisor to the Commanding General on all aspects of enterprise-level information technology, engineering, and network management in support of day-to-day operations, contingencies, continuity of operations.
- Collaborated and established partnerships with Industry Partners to gain knowledge of cutting-edge technologies in order to articulate potential solutions to command
- Advised project managers on simultaneous enterprise level technical projects in support of Project Convergence, Mission Partner Environment, data center consolidation, Commercial Solutions for Classified, modernization, and network upgrades.
- Ensured enterprise data center compliance with operational, administrative, and security requirements for classified material.
- Coordinated network troubleshooting and restoration of communications paths with local and external service providers to maintain robust network and sub-networks.
- Developed policy recommendations and provided technical guidance and advice to commander and staffs on management and operation of information networks and enterprise systems.
Senior Technical Advisor
United States Forces Korea, J6
Camp Humphreys, South Korea
07.2018 - 07.2019
- Responsible for direct mission support and anticipating enterprise service support operational challenges in order to provide agile technical and process solutions for enterprise communication services, network operations, and cybersecurity operations.
- Collaborated with Network Operations Center engineers and technicians to troubleshoot and resolve a myriad of network and system issues and outages.
- Worked with engineers and communications planners to develop a resilient continuity of operations and disaster recovery plan to provide seamless enterprise communications restoration in the event of unforeseen enterprise outage.
- Gathered, validated, and provided the command's new enterprise data center IT requirements to engineers and planners in order to ensure the command's current and future IT demands were met.
Chief Technical Off
United States Africa Command, J6
Stuttgart, Germany
07.2015 - 07.2018
- Primary responsibility as the technical manager for maturing, articulating and executing the strategic Command and Control and Cyber vision of the J6 supporting the Combatant Commander's mission objectives. Responsible for direct mission support and anticipating C2 service support operational challenges in order to provide agile technical and process solutions for C2 mission services, Network Operations, and Cyber-Security Operations.
- Provided oversight on several projects to include CSfC for deployable kits, enterprise VTC systems, LEO satcom testing, MPE for coalition support, and wide area network improvements.
- Coordinated with organization's network operations and security center providing 24x7 network monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident management of enterprise network and data center environments to include IT platforms, network services, hardware and software applications.
- Provided detailed network status reports on key metrics to include bandwidth utilization, up and down time statistics, and infrastructure issues - power, environmental. Investigated system issues and coordinated with support agencies to implement resolutions to reduce downtime.
- Led telecommunication room remediation effort to tackle and fix infrastructure, power, and environmental issues across 100+ facilities to support communications systems upgrades.
Education
Master of Science - Information Technology Management
University of Maryland Global Campus
Maryland2020
Skills
- Project Management Professional (PMP) #1815967, 15 May 20
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) #486923, 31 July 2014
- Strategic and Tactical SATCOM
- Network & Transport Technologies
- Army IT Enterprise Systems
- Previous Assignments as a Warrant Officer: USARPAC G6 Senior Technical Advisor (2011-2015), 3d Expeditionary Sustainment Cmd G6 Senior Network Tech (2008-2011), Fort Buckner Teleport Station Manager (2005-2008), 41st Sig Bn Network Tech (2003-2005), 142nd Sig Bde Network Tech (2000-2003), CENTCOM J6 CUOPS (2001), CPTANGO SATCOM OIC, South Korea (1999-2000)
Timeline
Chief Technical Advisor
311th Theater Signal Command
07.2019 - 08.2022
Senior Technical Advisor
United States Forces Korea, J6
07.2018 - 07.2019
Chief Technical Off
United States Africa Command, J6
07.2015 - 07.2018
Master of Science - Information Technology Management
University of Maryland Global Campus