Freddie Grant
St. Petersburg,FL
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Network Security
USS Carl Vinson
San Diego , CA
07.2019 - Current
- Provided oversight in the creation of 3,304, resolution of 5,457 trouble tickets and 40 Data Loss Prevention Violations.
- Worked outside his rate, leading 7 Electronic Technicians in the 13 million dollar upgrade of the ship's Hierarchical Yet Dynamically Reprogrammable Architecture (HYDRA) which greatly enhanced the ships abilities to communicate.
- As the Combat Systems Security Manager, I completed 25 space certifications, updated and created 30 access list and updated 45 security clearances for Combat Systems personnel, increasing the department's security posture.
Executive Communications Advancer
USCENTCOM
Tampa , FL
03.2016 - 04.2019
- Deployed over 300 days, conducting missions and managing personnel during vital real-time, decision maing, persistent and reliable Command Control Communications Computer and Intelligence support for the Central Command General and his staff through the CENTCOM area of responsibility.
- Responsible in the management and maintenance of the Executive Communications branch's mission essential equipment and controlled cryptographic items, over 500 line items, that were vital in the execution to mission success.
- Managed personnel on the pre-wiring of 3 different types of aircraft, providing 100% operability for the Commander and his staff during mission transit.
Station Duty Officer
NAVCOMTELSTA Naples Italy
Naples, Italy
01.2013 - 02.2016
- Led 9 sailors in the establishment and maintenance of 108 Maritime and 106 Ground Mobile Force missions providing persistent and reliable Super High and Extremely High Frequency(SHF/EHF) communications in support of forces operating in the EUCOM, AFRICOM, and CENTCOM areas of responsibility.
- Responsible for the watch to watch maintenance of 14 SHF/AEHF Earth terminals resulting in maintaining continuous link for Radio Frequency terminations with the AOR.
- Trained 6 personnel which led to 5 new Satellite Communications operators and 1 new Station Duty Officer.
C4I Requirements Manager
DIA DET PACOM
Honolulu, HI
09.2009 - 10.2012
- Provided computer specifications led to the successful upgrade to Microsoft Office 2007 on 400 workstations.
- Directed the installation of 100 workstations across 2 divisions during a command wide workstation refresh.
- Managed the validation and completion of 150 new requirements for intelligence analysts in support of local exercises and real world missions.
- Provided support installing network cable, workstations, VOIPs, and Tandberg video conferencing equipment during 2 annual USPACOM exercises, ensuring 100% network connectivity.
- Prepared and provided a detailed user account report to Windows engineers which led to a successful migration from PACOM to DoDIIS networks.
LAN Hardware/Flag Information Technician
COMSEVENTHFLT
Yokosuka, Japan
08.2006 - 08.2009
- Managed 26 personnel in completing daily taskings, including the correction of over 295 trouble tickets while temporarily filling in as Leading Petty Officer of the division.
- Directed a 15 person team in the reconfiguration of more than 125 exercise workstations and 39 Voice Over IP phones in support of joint exercise Ulchi Focus Lens 2007.
- Responsible for the correction of 50 Flag/Assistant Chief of Staff trouble tickets and provided support for the staff's Blackberry accounts after switching to the Flag Information Systems division.
GCCS System Administrator
USS John F. Kennedy
Mayport , FL
02.2004 - 05.2006
- Resolved 487 trouble calls for Global Command and Control Systems-Maritime, Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange System and Secret Compartmented Information IT-21 Local Area Networks resulting in continuous real time tactical display and communications for the US and Allied Forces.
- Provided support in preparing the GCCS LAN for the 2004 deployment by creating accounts configuring and updating machines.
Communications Operator
CTF 67
Naples, Italy
01.2002 - 01.2004
- Instrumental in resolving trouble calls for the Combined Staff Communications Center resulting in expedient resolution of equipment and software failures.
- Processed over 1200 outgoing and 16000 incoming messages for subordinate units operating throughout the European theater.
- As a watch supervisor, he was responsible for providing a common operating picture to COMSIXTHFLT units by ensuring optimum maintenance of the Global Command and Control System-Maritime (GCCS-M).
- Supervised a watch team that processed over 2000 messages a day, supporting seven commands operating throughout the European theater.
- Trained 3 new personnel on watch standing procedures resulting in them completing their qualifications ahead of schedule.
Education
No Degree - Military Information Systems Technology
Service School Great Lakes
Great Lakes, ILNEC H09A - CANES AN/USQ-208(V) System Administrator
IWTC SDGO 32ND STREET
San Diego, CANEC H40A - Autonomic Logistics Information Systems Manager
Naval Base Kitsap
Bremerton, WA06.2020
NEC 735A - Information Systems Security Manager
IWTC SDGO 32ND STREET
San Diego, CA05.2019
NEC H02A - Strategic SHF SATCOM Systems /WGS/DSCS Operator
ASIGSCH FORT GORDON
Augusta, GA12.2012
NEC 2735 - Systems Administrator J-Netcore
FLTTC SDIEGO
San Diego, CA06.2006
Skills
- Project Management
- Problem Solving
- Executive and Enterprise IT Support
- Active Directory Users and Computers
- Microsoft Exchange
- Asset Management
- Voice Over Internet Protocol(VOIP) call manager
- Assured Compliance Assessment Solution
- Host Based Security System
- Super High Frequency X and Ka Band
Additional Information
SECURITY CLEARANCE
- DoD Top Secret/SCI - Currently under reinvestigation and renewal
Timeline
Network Security
USS Carl Vinson
07.2019 - Current
Executive Communications Advancer
USCENTCOM
03.2016 - 04.2019
Station Duty Officer
NAVCOMTELSTA Naples Italy
01.2013 - 02.2016
C4I Requirements Manager
DIA DET PACOM
09.2009 - 10.2012
LAN Hardware/Flag Information Technician
COMSEVENTHFLT
08.2006 - 08.2009
GCCS System Administrator
USS John F. Kennedy
02.2004 - 05.2006
Communications Operator
CTF 67
01.2002 - 01.2004
No Degree - Military Information Systems Technology
Service School Great Lakes
NEC H09A - CANES AN/USQ-208(V) System Administrator
IWTC SDGO 32ND STREET
NEC H40A - Autonomic Logistics Information Systems Manager
Naval Base Kitsap
NEC 735A - Information Systems Security Manager
IWTC SDGO 32ND STREET
NEC H02A - Strategic SHF SATCOM Systems /WGS/DSCS Operator
ASIGSCH FORT GORDON
NEC 2735 - Systems Administrator J-Netcore
FLTTC SDIEGO
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