As the Divisional LPO and Directorate RPPO, I supervised a team of three sailors to maintain support of command mission and exercises
I coordinated the purchases of a multitude of IT assets to include peripherals, office supplies, TVs, IPhones and Broadband Global Are Network devices
Coordinated with various departments to develop and following through with a plan to refurbish and stand up two networks at the C7F hot site to meet the demand of the organization to be able to perform various missions
Tracked and provided experience for 50 C7F AOR units regarding HBSS/ACAS scans, cyber incident reporting and procedures, troubleshooting remedies on 5000 networks
Provided leadership and mentorship to three sailors as N641 LPO for one year in which we worked as a team to ensure the command had the IT equipment they needed in support of flag level missions
Tracked, purchased and distributed up to 900,000$ worth of IT assets to include VTS equipment, peripherals, and BGAN/Fly Away kits as well as day to day office supplies to ensure the staff, who was always changing, was always capable of maintaining command and control of the entire fleet
Training Assistant
NTCS San Diego
07.2016 - 02.2018
As training assistant at NTCS San Diego, I coordinated and tracked the training progress of the entire command to include 200 enlisted, officers and civilians for 2 years
I focused on developing a long range and short range training plan in order to properly distribute required military training and well as in rate knowledge
In addition I was the Command Readiness Training Team Coordinated and was tasked with reviewing and approving in rate IT drill package scenarios
Reviewed and revised 60 individual drill packages ranging from Cyber Security issues, network troubleshooting and communication outages that were vital to the overall score of 98.8 for the Unit Level Training Readiness Assessment-Sustainment
Coordinated and provided the training of 200 sailors to further enhance their skills in software/hardware troubleshooting, communication abilities and general basic IT knowledge base
ISSO Help Desk
USS America
01.2010 - 07.2016
As ISSO I was assigned with maintaining the ship’s Cyber Security posture and general crew knowledge of Information Assurance related issues
I performed daily scanning duties of HBSS/ACAS scans of the network and troubleshot any issues that arisen from them
I also supported the Help Desk division by being motivated to keep an eye out on trouble tickets during downtime to elevate the burden of the ADP shop and to keep my troubleshooting skills in line with the updated software and hardware
SOVT a new HBSS install that was vital to maintaining the ship’s Cyber Security Posture
Played a key role in the software implementation, blade server install and providing instant troubleshooting actions to alleviate any issues that appeared
Performed troubleshooting expertise and suburb customer support augmenting to the ADP shop by working on and closing 1000 trouble calls in support of the commands missions and to ensure jets could still fly
As the commissioning crew, I played a key role in setting up the Cyber Security Division for USS America
Utilizing my skills in communication and problem solving, I assured all crew members and civilians met to requirements to access three separate network enclaves as well as ensuing those enclaves were credited to be in operation
This including performing HBSS baseline scans, server blade maintenance and starting up the ships Cyber Security Workforce program
SYSADMIN
USS Blue Ridge
06.2007 - 01.2010
As administrator I was in charge of maintaining and troubleshooting various servers and assets across three separate classification enclaves ensuring a 99% up time in all areas for two years
Additionally I was a member of the Command Medical Training team in which I organized, trained and evaluated drill scenarios in order to enhance crew performance and knowledge
SOVT Radiant Mercury and ISNS Compose installs providing basic troubleshooting knowledge and experience to ensure a smooth transition from the old system to the new
As SI Watch Supervisor, I provided leadership and shared experience to 4 watch standers providing ample customer service across two classified domains and one unclassified domain to include troubleshooting hardware and software issues helping keep the crew and staff capable of performing SI Ops and missions
Directly responsible for implementation of guidelines to ensure compliance with SSO Navy accreditation and requirements
This played a big part in allowing C7F and USS Blue Ridge to continue with their mission of Fleet level Command and Control
Facilitated 25 basic medical drills and dedicated over 30 hours of Emergency Medical Training for two commands as a Medical Training Team member
Doing so resulted in a 98% score during the Battle Efficiency testing phase
SCI Operator
USS Lake Erie
10.2004 - 06.2007
As SCI/ADNS Operator, I maintained UARNOC/PRNOC with a 98% uplink status with zero operator discrepancies in support of USS Lake Erie daily requirements and BMD testing missions and shot exercises
Maintained the Ships Signal Exploitation Space’s EKMS/CMS safe to include inventory, destruction of key-mat, and loading of various SCI equipment and keys
Received and validated of more than 500 time-sensitive messages and provided over 45 maintenance hours to the SCI ADNS system and JWICS network ensuring maximum sustainability
Provided over 20 hours of off duty time to train seven personnel on the procedures regarding the loading and proper storage of CMS materials resulting in more flexibility for SSE watch standing teams
Was hand-picked by the command CMC, due to my impeccable professionalism, to represent the ship as an official Honor Guard member
Traveled to various locations to participate in numerous parades, change of commands and retirement ceremonies
Education
Bachelor Of Science In Information Technology - Computer Information Systems
University of Phoenix
Online Campus
09.2024
Skills
Network administration
Troubleshooting
Project coordination
Personnel management
Customer service
Network outages mitigation
Helpdesk support
Trouble ticket management
Computersoftware
HBSS – Received training from the navy and received certificates from HBSS Basic and HBSS advanced.
GCCS-M System Administrator – Provided by the US Navy while in San Diego prior to reporting to USS America. Received official NEC.
NTCSS – Provided by the US Navy while in San Diego prior to reporting to USS America. Received official NEC.
ADP Program III System Administrator – Provided by the Navy while station onboard NIOC HI.
Information System Administration (Windows) – Provided by the US Navy while onboard USS Blue Ridge. Received official NEC.
Honorsandawards
FLOC – COMSEVENTHFLT
NAM – COMSEVENTHFLT
NAM – NCTS SD
NAM – USS Blue Ridge
NAM – USS America
MUC – USS America
JCOM – NIOC HI
Specialhiringauthority
Veteran preference
Federalexperience
Yes; Active Duty Military
Clearance
TS SCI Eligible. Currently undergoing routine reinvestigation
References
Anthony Melton, ITC/N64 LCPO, COMSEVENTHFLT, Anthony.Melton@lcc19.navy.mil, 315-453-2124 Ext 7671, 080-9352-2512, Chief within the same directorate and mentor.
Anthony Coleman, IT1/LPO, Assault Craft Unit 5, Anthony.O.Coleman@navy.mil, 760-801-4322, 504-617-5310, LPO while stationed at NTCS San Diego
Stacey Kandas, Assessments Analyst, Booz Allen Hamilton, Kandas_stacey@bah.com, 315-622-7421, Prior Division Officer for N65 at COMSEVENTHFLT and Mentor
Coleco Yates, Contract Specialist, SPAWAR, Coleco.Yates1@navy.mil, 619-553-3328, 858-321-0579, Co-Worker while stationed at NTCS San Diego
Training
Received two weeks of SCI Networks training at Point Loma CA learning troubleshooting techniques for ADNS and services across SCI Domains.
Completed Network Security Vulnerability Technician School in Yokosuka Japan for 1 ½ months learning about windows software exploits to better harden the system/network’s cyber posture to enhance network availability.
Received certification from CompTIA in Security+ after completing a 2 week boot camp and taking an exam.
Internetworking Technician Apprenticeship Certification (US Department of Labor)
Personal Information
Citizenship: Yes
Timeline
LPO/ISSO/RPPO
COMSEVENFLT
02.2018 - 08.2020
Training Assistant
NTCS San Diego
07.2016 - 02.2018
ISSO Help Desk
USS America
01.2010 - 07.2016
SYSADMIN
USS Blue Ridge
06.2007 - 01.2010
SCI Operator
USS Lake Erie
10.2004 - 06.2007
Bachelor Of Science In Information Technology - Computer Information Systems