Familiar with VISTA and CPRS Electronic Health Records systems
Provided remote WAN support to VA medical facilities thru out the United States and worldwide
Certified US Air Force Instructor – US Air Force enlisted – 20 years
Security Clearances to include:
Active – Public Trust with the US Department of Veterans Affairs
Inactive – Secret thru Top Secret SCI with the US Department of Defense
Inactive – Security clearance with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Network Manager
Department of Veterans Affairs
Eastern Oklahoma
Provided coordination and leadership between the local IT staff, Biomed, medical system vendors and key stakeholders for medical center operations along with designing and implementing new medical systems
Site project lead for the installation of the facilities’ new wireless network consisting of over 600 new access points and 30 additional network switches
Coordinated the installation between facility leadership, engineering services, multiple vendors and the VA Campus Wireless LAN team
Project lauded as one of the smoothest installs seen and was completed a week early
Responsible for all network operations for the medical facility including 7 remote locations supporting over 1200 users and over 1400 network client systems
Local IT Leadership:
Designated Deputy Facility Chief Information Officer
Provides training and guidance to local IT and Biomed staff for network and client issues
Proficient in providing virtual training to individuals and groups via Microsoft Teams
Experience in using Service Now trouble ticking system
Experience in using various network monitoring tools to include Live Action and SolarWinds
IT Instructor
US Air Force
Certified US Air Force instructor – Awarded associate’s degree in education by the Community Collage of the Air Force
Developed from scratch the US Air Force’s Microsoft Exchange 2003 administrator course and personally provided over 336 hours of hands-on instruction on Exchange 2003, Microsoft Server 2003, and Active Directory using Terminal Services
Designed course network and lab providing realistic training
Skills
Network security
Wireless network design
Electronic health records
IT project management
ServiceNow troubleshooting
Customer relationship management
MISC
Highly proficient with Microsoft Office
History of quick adaptation with new technologies
Over 16 years’ direct supervisor experience as a Non-Commissioned officer in the US Air Force.
Proficient in writing performance reports and other performance documentation
Provided mentorship and career guidance to help subordinates reach their full potential
Multiple assignments as the Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge of work sections, responsible for team performance and day-to-day operations
Performance report quote; “Exemplifies a combination of professionalism, technical knowledge and leadership.”
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