Joseph Barber
U.S Army Satellite Operator And Maintainer / Circuit Controller
Fort Belvoir,Virginia
Summary
I am a highly motivated person with 4 years of experience in a SCIF SATCOM facility. I have my TS -SCI. I'm an experienced media and communication equipment worker with broad knowledge of principles and operations of variety of electronic equipment; possessing excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with ability to interpret technical drawings and schematics.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
US Army
U.S Army
Fort Belvoir, VA
08.2019 - Current
- Performed inspections, diagnostics and troubleshooting on structures, equipment, devices, and determined appropriate repair work.
- Performed installations and conducted repair work on MET, Legacy, & FAB-T terminals to assure that communication lines are always up.
- Build, destroy and maintain full circuits via ethernet, virtual or fiber connections; handling a average of 500 devices during each 12-hour shift.
- Documented repairs and maintenance performed and provided supervisor with regular reports.
- Read and interpreted circuit prints, blueprints, schematics and drawings to efficiently complete job tasks and projects.
Satellite Operator and Maintainer
US Army
Fort Belvoir, VA
08.2019 - Current
- Operated and maintained on active missions that ran through the AN/USC -28's system, FAB-T terminals, and EBEMS which allowed me to understand signal flow, learn how to build missions from scratch, and patch missions through at least 40 modems in a fast paced dynamic environment.
- Perform duties as a Telecommunications Technician for a Media Gateway and Global Information Grid (GIG) facility consisting of a Defense Satellite Communications Systems (SATCOM) facility, Primary Technical Control Facility (TCF), and a TROJAN Network Control Center (TNCC) that provide support to the Office of the President of the United States (POTUS), White House Communications Agency (WHCA), National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC), Secretary of Defense (SECDEF), Department of Defense (DOD), Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), Unified Combatant Commanders (UCC), Intelligence Community, and other federal agencies with 24 hour world-wide command, control, communications, and intelligence.
- Been in charge of maintaining and operating on a SATCOM facility valued at an excess of $45,000,000 while assuring that missions supporting the highest of our governments' leaders were always up
Circuit Controller
US Army
Fort Belvoir, VA
08.2019 - Current
- Serves as an IT Specialist and a Telecommunications Systems Technician in a tier two Earth Terminal Complex (ETC), which provides continuous secure telecommunications support to a wide variety of official users worldwide twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Responsible for interfacing with the various secure computers, data, facsimile, video, voice, and Teletype systems, as well as all other circuits entering, exiting, and existing in the mainframe computer systems linked to the Tech Control Facility (TCF) inside of a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF).
- Perform circuit activation including cable fabrication and other installation requirements to satisfy the completion of approved and emergency circuit requirements; supervise all Preventative Maintenance Checks and Services (PMCS) and operator level demand maintenance on all assigned communication equipment. In addition to the installation, removal, and maintenance of Communications Circuit System Designator’s (CCSD) in cooperation of the Node Site Coordinator in Circuit Actions.
- Responsible for troubleshooting, testing, and the installation of cryptographic, satellite, security, and other electronic communications equipment and systems; Provide the Command Staff and Operations Chief with sound technical advice in an effort to support the mission, polices, and regulations directed by higher headquarters and other governmental agencies. Very well versed in maintaining, repairing, and troubleshooting while insuring the continuous movement of voice and data communications from one location to another via such major communications networks as Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) Satellite Trunks, Ground Mobile Forces (GMF) missions, White House Communications Agency (WHCA) missions, National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC) missions, Spread Spectrum Multiple Access (SSMA) missions and communications utilizing the AN/USC-28 modem, operations and maintenance of the AN/FRC-181 Military Strategic Tactical and Relay (MILSTAR) Command Post Terminal, complex circuits and systems; Interpreting schematic diagrams, single line diagrams, and drawings.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Rehabilitation Services
University of Texas Rio Grande-Valley
Edinburg, TX 08.2012 - 05.2015
Skills
Experienced, trained and certified with the Matrix system I have the knowledge and capabilities to buildlinks through the matrix that can virtually path through PCU's or cablesundefined
Timeline
US Army
U.S Army
08.2019 - Current
Satellite Operator and Maintainer
US Army
08.2019 - Current
Circuit Controller
US Army
08.2019 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Rehabilitation Services
University of Texas Rio Grande-Valley
08.2012 - 05.2015
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