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Peter L.G. Bilon

Alpine,CA

Summary

Contribute to an efficient business operation, in utilizing both my military and civilian experience in management, technical knowledge, and skills in administration, physical security training, law enforcement, Information Security (COMSEC), customer service, computer systems hardware, and software and office equipment.

Experienced with physical security measures to protect assets and personnel. Utilizes comprehensive security protocols to mitigate risks and enhance safety. Knowledge of surveillance systems, access control, and emergency response procedures to ensure secure environment.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Physical Security Specialist - INFOSEC (0080)

Department of Defense, US Navy, NAVIFOR, NAVAL TELECOMMUNICATION STATION, SAN DIEGO
12.2024 - Current
  • Information Security Specialist, GG-0080-09 that serves as Alternate Communications Security (COMSEC) Account Manager (CAM) with Naval Tele-Communication Station, San Diego (NCTSSD).
  • Knowledgeable and experience in the phases of COMSEC program support, planning and evaluation for NCTSSD and LE’s. Consultant and advisor to the primary COMSEC Account Manager (CAM) and Commanding Officer, NCTSSD, in the development, formulation, installation, and management of policy in all matters (technical and administrative) regarding COMSEC and its support of LEs.
  • Anticipates and evaluates LE requirements and requests and identifies solutions to COMSEC problems.
  • Reviews and updates policies and procedures and analyzes schedules, types of operation, and areas to which deployed. Analyzes and LE incidents that occur, assesses any damage caused by the incident, and takes appropriate actions to minimize future occurrences and any adverse effects on national security. Releases messages on routine COMSEC matters.
  • Develops and/or provides substantive input on written guidance for and local element COMSEC policy and procedures, with particular emphasis on accountability, Two person Integrity (TPI), security, and identification of improper matters.
  • Is thoroughly familiar with all security reference material pertaining to COMSEC, particularly CMS-1 AMEND 1, SECNAVINST 5510.30, SECNAVINST 5510.36 and OPNAVINST 5530.14.
  • Provides command and local element account personnel with information about new or revised COMSEC policies and procedures and their impact on the mission.
  • Produces and distributes Electronic Key in black format, as required or as directed by Controlling Authorities. Performs and documents MGC/AKP system back-ups
  • Transfer Key Encryption Key (TrKEK) changeovers. Reports and anomalies as prescribed in CMS-1B. Ensures all “fixed cycle” COMSEC inventories are properly completed, documented, and a timely report submitted to the Naval COMSEC Material System (NCMS).
  • Ensures that all COMSEC material is maintained in a current status and any material authorized for destruction is properly destroyed, documented, and reported. Ensure prompt and accurate preparation, signature, and submission of all COMSEC correspondence, message, and accounting reports.
  • Designates crypto net members. Coordinates establishment and support of the crypto net by identifying the COMSEC accounts to be issued electronic key, date the material will be implemented, and number of copies to be issued. Report all changes to crypto net configuration.
  • Prescribes the status and effective dates for each edition of controlled electronic key, keeping the central office of records (COR), KMI central facility (CF) primary tier1 station (PT1S) and crypto net members informed. Approves changes in the classification and/or periodicity of the controlled electronic key and notify the COR, CF and PT1S. Specify the key-change time for all systems controlled, choosing a time that will have the least operational impact on the crypto net.
  • Initiates and conducts annual review of all controlled systems to confirm the continuing requirement for electronic key and quantity needed.
  • Directs emergency suppression of electronic key when required. Notify the appropriate authorities of changes in status or implementation date.
  • Registers, prepares and transmits credentials for COMSEC elements for passing of electronic key. Assess the security impact of reports of physical incidents of superseded, effective, and future keying material held, and determine whether or not a compromise has occurred.
  • Grade/Equivalent: GG-09 Step 11
  • Salary: $93076.00/40 hours per week
  • Supervisor: Darrin Hestdalen
  • Comm. Number: (619) 545-0985
  • DSN: 312-545-0985

Physical Security Specialist - INFOSEC (0080)

Department of Defense, US Navy, NAVAIR, Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW)
09.2021 - 12.2024
  • Currently performing duties, a Physical Security Specialist in the areas of Information Security, Industrial Security and Physical Security (Access, OSS, IDS and Force Protection) with NAVAIR, FRCSW Command.
  • Currently hold and maintain the SFPC and PCS certifications as the Department of Defense Security Certification Program
  • Responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the records maintained for the Command’s LE account, the recording and dispatch of each LE operator’s classified documents, electronic and physical keying material, and equipment. Maintains all related COMSEC reports, messages files, and appropriate records.
  • Ensures prompt and accurate preparation, signature, and submission of account correspondence, and accounting reports.
  • Is familiar with the CMS-1A Amend 1, Policy and Procedures with all other Directives and Policies pertaining to the Key Management Infrastructure (KMI). The proper storage and physical security of all COMSEC material and equipment.
  • Ensures all COMSEC users are provided with written/oral instructions regarding the proper storage, handling requirements, local destruction, and account procedures.
  • Oversee the Information Security Program and is responsible for the inventory and annual inspections of 40 classified containers and10 open secret storage rooms. Ensure that all personnel accessing the container have a security clearance and have a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) in the Defense Information System for Security (DISS). Provides oversight of the NPI program including the organization of the monthly shredding of classified material, inventory of PII shredding and destruction is being fulfilled, and the process is documented properly.
  • Ensures the policies and procedures are communicated to the FRCSW Local Element team and integrated into the team's strategies, goals, objectives, work plans and work products and services.
  • Articulates and communicates to the FRCSW Local Element team any assignment, project, problem, actionable events, milestones, and/or program issues under review, and deadlines and time frames for completion.
  • Investigates security violations by initiating the preliminary inquiry by determining if classified information was released by utilizing the Security Classification Guide, documenting the evidence, makes all the proper notifications, and recommends appropriate corrective action. Responsible for the oversight of outgoing and incoming classified mail. Issues camera passes and courier cards.
  • Plans, organizes, schedules, tracks, and conducts annual physical security surveys / assessments of Critical Assets, Mission Essential Vulnerable Assets, and Restricted Areas determining weaknesses and the actions that need to be taken to rectify them. Analyzes the criticality and vulnerability of the facility to preserve a sound security posture.
  • Maintains the Key and Lock Program and the accountability of all exterior keys of 85 FRCSW buildings by conducting the semi-annual and annual inventories and rotations. Issues and provides replacements keys to authenticated users by establishing need to know basis through Supervisors in accordance with OPNAVINST 5530.14E.
  • Is familiar with and interpreting, researching, analyze, and applying Department of Defense and Department of the Navy guidelines from various sources, in support of the security programs. Enforces need-to-know, enhances security measures as needed, and maintains access to a minimum. Provides training to the Supervisor Personnel Management Course.
  • Grade/Equivalent: GS-11 Step 4
  • Salary: $79,544.00/40 hours per week
  • Supervisor: Richard Sanders
  • Comm. Number: (619) 545-3725
  • DSN: 312-545-3725

Physical Security Specialist (0080)

Department of Defense, US Army, Army Central Command (ARCENT)
03.2021 - 06.2021
  • Assigned as the Physical Security Officer assigned to the Directorate of Emergency Services (DES), Area Support Group – Kuwait (ASG-KU), Kuwait.
  • Responsible for areas located at multiple camps, installations or other nodes within the ASG-KU area of responsibility (AOR).
  • Responsible to the Director of Emergency Services (DES) as a technical advisor and subject matter expert for all policy matters pertaining to the physical security of conventional arms, ammunitions and explosives (AA&E) in storage, policy development and interpretation for safeguarding chemical and nuclear weapons ammunitions; the protection of sensitive medical and other controlled items; the security of government property including aircraft, vehicles and components; protection of facilities; security of key personnel; the Defense Biometric Identification System; Electronic Security Systems; and Installation Access Control. Work is conducted in accordance with AR 190-11, Physical Security of Arms Ammunition and Explosives, AR 190-13, the Army Physical Security Program, AR 190-16, Physical Security DA PAM 190-51, and Risk Analysis for Army Property.
  • Performed and/or conducted in the CIP (Command Inspection Program) in conducting internal audits utilizing a checklist provided in the Army’s Security Regulation and Policies
  • Duties as a technical advisor with program responsibility for all physical security matters for ASG-KU AOR and USARCENT. Responsible for the design of a comprehensive security system involving adaptation of normally accepted security principles to meet the characteristics of the ASG-KU AOR.
  • Responsible for the overall design, implantation, and management of multi-million-dollar commercial electronic security sensor and surveillance systems (ESS), innovative access control defense biometric identification system (DBIDS) project, and commercial security upgrade actions.
  • Prepares long range plans, designs and acquires security systems, conducts technical inspections, and coordinates with U.S. Army Central Command (USARCENT), Department of Defense (DOD), and Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA), Army Material Command (AMC), U.S. Air Force (USAF), and US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
  • Serves as an advisory member to the Directorate of Emergency Services and the ASG-KU Installation Planning Board.
  • Works directly with military and contract personnel of pertinent policies and procedures or changes to technical and administrative guidelines, assists in the development of physical security plans for organizations and command.
  • Develops physical security policy to include joint access control programs and programs which are aimed at providing adequate protection for all government property and facilities. Major areas of concentration are AA&E, mission-essential and critical facilities, communications and automated data processing equipment/centers, aircraft/vehicles, and high-risk targets (HRT).
  • Develops and maintains physical security standard operating procedures, evaluates existing security practices at all ASG-KU installations, camps and nodes, ensuring adherence to Department of the Army physical security program requirements.
  • Performed routine and unscheduled inspections of Restricted and Mission Essential Vulnerability Areas (MEVA). Provided recommended measures and methods to correct security deficiencies. Conducts liaison and coordination with appropriate authorities to resolve physical security problems.
  • Responsible for identifying and interpreting institution of AA&E requirements to military and contractors concerning personnel access, clearance levels, security controls, surveys and inspections, facility security standards concerning nature of work to be performed.
  • Assists the force protection officer in the development, revision and coordination of the force protection plan and physical security plan. Sits as a member of the ASG-KU force protection working group. Provided technical physical security expertise in supporting the ASG-KU force protection program.
  • Assists in developing and implementing anti-terrorism physical security strategies for eliminating or reducing installation vulnerabilities to terrorist threats.
  • Army Support Group-Kuwait Directorate Emergency Service, Provost Marshal Office APO AE 09366
  • Grade/Equivalent: GS-11 Step 1
  • Salary: $55576.00/40 hours per week
  • Supervisor: CPT/03, Beh A. Kader, Provost Marshal / MAJ/04 Camille Cunningham, Director Emergency Services
  • DSN: 318-430-3145 / VOIP 318-480-8183

Physical Security Specialist

Department of Defense, US Navy (DoD-EC) HQRS-RSG-BDOC, US FORCES-AFGHANISTAN
05.2019 - 05.2020
  • Temporary duty assignment to US Forces in Afghanistan, under the Department of Defense-Expeditionary Civilian (DoD-EC) programs as a Physical Security Specialist/Force Protection/Anti-Terrorism Officer with duties consisting of:
  • Serves as principal advisor to the Director of Emergency Services at Camp Resolute Support, Kabul Afghanistan. Support in all matters pertaining to security engineering operations and procedures throughout Camp Resolute Support, with force protection, personnel security and Anti-Terrorism (ATO II).
  • Collaborating with the Theater Counterintelligence Teams, other base Anti-Terrorism Officers and groups prepare current threat assessments to provide recommendations regarding continuous changes to security for both NATO and US personnel.
  • Provide, coordinate, and train military units from over 12 NATO countries, on all the current policies and guidance during the Hand Over-Turn over (HoTo), who performs the Camp’s force protection and security for over 4,000 US/NATO military, civilians, contractors, distinguished visitors and local national employees working and/or living on Camp Resolute.
  • Performed duties to specific security assessments in compliance with policies, directives and manual standards criteria for conducting vulnerability assessments and inspections in accordance with current command threat analyst and matrix. In addition, recurring assessments of the Headquarters Resolute Support Camp facilities, mitigating threats, and identifying/installing countermeasures to include electronic and mechanical security systems consisting of physical access control systems (PACS), intrusion detection systems (IDS), video surveillance system (VSS), keys, locks, safes, containers, and lighting.
  • Interpreting, evaluating, and defining policy guidelines and established project-specific minimum-security requirements (MSR), which establishes the baseline level of protection (LOP), for facilities that are Government-owned, leased or managed, to be constructed or modernized, or to be purchased.
  • Provided briefing to installation personnel, on measures necessary to ensure security-engineering requirements are integrated and in compliance with facility standards.
  • Perform duties characteristic of the Security Specialist series, accomplishing a variety of developmental duties in support of the overall work of the organization.
  • Researching and analyzing physical security techniques, identifying problems, gathering information and developing and implementing solutions; Applying risk assessment methods, threat assessment principles and physical security practices to make recommendations, plan, evaluate and develop physical security program components for the protection of resources and assets.
  • Ensures both security equipment and classified documents are properly maintained in the garrison.
  • Responsible for the overall security engineering effort, to include all actions pertaining to and concerning construction in accordance with UFC 4-010-01 and army regulations.
  • Determines the impact of potential effect upon security; and recommends appropriate action.
  • Ensures that the computerized access rosters and personnel security folders and properly maintained for all cleared personnel.
  • Maintains liaison with local agencies (Engineer) to ensure planning efforts are reviewed for force protection related to the security engineering efforts in accordance with army regulations and other applicable directives.
  • Acts as the principal security-engineering advisor to the garrison commander as related to the installation master planning effort.
  • Ensures installation facilities meet the prescribed minimum physical security standard. Performs other duties as assigned.
  • APO AE 09356
  • Grade/Equivalent: GS-09 (Temporary Duty Position Assignment)
  • Salary: $65547.00/40 hours per week
  • Supervisor: LTC/O-5, Richard Austin, S3, Director Emergency Services/Force Protection, DSN: 318-449-5644

Education

High School Graduate -

Frankfurt American HS, DoDDS

General Studies

Army Continuing Education, Soldier Opportunity College

Skills

  • Facility security
  • Access control management
  • Perimeter security
  • Background checks
  • Security operations center
  • Security awareness
  • Security system maintenance
  • Asset protection
  • Personnel screening
  • Physical security audits
  • Investigative skills
  • Security project management
  • Reliability
  • Punctuality
  • Work ethic
  • Relationship building and management
  • Security procedures
  • Sensitive information handling
  • Access control
  • Security operations experience
  • Reporting skills

Certification

  • Key Management Infrastructure Course – 02/2021
  • ATO Level 2-Antiterrorism Officer Basic Course – 12/2019
  • DSS Physical Security Certification (PSC) (#10879 - 10/2022 (Current)
  • DSS Security Fundamentals Professionalism Certification (SFPC) – 09/23
  • Certificate of Training-Navy Physical Security Training Course 10/2017
  • Uniformed Police Training Program, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Brunswick, GA–November 2015

Awards

Civilian, Joint Service Commendation Civilian Award-Afghanistan-CEW, Secretary of Defense GWOT-Civilian Award-Afghanistan-CEW, Non-Article 5 NATO Medal-NATO Afghanistan-CEW, Military, Meritorious Unit Citation (Combat Operations), Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Mogadishu, Somalia, United Nations Service Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal, Saudi/Kuwait Defense Medal

Section name

  • MILITARY:
  • United States Army, 1974 – 1996
  • Senior Maintenance Enlisted Advisor/Light/Heavy Wheel Vehicle Mechanic-63B
  • Clearance Level: Top Secret – Current as of September 2022
  • CE – 2022 Sep 01

Timeline

Physical Security Specialist - INFOSEC (0080)

Department of Defense, US Navy, NAVIFOR, NAVAL TELECOMMUNICATION STATION, SAN DIEGO
12.2024 - Current

Physical Security Specialist - INFOSEC (0080)

Department of Defense, US Navy, NAVAIR, Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW)
09.2021 - 12.2024

Physical Security Specialist (0080)

Department of Defense, US Army, Army Central Command (ARCENT)
03.2021 - 06.2021

Physical Security Specialist

Department of Defense, US Navy (DoD-EC) HQRS-RSG-BDOC, US FORCES-AFGHANISTAN
05.2019 - 05.2020

General Studies

Army Continuing Education, Soldier Opportunity College

High School Graduate -

Frankfurt American HS, DoDDS

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