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R. BRIAN “Rizzo” RISNER

Aurora

Summary

Highly experienced software evaluator specializing in command and control (C2) software systems testing after completing an AF Reserve career both as an Electronic Warfare officer and a Cyberspace Operations senior leader. Unrivaled breadth of experience serving at the tactical (Tactical flight Chief), operational (squadron commander) and strategic (AFSPC A5/8 advisor) levels of the Air Force. Technically savvy and detail oriented with the ability to pinpoint root causes of problems and identify solutions. Proactively identifies/solves problems before they cause impact to organization or mission. Customer/mission focused and recognized for being willing and able to do what is necessary to get the job done right, on-time, on-budget.

Work History

Senior Test Engineer

IESE Solutions
Buckley Space Force Base
  • Provided IT infrastructure upgraded to support FORGE Integration and Test activities ensuring testers had the NIPR, SIPR, JWICS data and voice capabilities needed to effectively execute FORGE’s OBAC test campaign.
  • These capabilities enabled the weapon system to evolve to emerging resiliency threats while achieving operational acceptance in record time.
  • Actively engaged in the mission evolution for the OPIR Battlespace Awareness Center (OBAC) from legacy information technology (IT) capabilities to a state of the art, cutting edge virtualized, resilient IT architecture.

Space C2 Software Tester

45th TS, Space and Intel Operations Flight
Eglin AFB
  • Serves as senior computer scientist to perform developmental test and evaluation of both air and space command and control systems.
  • Unique breadth allows for the ability to not only serve as an air operations C2 software evaluator but also accommodates serving as a test director for space C2 systems.

Telemetry Programmer

96th RNCS, Operations Flight
Eglin AFB
  • Serves as senior computer scientist to perform research and development of telemetry solutions to provide decoding and processing of telemetry information transmitted from systems and hardware on Eglin Ranges.
  • Responsible for gathering and translating customer requirements into clearly defined telemetry requirements to ensure mission success for Eglin research, test and development evaluations conducted within Eglin's Central Control Facility.
  • Assists customers in requirements definition by researching, analyzing, and interpreting initial requirements definitions documents and refining them to ensure needed scientific telemetry test data is available.
  • Leverages broad knowledge of ground and airborne telemetry system instrumentation and systems to meet test plan defined telemetry data requirements.
  • Provided telemetry programming and mission execution for F-22 and F-35 development and operational testing on Eglin’s Test and Training range.
  • Lead for providing telemetry support for AIM-9X and aircraft unique telemetry systems.
  • Co-lead for telemetry mission support request team responsible for ensuring all central control facility missions requiring telemetry support resources are correctly scheduled and supported.
  • Uses extensive telemetry systems experience to analyze failure and malfunctions and develops effective, reliable and appropriate software and hardware settings and design to ensure real time mission support requirements are met.

Mission Data Programmer

36th Electronic Warfare Squadron
Eglin EFB
  • Mission Data Programmer responsible for the development of mission databases enabling radar warning receiver and jammer operations to counterintelligence identified threats.
  • Extensive knowledge in potential adversaries integrated air defense systems tactics, techniques and procedures as well as operational radio frequency parameters.
  • Served on operational test and evaluation team for emerging foreign military sales (FMS) electronic warfare system.

Telemetry Programmer

96 Communications Group
Eglin AFB
  • Serve as senior computer scientist to perform research and development of telemetry solutions to provide decoding and processing of telemetry information transmitted from systems and hardware on Eglin Ranges.
  • Responsible for gathering and translating customer requirements into clearly defined telemetry requirements to ensure mission success for Eglin research, test and development evaluations conducted within Eglin's Central Control Facility.

Senior Telemetry Programmer

Tybrin Corporation
Eglin AFB
  • Serve as senior computer scientist to perform research and development of telemetry solutions to provide decoding and processing of telemetry information transmitted from systems and hardware on Eglin Ranges.
  • Responsible for gathering and translating customer requirements into clearly defined telemetry requirements to ensure mission success for Eglin research, test and development evaluations conducted within Eglin's Central Control Facility.

Requirements Director’s Reserve Forces Advisor

HQ AFSPC
Peterson AFB
  • Responsible for providing Reserve cyberspace leadership as well as assisting in the organizing, training, and equipping of the Air Force's cyber forces to support U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Cyber Command worldwide requirements and missions.
  • Advisor to the Director, Strategic Plans and Requirements on the utilization of Reserve cyberspace forces to meet emerging requirements to fulfill new CYBERCOM mission sets.
  • Facilitated the integration of Air Reserve Component requirements into the Air Force's Installation Processing Node pilot program.
  • "Established 1st TF IPN rationalization forum; synced TF IPN team; critical shortfalls/blindspots ID'd and addressed"

AF Reserve Command’s Comm & Info 3-to-1 Reserve Senior Core Team Lead

SAF CIO A6
Pentagon
  • AF Reserves' Core Team Representative for the SAF CIO A6 led Communications and Information (C&I) 3-to-1 effort which is a Secretary of the Air Force directed analysis of the Air Force’s (AF) Total Force (TF) Information Environment (IE).
  • The analysis effort was directed to focus on identifying and characterizing seams or disconnects between the three Components as we executed our IE operations.
  • Develop solution courses of action that were implemented through the existing Information Technology Governance Executive Board construct.
  • "Collaborated with functional and MAJCOM subject matter experts to identify any seams or disconnects not attributed to LRP governance but still existent within the TF IE."
  • "Co-developed a comprehensive implementation plan to monitor and complete the corrective actions through the ITGEB structure as well as leveraging the Total Force Integration Executive Committee (TFI ExCom) to provide AF senior leader status and completion updates."
  • "AFRC/CC's senior Total Force Proponent on SECAF's Cross Component Comm & Info Enterprise Analysis Team"
  • "ID'd 8 JIE and 10 C&I TF activities needing snr leader advocacy/oversight to enable AF JIE endstate achievement"
  • "Achieved TF IT Governance Exec Brd membership approval where others had failed; crit insight for TF senior ldrs"
  • "Initiated critical TF engagement w/IMSC standup team; IMSC senior cyber ldrship gained crucial TF perspectives"

Associate Deputy Director of Communications

HQ AF Global Strike Command
Barksdale AFB
  • Provides senior leadership vision, direction and oversight for the nation's 81 person (military, civilian and contractor) nuclear communications directorate.
  • Responsible for the organizing, training and equipping of AF Global Strike Command's two numbered air forces air communications squadrons and five base-level communications squadrons.
  • "While serving as Deputy Director, provided direction, organization and supervision of 78 directorate personnel as well as the 1,700 command-wide cyber warriors."
  • "Managed the $40M Nuclear Command, Communications, Control and Information Technology (IT) portfolio."
  • "Helped shape doctrine, strategy, standards and policy for all Air Force Global Strike Command communications and information activities/units."
  • "Advises on Nuclear Command, Control and Communications and IT sustainment policy, training and logistics issues."
  • "Developed and lead the Director's 12 person Network Outage Tiger Team reviewing and characterizing the Operations Reporting of enterprise outages across the command."
  • "Team reviewed AFI 10-206 Cyber Op Rep reporting guidance and refined its implementation within AF Global Strike Command to better inform senior leaders of the status of their Cyber enterprise."
  • "DoD CIO IA award winner. Vital member of the National Command and Control Systems Crypto Solutions IPT, three year, $5M project completed in 12 months."

Deputy Chief, C2 Systems Division

623d Air Operations Center
Hurlburt AFB
  • Develops ops strategies/plans for worldwide AFSOF C2 mission systems/processes; 2 SOWs, 2 SOGs, and 1 STG; Reserve comm lead to integrate conventional/SOF/other agency weapon systems and C2, ops, and support nodes.
  • Develops & executes in-house development of SOF-unique applications to ensure force effectiveness/survivability.
  • Provides expert counsel on Reserve communications capabilities to employ C2 systems for worldwide SOF ops; Serves as Contract Officer Representative for the Command and Control Division's critical SETA contract.
  • "Co-chaired AFSOC C2MIPS initiative--eliminated critical C2 shortfalls, boosted AFSOC combat capes worldwide"
  • "Authored vital SETA IV contract; built SOCREB package in 5 days--saved $200K, gained AOC needed manpower"
  • "Cornerstone of C2 continuity--kept critical C2 Systems Div programs on track during high OPSTEMPO & turnover"

Chief, Reserve Integration

HQ AFSOC A6
Hurlburt AFB
  • AFSOC/A6 advisor/counsel for all operational matters/issues for AFSOC gained Reserve communications forces.
  • HQ AFOSC A6's Total Force Integration (TFI) liaison ensuring effective Reserve support for AFSOC special ops communications requirements, translates mission needs to IT solutions using the capability based requirements process to support TFI initiatives, responsible for overseeing successful integration of Reserve communicators into AFSOC's emerging mission areas.
  • "Eloquent writer/author; his Falconer P-Plan inputs focused A6 and AOC integrators efforts; resolved critical issues"
  • "Visionary advocate for AFSOC's Reserve JSOAC; ensured Reserve comm billets tailored to meet warfighter reqmts"
  • "Outstanding as 2 AF Director of Staff; 100% on-time rate for all AETC taskers; his focused team met all challenges"
  • "Vital member of our 623 AOC WS Integration IPT; skillfully assessed/tracked/resolved key integration action items"

Education

MS - Information Systems Management

Trident University
Cypress, CA

BS - Computer Science

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Skills

  • COMPTIA A Certification
  • Contract Officer Representative (COR)
  • Information Operations Integration Course
  • Advanced Communications Officer Training (ACOT) (Distinguished Graduate)
  • Specialized Undergraduate Navigator, Training (SUNT)
  • Basic Communication Officer Training (BCOT)

Training

  • APDP:
  • Level III Test and Evaluation Certification
  • Leadership
  • Air War College (Non-Residence)
  • Air Command and Staff College (Non-Residence)
  • Squadron Officers School (In-Residence and Non-Residence)
  • Technical
  • COMPTIA A+ Certification
  • Contract Officer Representative (COR)
  • Information Operations Integration Course
  • Advanced Communications Officer Training (ACOT) (Distinguished Graduate)
  • Specialized Undergraduate Navigator, Training (SUNT)
  • Basic Communication Officer Training (BCOT)

Awards

Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with 5 devices, Air Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal with one device, Air Force Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal, AF Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device and 6 devices

Timeline

Senior Test Engineer

IESE Solutions

Space C2 Software Tester

45th TS, Space and Intel Operations Flight

Telemetry Programmer

96th RNCS, Operations Flight

Mission Data Programmer

36th Electronic Warfare Squadron

Telemetry Programmer

96 Communications Group

Senior Telemetry Programmer

Tybrin Corporation

Requirements Director’s Reserve Forces Advisor

HQ AFSPC

AF Reserve Command’s Comm & Info 3-to-1 Reserve Senior Core Team Lead

SAF CIO A6

Associate Deputy Director of Communications

HQ AF Global Strike Command

Deputy Chief, C2 Systems Division

623d Air Operations Center

Chief, Reserve Integration

HQ AFSOC A6

MS - Information Systems Management

Trident University

BS - Computer Science

University of Florida
R. BRIAN “Rizzo” RISNER