WILLIE E. JENNINGS
Phenix City,Alabama
Summary
Veteran Systems Engineer versed in developing solutions for mission-critical needs. Specializes in deploying systems within ongoing operations while causing minimal disruptions. Committed to verifying compatibility, required operational thresholds and budgetary compliance of developed products. Influenced and empowered US contractors across multi-site operations on the use of Elevated Persistent Surveillance (EPS) Systems in support of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) throughout Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa. Top Secret clearance expires August 2023.
Overview
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Certification
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51
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Systems Engineer
CACI INTERNATIONAL, INC
Alexandria, Fort Belvoir, VA
10.2016 - Current
- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) expert in providing the highest-level technical support for customer/company networked sensor systems.
- Participate in day-to-day activities related to the operation, maintenance, and repair of the clients/company’s suite of products.
- Complete and design complex system installations and perform system test procedures.
- Expressed recommendations to the customer's internal IT staff with deployment of Product Management Office's product suite.
- Interface with the customer's staff to assist with project planning, product employment best practices, and problem resolution.
- Provide expertise to maintain the inspection of sites and control centers analyzing equipment failures to determine cause recommending corrective action.
- Advise and assist in effecting design changes and improve equipment efficiency and/or reduce cost of operation.
- Worked closely with customers, internal staff and other stakeholders to determine planning, implementation and integration of system-oriented projects.
- Performed troubleshooting and maintenance of existing network systems.
- Facilitated a contract where $5,000,000.00 worth of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance equipment was procured.
Network Engineering Specialist
APEX SYSTEMS, INC
Birmingham, Annex, AL
07.2016 - 10.2016
- Supported the DISA Global Operations JRSS Presentation Management team in designing and building out a management portal displaying metrics from multiple supporting systems.
- Originated profiles for users to view data in IBM JAZZ Platform and Dashboard Application Services Hub (DASH) in Netcool.
- Worked with Analytic tools such as ArcSight Management Center, Logger and ESM; Active Directory; and the Incident Management tool BMC Remedy.
- Worked with SMEs to derive proper metrics for aggregation and display and with end users to ensure the dashboards met operational requirements.
- Worked independently with a geographically dispersed team.
Senior IT Systems Security Engineer
SYSTEMS INTEGRATION/MODELING & SIMULATION (SIM&S), INC
Tullahoma, Tyndall AFB, TN, FL
09.2015 - 07.2016
- Led the Mitigation Team providing support to the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) Platform IT (PIT) Industrial Control System Certification and Accreditation program.
- Mitigated/corrected security deficiencies identified during previous security assessments and/or recommend risk acceptance for the appropriate senior leader or authorized representative.
- Collected artifacts and use discovered data to enable mitigation of potential Cybersecurity findings within Civil Engineer (CE) ICS.
- Specifically, assisted various US Air Force bases with Plan of Actions & Milestones (POA&M) findings in mitigating risk by interfacing with base CE and Communications personnel, and others as necessary and assisting with the writing of their Systems Security, Disaster Recovery and Configuration Management Plans.
- Corrected the Certification and Accreditation Packages to be submitted by the Audit Team for approval.
- Planned and implemented plan to perform duties throughout US Air Force bases in the Continental United States (CONUS) and outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) locations.
- Achieved success in the submission of 42 Industrial Control Systems Certification and Accreditation Packages through workflow to achieve their Authority to Operate (ATO) ahead of a September scheduled timeline in June 2016.
Senior Field Service Engineer/Senior Lead, Field Service Analyst
MANTECH INTERNATIONAL
Fairfax, VA
07.2013 - 09.2015
- Facilitated a diverse team of 22 members from various companies in a $3M+ hardware and software upgrade for more than 200 systems deployed throughout Afghanistan, without consistent project requirements.
- Drove planning and coordination of all project phases, identifying deliverable and establishing timelines.
- Executed the plan by ensuring personnel were trained and also mentored a team of up to 70 team members tasked with system installations, maintenance and sustainment of upgraded equipment.
- Assigned tasks based on employee strengths.
- Facilitated a $1.6M equipment inventory.
- Installed, configured, maintained, tested, troubleshoot, and repaired electronic and electromechanical systems and networking equipment.
- Provided ongoing project status reports, and tracked project outcomes, implementing corrective action as needed to remain on target for budget and schedule performance.
- Improved efficiency by developing and implementing standardized procedures for system and equipment testing in the field.
- Resolved problematic technical issues surrounding a complex hardware and software upgrade and completed a project that three previous teams had failed to resolve.
- Directed testing and/or repair of more than $54M in equipment in only nine months.
- Worked with VLANS and configured and installed Cisco 1921 Integrated Services Routers.
Field Applications Engineer III
SRI INTERNATIONAL SARNOFF
Princeton, NJ
11.2010 - 07.2013
- Senior point of contact for personnel spread throughout the Afghanistan Operation Enduring Freedom area of operations.
- Provided technical assistance during system development, testing and installation of software.
- Uncovered deficiencies in newly fielded systems through Functional Verification Testing.
- Assisted with providing contact information to one of the Senior Project Managers which resulted in PM BETSS-C establishing an agreement with the National Geo-spatial Agency so imagery could be received every one to three months to be processed and forwarded to Afghanistan to update Map Databases on the TerraSight Standard Ground Station located throughout the theater of operations.
- Assisted with establishing a training site for a new Fielding Initiative on the upgrade of TerraSight software.to establish the organization as a real and positive addition to the theater of operations by working closely with fielding and sustainment onsite managers.
- Performed inventory management of all TerraSight Ground Station Upgrade equipment received in the OEF Theater of Operations totaling $1,306,775.00.
- Established the Priorities of Fielding of new TerraSight software on equipment located throughout Afghanistan.
Senior Field Service Engineer
LOCKHEED MARTIN
Melbourne, FL
05.2010 - 11.2010
- Assisted in becoming the sole site to fly a Persistence Threat Detection System (PTDS) aerostat for 30 days from August to September 2010; only site to accomplish this since deployment.
Lead Training Officer (Iraq)
05.2009 - 03.2010
- Facilitated personnel spread throughout multiple sites in the Western Region of Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
- Spearheaded the C4ISR and logistical transition from the US Marine Corps Ground Based Operational Surveillance Systems to the US Army Base Expeditionary Targeting Surveillance Systems-Combined in the Western Region of Iraq.
- Led the fielding, training, installation and de-installation of twenty-eight C4ISR systems during the transition of operations from the US Marine Corps to the US Army.
- Selected as the Lead Training Officer over fifteen individuals to transition three PMO’s Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance products.
- New Equipment Training (NET) Officer – Journeyman (Iraq).
MANTECH INTERNATIONAL SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC
Red Bank, NJ
09.2008 - 03.2010
Computer Support Technician
Marine Corps
, GA
09.2008 - 05.2009
- Performed logistical inventories and support in the fielding of new Based Expeditionary Targeting and Surveillance Systems-Combined (BETSS-C) equipment in support of the PM NV/RSTA C4ISR Systems and Equipment.
- Conducted training, installation and troubleshooting on multiple new systems and equipment.
- Trained and Certified on the Rapid Deployable Surveillance (RDISS) and Cerberus Surveillance Systems.
- Selected to serve as the Senior Lead Training Officer in his absence over 16 other trainers while managing personnel at multisites throughout Iraq with over 260 product locations., Collaborated with 13 other personnel to migrate and upgrade up to 4500+ government personal computer systems in one month; contract was for two months, saving time and resources.
Senior Technical Service Specialist I
RICOH AMERICAS CORPORATION, INC
West Caldwell, Columbus, NJ, GA
09.2007 - 08.2008
SKILLED GOVERNMENT INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS
Indianapolis, IN
05.2006 - 06.2007
General Computer Operator
DIRECTORATE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – TECHNICAL CONTROL FACILITY
Fort McPherson, GA
05.2006 - 06.2007
Fort Benning, GA
06.2003 - 07.2006
UNITED STATES ARMY
07.1986 - 07.2006
Battalion Information Assurance Security Officer, Infantry Regiment First Sergeant/Platoon Sergeant
04.2004 - 06.2006
- Alpha Company, 2d Battalion, 11th.
06.2003 - 04.2004
Personnel Manager - Observer Controller/Trainer
TS
Fort Jackson, SC
06.2000 - 06.2003
Alpha Company
Fort Hood, TX
09.1996 - 07.2000
- 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment.
Platoon Sergeant
10.1999 - 05.2000
Education
MASTERS OF SCIENCE - MANAGEMENT: Information Systems Security
Colorado Technical University
BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE - Resource Management
Troy University
Project Manager Accredited Certification, IO4PM, International Organization For Project Management - undefined
Information Systems Security Certification and Accreditation Certificate Project Management Certificate Information Systems Security Certificate Information Systems Security Management Certificate - undefined
US Army Drill
Sergeant’s School (Commandant’s List - undefined
US Army Infantry School Small Group Instructor’s Course US - undefined
Army
Infantry School Instructor’s Course US Army Infantry School Tactics Certification Course (Distinguished Graduate - undefined
US Army Battle Staff Non-Commissioned Officer’s Course (GEICO Leadership Award) - undefined
Skills
Process documentation
Project Management
Quality assurance
Requirements gathering
Root Cause Analysis
Troubleshooting
Problem-solving
Technical Writing
System acceptance
Staff Management
Strategic planning
Operations management
Business Development
Coaching and mentoring
Business planning
Switches and routers
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
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morning
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evening
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Certification
Project Management Accredited Certification, IO4PM
Quote
The best way out is always through.
Robert Frost
Timeline
Project Management Accredited Certification, IO4PM
07-2021
Senior Systems Engineer
CACI INTERNATIONAL, INC
10.2016 - Current
Network Engineering Specialist
APEX SYSTEMS, INC
07.2016 - 10.2016
Senior IT Systems Security Engineer
SYSTEMS INTEGRATION/MODELING & SIMULATION (SIM&S), INC
09.2015 - 07.2016
Senior Field Service Engineer/Senior Lead, Field Service Analyst
MANTECH INTERNATIONAL
07.2013 - 09.2015
Field Applications Engineer III
SRI INTERNATIONAL SARNOFF
11.2010 - 07.2013
Senior Field Service Engineer
LOCKHEED MARTIN
05.2010 - 11.2010
Lead Training Officer (Iraq)
05.2009 - 03.2010
MANTECH INTERNATIONAL SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC
09.2008 - 03.2010
Computer Support Technician
Marine Corps
09.2008 - 05.2009
Senior Technical Service Specialist I
RICOH AMERICAS CORPORATION, INC
09.2007 - 08.2008
SKILLED GOVERNMENT INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS
05.2006 - 06.2007
General Computer Operator
DIRECTORATE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – TECHNICAL CONTROL FACILITY
05.2006 - 06.2007
Battalion Information Assurance Security Officer, Infantry Regiment First Sergeant/Platoon Sergeant
04.2004 - 06.2006
06.2003 - 07.2006
06.2003 - 04.2004
Personnel Manager - Observer Controller/Trainer
TS
06.2000 - 06.2003
Platoon Sergeant
10.1999 - 05.2000
Alpha Company
09.1996 - 07.2000
UNITED STATES ARMY
07.1986 - 07.2006
US Army Battle Staff Non-Commissioned Officer’s Course (GEICO Leadership Award) - undefined
Infantry School Instructor’s Course US Army Infantry School Tactics Certification Course (Distinguished Graduate - undefined
US Army Infantry School Small Group Instructor’s Course US - undefined
Army
Sergeant’s School (Commandant’s List - undefined
Information Systems Security Certification and Accreditation Certificate Project Management Certificate Information Systems Security Certificate Information Systems Security Management Certificate - undefined
US Army Drill
Project Manager Accredited Certification, IO4PM, International Organization For Project Management - undefined
BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE - Resource Management
Troy University
MASTERS OF SCIENCE - MANAGEMENT: Information Systems Security
Colorado Technical University