Resume of Telecommunications Engineer

Title
Telecommunications Engineer

Primary Skills
Eight and a half years of distinguished military service with extensive experience in Naval Telecommunications equipment

Location
US-VA-Virginia Beach

Posted
May-25-07

Two years of experience with DataPath Inc. in area one with strong customer service reputation in technical and non-technical issues. Eight and a half years of distinguished military service with extensive experience in Naval Telecommunications equipment. Considered one of the go to guys in terms of knowledge in relation to the Swan Network, including installation, setup, testing, troubleshooting, and operation. Have built many useful and helpful customer relationships and have always considered DataPath employees as part of a team with good strong relationships with fellow employees. Exceptional combination of technical and communication skills, capable of making quick and decisive decisions while under the most difficult of circumstances. Talented leader with proven ability to motivate diverse groups, and keep everyone focused on task. A quick learner that rapidly and easily adapts to emerging technology, and its implementation in the field.
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Qualification Highlights
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* VSwan Fly-away Terminals
* TSwan Trailer
* LSwan Fly-Aways
* AVL and Gigasat antenna's
* Cisco Switches and Routers
* Crypto Operation
* MRT and Minor Dket Operations
* CCNA Qualified
* Serial Communications
* Firebird test gear
* TDMA and FDMA Networks

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Professional Experience
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DataPath Inc. VSwan/LSwan Field Support for U.S.M.C. Iraq: 3 June 2005 - Present
ILS Personel
* 2 Years in filed experience with DataPath Inc. Swan network equipment including operation, maintenance and troubleshooting.
* Setup and Tested all LSwan that came into country with Marcorsysom personel and Cisco personal Jeff Wall and Matt Turner.
* Ran and maintained hub after being in Iraq for only a month while Lead Tech went on R&R including running and maintaing MRT and VSwan co-located on Camp Fallujah.
* Setup and installed LSwan's at Al Qiam and Korean Village
* Setup, Installed and Ran VSwan Fly-Away at FOB Kalsu
* Sent to Camp Al Taqqadum, to alleviate problems customer was having with Field Support Personel provided by Lockhead Martin. Restored confidence in customer and have maintained highest level of customer service and support since.
* Exemplary reputation as a Field Support Technician.
* Received CCNA while on R&R in September of 2006.
* Have strong working relationships with customer from both the VMU Squadrons I directly support Marine Communication Squadrons, and the G-6 units from I and II-MEF, as well as 1st and 2nd MLG.

Center for Surface Combat Systems Detachment Norfolk: June 2002 - June 2005
Assistant LAN administrator / EHF Instructor
* Extremely High Frequency Communications Systems Instructor. Directed the curriculum development and revision of the EHF Basic and intermediate communications operations.
* Assistant Local Area Network Administrator. Responsible for daily maintenance, backups and troubleshooting of 53 Network Accounts.
* Setup and Installed two 25 station electronic classroom computers, including ordering PC's, running cables and wiring configuring accounts and network configuration setup and operation.
* Information Systems Security Officer. Responsible for Security of all information systems at command.
* Plant Property Manager. Responsible for over 350,000 dollars worth of equipment.

USS George Washington (CVN-73) Norfolk, VA: 22nd April 1997 - 22nd April 2002
Communications Watch Officer
* Coordinated daily operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and configuration of the USS George Washington communications suite
* Managed and trained 30 personnel in communications systems operation. Helped plan and execute daily tasking for personnel in professional development, equipment maintenance and scheduling, administrative requirements, technical knowledge and job proficiency, resulting in a communications circuit uptime for 120 tactical circuits of 99.6%.
* Trained all communication watch standers on Tech Control operations to effectively complete battle group tasking.
* Critical player in USS George Washington communications suite day to day and special requirement operations. Responsible for certification and testing of all new communications gear while onboard.

Military Operations
* Operation Southern Watch
* Operation Enduring Freedom
* Support of New York City after September 11th

Military Unit Awards
* Navy Achievement Medal (Three)
* Navy Unit Commendation
* Navy "E" Ribbon (Three)
* Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
* Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (four)
* Meritorious Unit Commendation
* NATO Medal

Education
* Muskego High School, Muskego Wisconsin (1996)
* Devry University, Currently enrolled completion of Degree January of 2008 in communications information management

Military Education
* Radioman "A" School (1997)
* Combat Systems Team Trainer (2000)
* Transmission Systems Technician "C" School NEC 2379 (2001)
* Instructor Training NEC 9502 (2002)
* E-5 and E-6 Naval Leadership (2000 & 2002)
* PKI Issuance and Management (2003)
* Urinalysis coordinator (2003)

Personal Achievements
* ESWS - Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist
* Navy Commendation Medal
* Navy Achievement Medal (Three)

Computer Skills: All Microsoft office applications, including Power Point, PC Construction and repair, minor 2M work, LAN Administration and security, Cisco Switch and Router Configuration, PKI Certificate Knowledge.

Secuity Clearance:
Active Secret, Held Top Secret SSBI from 7 April 1997 to June of 2005. Security Clearance was downgraded upon hiring at DataPath Inc.


Certifications
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