MALCOLM O HOPPER

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Houston, TX 77084

346-***-****

acuzv4@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

Twenty-nine years experience working with diverse military communications systems:

Defence Communcition Stations and facilities, fixed and mobile UHF, C and Ku-Band

satellite communications systems, and AM/FM radio data and voice communication

sets. Last nineteen years of installations and modifications of communications services

for Army and Air Force Communiction Central Office Facilities.

US Security Clearance: Secret (last updated Mar 2014)

LEVANT GENERAL AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

Harris Corp/Exelis Inc

11/2015-03/2016

Communications Engineer, Portland, Oregon

Inventoried and assisted Missile Defense Agency (MDA) personnel in changing over property assets from Navy to MDA account.

System Administrator for local network on SS Pacific Tracker communications suite.

Operated and maintained dual C-Band Seatel 2.5m satellite systems on SS Pacific Tracker.

Maintained stable communications during sea trials and during Missile Defense Agency missions in the Pacific Ocean.

Lockheed Martin Global Inc

09/2009-11/2015

Circuit Actions II, Al Udeid, Qatar & Al Dhafra, UAE

Create military cabling, acquire needed fiber and equipment to complete circuits, test with Fireberd 6000/8000 and T-berd 6000A test sets and document test results on military forms (DD 1697s).

Install Cisco and Juniper router cards and router SFPs as directed by Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and Air Force Central Command (AFCENT).

Assist Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and Air Force Central Command (AFCENT) in specification for “as build” drawings in Visio and power point for inside Tech Control.

Create needed data contact forms (DD 1441s), create Circuit Layout Records (CLRs), send completion and delayed service reports via military message system Telecommunications Certification Office Support System (TCOSS) or email, document settings for cryptographic items (KGs and KIVs), send initial users letters for new circuits, compile history folder for communication center (Air Force Tech Control) use and reference in accordance with necessary publications.

Check Cisco routers for circuit conditions and run ping tests and do require configurations changes as directed by Air Force Central Command - Network Operation Service Center (AFCENT-NOSC).

Continually updating all Al Udeid Tech Control Facility history records to Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) inspection standards.

Program and maintain cut-sheets for military and commercial cryptographic items to include the following KG-75A/B/D, KG-175 models, KIV-7/HSB/M models, KIV-19, KG-250 and Safenet).

Assist central communications office personnel on trouble shooting when necessary for difficult outages and circuit/equipment/router/switch problems.

Train military personnel on Circuit Actions responsibilities and cable fabrication.

ITT-Industries 03/1997-10/2009

Circuit Actions Specialist, TACSWACCA, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait (07/2007-10/2009)

Create Defense Information System Network (DISN) cabling, acquire needed fiber and equipment to complete circuits, test with Fireberd 6000/8000 test sets and document test results on DD 1697s.

Create needed DD 1441s, create Circuit Layout Records (CLRs), send completion and delayed service reports via Telecommunications Certification Office Support System (TCOSS) or email, document settings for KGs and KIVs, send initial users letters for new circuits, compile history folder for Tech Control use/reference in accordance with Defense Information Systems Agency standards.

Updated all Arifjan TCF history 400 plus records to pass Defense Information Systems Agency inspection.

Program and maintain cut-sheets for KG-75, KG-175, KIV-7, KIV-7M and KIV-19.

Assist TCF personnel on trouble shooting when necessary for difficult problems

Train personnel on Circuit Actions responsibilities and cable fabrication.

TCF Tech/Circuit Action Tech, Camp Buehring, Kuwait (06/2006-08/2007)

Create Defense Information System Network (DISN) cabling, acquire needed fiber and equipment to complete circuits, test with Fireberd 8000 test sets and document test results on DD 1697s.

Created online history folders for all records for Camp Buehring and maintained physical records and sent needed report via email as per DISAC 310-70-1.

Assisted installing Facility Circuit Information Tracking(FaCIT) to be used for log and records keeping.

Trouble shot problems using Fireberd, oscilloscopes, multimeters and cable testers.

TCF Tech/Circuit Actions Tech, As Sayliyah, Qatar (10/2002-05/2006)

Assisted ISEC install teams on expansion of new As Sayliyah TCF.

Create DISN cabling, acquire needed fiber and equipment to complete circuits, test with Fireberd 8000 test sets and document test results on DD 1697s.

Created history folders for all records for As Sayliyah and reorganized history folders for easy reference in Alpha-Numeric order.

Introduced FaCIT to As Sayliyah TCF for Master Station Log and record keeping.

Site Lead, ITT-NorthCOM, RAF Lakenheath, England (10/2001-09/2002)

Assisted in install of Defense Information System Agency (DISA) ATM Suite for RAF Lakenheath by SPAWAR.

De-Installed 15 racks of equipment and relocated 5 FCC-98s, associated 48VDC power, AMPs & PADs bay and K-Patch appearances due to make space for install of RAF Lakenheath Enterprise Terabyte Storage medium.

Installed circuits and maintained online and hard copy history folders for all records for RAF Lakenheath TCF and also records in Facility Circuit Information Tracking (FaCIT) program as per DISAC 310-70-1.

COMSEC custodian for RAF Lakenheath TCF and rekeyed KG-81s and KG-84s.

Point of contact for DISA Direct Order Entry (DDOE) submission/requests for RAF Lakenheath and RAF Feltwell.

Senior Systems Tech, ITT-NorthCOM RAF Mildenhall, England (10/1999-09/2001)

Assisted with install of DISA ATM suite and Passport system at RAF Mildenhall.

Install Telecommunication Service Orders (TSOs) in accordance with Defense Information Systems Agency Circulars (DISAC) 310-70-1

Maintain and install circuits on FCC-98s, FCC-99s, FRC-170 radios, IDNX Promina 800 node, Passport 6000 and AT&T DACS frame equipment for RAF Mildenhall

Trouble shoot circuit, trunk and link problems utilizing audio test sets, oscilloscopes, multimeters, radio frequency test sets, frequency counter test sets, switch maintenance (MAP) terminal and Fireberd 6000 set.

Fabricated needed test and new cables for circuits.

Site Lead, OPMAS-E, Grafenwoehr DII, Germany (05/1999-09/1999)

COMSEC custodian for Grafenwoehr DII and maintained KG-81 and KG-84 crypto equipment.

Installed voice and digital circuits and maintained online records in Facility Circuit Information Tracking (FaCIT) and physical records for Grafenwoehr DII.

Submitted necessary completion reports for installed circuits in accordance with DISA requirements.

Install Telecommunication Service Orders (TSOs) in accordance with DISAC 310-70-1

DII Technician, OPMAS-E, Hohenfels CMTC, Germany (02/1998-04/1999)

Operated and maintained Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) station equipment to include: FRC-171 radios, FCC-99, FCC-98 and FCC-100 devices and reloaded KG-81 and KG-84 crypto equipment.

Installed voice and digital circuits and maintained physical and records in Facility Circuit Information Tracking (FaCIT) program.

Submitted necessary completion reports for installed circuits as per Defense Information Systems Agency Circulars (DISAC) 310-70-1.

Maintained UPS equipment maintenance paperwork on test battery voltage checks generator test runs on a weekly and monthly basis.

Darlington Inc 11/1997-01/1998

Satellite Technician, SPAWAR, Sarajevo/Brcko, Bosnia

Installed, operated, maintained and relocated mobile KU-band Satellite with 3.5m dish with KG-84 and KG-194 for secure military missions.

Fabricated needed test, video and data cabling for monitoring of bi-directional video services.

Operated and maintained IGEN commercial generator set for uninterrupted power to satellite equipment.

ITT-Industries OPMAS-E 04/1995-10/1997

Senior DCS Technician, Stuttgart, Germany

Trouble shoot circuits, trunk and link outages using audio test sets, oscilloscopes, multimeters, radio frequency test sets, frequency counter test sets, switch maintenance (MAP) terminal and Fireberd 6000 set.

Maintained maintenance records on Integrated Digital Network Exchange (IDNX-90 and IDNX-70) equipment and assisted DISA in trouble shooting IDNX on site problems

Utilized Transmission Monitoring and Control (TRAMCON) system to monitor and diagnose trunk and link problems on European Defence Communications Systems (DCS). Called out maintenance crews to respond to after-hours maintenance problems at remote and day only manned sites.

UNITED STATES ARMY 1987-1995

UHF Satellite System Maintainer, Stuttgart, Germany (09/1991-03/1995)

Operated and maintained UHF fixed and mobile satellite communications systems GRC-40 for European Command (EUCOM) C3 J-3 Watch Office.

Composed and delivered Emergency Action Messages (EAM) traffic for EUCOM J-3 Watch Office.

Maintained and sent messages over Regency net communications system for data and voice operation for EUCOM J-3 Watch Office.

Maintained and loaded KG-84, KG-81, KN-2, KW-7, KG-31 and KG-34 crypto equipment.

Radio Teletypewriter Operator/Supervisor, Seoul, S. Korea (08/1987-09/1991)

Installed, operated and maintained AM radio teletypewriter set for vehicle-mounted shelter.

Operated and maintained 3.5 to 30 kilowatt military generator sets.

Installed, supervised and trained personnel on voice to secure data operations on AM and FM Sincgars vehicle mounted communication systems.

EDUCATION:

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco Systems, Pending testing May/June 2016

DISA ACAS 4.8 Operator and Supervisor Course, FED Virtual Training Environment, Apr 2016

DISA HBSS 201 & DISA HBSS 301 Training, FED Virtual Training Environment, Mar 2016

CompTIA Security+, CompTIA, Dec, 2015

Cisco Certified Entry Network Technician (CCENT), Cisco Systems, Oct 2015

48hrs CCNA course, NLP Tech for Mind Acceleration, Dubai, UAE, May 2013

IDNX Promina 800 Series Training, ITT-Industries, Colorado Springs, CO, Nov 2005

DISN ATM Node Site Coordinator Training, Stuttgart, Germany, Dec 2001

ITT/FSIC OPMAS-E DEB/DRAMA Maintenance Course, Manheim, Germany, July 1999

35 Credit hours with University of Maryland European Division, Stuttgart, Germany, 1997

23 Credit hours with City Colleges of Chicago, Stuttgart Germany, 1997

Electronics I and Electronics II with labs 8 Credit Hrs: City Colleges of Chicago, 1992

Single Channel Radio Operator’s School (31C10), Ft Gordon, Georgia, Aug 1987

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