Jacob R. Hill
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Information Technology Manager
Top performing manager with over 30 years of leadership success in
demanding Naval and Joint military high-technology organizations. Project
management and communications systems engineering expertise with exemplary
track record of matrix-managing high-performance, cross-functional teams
that collaborate as a focused unit to achieve aggressive business and
technology mission goals in accordance with ITIL standards. Proficiency in
communications system architecture requirements definition, resource
allocation, budget development/contract negotiations, daily
operations/scheduling, team building, and staff development. Active TS/SCI
Clearance last updated on January 2009 by DoD.
Professional Summary
USCENTCOM CCJ6-CP, Plans & Exercise Branch
(March 2008 - current)
Led all aspects of USCENTCOM Command and Control, Communications and
Computer Systems (C4) Planning, including deliberate, tactical, strategic,
crisis action, contingency, humanitarian assistance, and exercises for U.S.
Central Command's (USCENTCOM'S) 27 nation area of responsibility (AOR), as
well as supporting C4 Interoperability requirements for 75 allied and
Coalition partners supporting wartime mission, and counter-piracy
operations. Reviewed, validated and coordinated communications and IT
requirements in the USCENTCOM AOR through Request for Forces (RFF), Joint
Manning Documents (JMD), Joint Urgent Operational Needs Statement
(JUONS)/Urgent Needs Statement (UNS)/Mission Needs Statement
(MNS)/Coalition Operational Needs Statement (CONS), and directed allocation
of in-theater assets through the component FRAGO process. Developed and
updated Operations Plans (OPLANS), Contingency Plans (CONPLANS), and
Operations Orders (OPORDs).
Lead Pakistan Plans Officer
(Oct 2008 - present)
Program Manager for 15 months on a 15.6 million dollar C4ISR
communications architecture upgrade at the Office of Defense Representative
to Pakistan (ODRP) located at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Coordinated, engineered and implemented communications satellite bandwidth
increases, network reconfigurations, technical control facility upgrades
and improvements, along with adding new technologies to increase mission
support and interface with the Pakistan military and U.S. and Coalition
forces in Afghanistan in accordance with ITIL standards. Project was
briefed weekly to 3 flag officers and numerous battle field commanders.
Afghanistan Joint Coordination Center
(September 2008 - July 2009)
Designed, engineered, and implemented C4I architecture using successful
ITIL standards, procured tactical communications equipment valued at over
13 million dollars, and employed communication teams that support special
operations missions with Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
(ISR) Full Motion Video (FMV) along the Afghanistan/Pakistan border.
Results allowed a solid and reliable FMV capability enabling great success
for Pakistani military forces to engage and destroy violent extremist
organizations in northern Pakistan and save U.S. and Coalition forces
lives.
AFRICOM stand-up and transfer of USCENTCOM C4I to USAFRICOM (Oct
2006 - Oct 2008)
USCENTCOM J6, Lead Program Manager. Project was directed by the Secretary
of Defense's 14 June 2007 Implementation Guidance for the Establishment of
U.S. Africa Command. Led project oversight by publishing guidance
checklist documents, establishing clear communications via weekly video
teleconferences and creating a project tracking webpage portal. These
processes were found to be very valuable for establishing project timelines
and ultimately resulted in the project being completed 3 months early with
a savings of over 4.5 million taxpayer's dollars. Project was routinely
briefed to the President of the United States, Secretary of Defense, Joint
Chiefs of Staff, and the USCENTCOM Commander.
Key transition items included:
Establishment of a Theater Network Center with DISA Europe for all NETOPS
reporting
Commercial Satellite Communications
Terrestrial Leased Circuit Communications
Base band Communications
Activation and certification of a new technical control facility on Camp
Lemonier to support AFRICOM
Data/IP Networks transition
COMSEC
Spectrum Management Support
Information Systems Operations and Content Staging - REL DMZ, CIDNE,
AMHS, BIOMETRICS, COP, CENTRIXS, GCTF, GCCS
Memorandum of Agreements for contractor support of communication systems.
Awarded a Joint Commendation Medal by Commander, USCENTCOM for my efforts.
USCENTCOM Theater Information Assurance Branch
(October 2006 - March 2008)
. CENTCOM Deputy Theater Information Assurance
Manager who executed development/enforcement of crucial security
policies designed by the United States Department of Defense
(DoD) Joint Task Force Global Networks Operations (JTF-GNO) and
USCENTCOM to uphold the information security of over 450,000
troops and civilians deployed to the USCENTCOM AOR covering 27
countries.
I had the responsibility for managing the CENTCOM Theater Information
Assurance program and provide daily reporting and briefs to the USCENTCOM
and JTF-GNO J6 Directors. Maintained daily supervision over 17 cyber
intelligence professionals who respond, investigate and report enterprise
computer incidents. Conduct enterprise vulnerability testing and
configuration management review of systems. Perform configuration
compliance validation to system(s) design, implementation and operations.
Conduct surveillance scanning for unauthorized wireless networks. Monitor
and review firewall and audit logs. Interface with Sidewinder firewalls,
Securify SecurVantage policy monitor, Retina Security Scanner, DISA Gold
Disk, Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (CSMARS),
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA), Proventia IDS, McAfee ePolicy
Orchestrator and Host Intrusion Prevention System (EPO HIPS), McAfee Policy
Auditor/Remediation Manager (Hercules), Netstumbler, Ministumbler and Linux
based Snort IDS. Update Vulnerability Management System (VMS).
Perform analysis on cyber events to identify entities of interest; their
methods, motives, and capabilities.
? Produce threat profiles for hacker/actor prioritization.
? Determine malicious activity; and recognize emergent patterns and
linkages to visualize cyber attacks through the use of various network
management and security tools and systems.
? Produce Daily Intelligence Summary for USCENTCOM commands.
? Provide intelligence to assist with development of IDS signatures.
? Perform open source and classified research for proactive defense.
? Review firewall, DNS, security logs for forensic investigations.
? Review log collector and ADT scanner data to identify malicious files.
Naval Special Warfare Unit Three (Bahrain)
(October 2004 - October 2006)
Served as the CENTCOM Theater Naval Special Warfare SOJ6 C4I Director
managing all capacity of Naval Special Warfare C4I for the command, theater
and multiple forward deployed SOF units executing combat operations in Iraq
and Afghanistan. Designed and implemented NSW C4I architecture in
accordance with ITIL standards, developed Concept of Operations (CONOPS)
and communications plans along with procurement of over 8 million dollars
of MPF 11 and MPF 2 special technology funding to procure special
operations C4I technologies used by special operations forces engaged in
combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Attained 100% accountability of
special operations C4I equipment during 2004 - 2006 valued over 11 million
dollars.
Commander, Naval Forces Central Command (Bahrain)
(October 2002 - October 2004)
Fleet and NAVCENT Theater Electronics Material Officer. Overall
responsibility for the management and maintenance of over 15 million
dollars of electronic C4I equipment at the headquarters command and the
Tactical Operations Center which provided the NAVCENT Commander his theater
situational awareness during peace-time and war-time operations. Major
accomplishments included role as the NAVCENT Lead Program Manager that
stood up the new NAVCENT headquarters building and the cutover of all
operational C4I systems in accordance with ITIL standards. Project was
completed 2 months ahead of schedule with all systems operational.
Special Operations Command, Pacific
(February 2000- October 2002)
Planned and executed Joint SOF C4I for 25 Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)
exercises, real world contingencies and operations. Planned, implemented
and executed C4I and C4ISR as the J6 Director during OEF-Phillipines in
accordance with ITIL standards. Reported directly to the Commander Joint
Special Operations Task Force (CJSOTF) Commander and Commander, Special
Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC) on all C4I issues.
Successfully planned, coordinated and executed C4I real world mission
support for 8 SOF Pacific Situational Assessment Teams (PSAT), the 2000
Sydney Olympics and the U.S. Navy EP3 crew and aircraft recovery from
Tinian Island, China . Missions frequently interfaced with theater
Commander, JCS and the White House Situation Room and National Command
Center (NCC). Performed all Special Operations C4I mission requirements as
the Deputy Communications Director for JTF-510 and JTF-519
(Oct 2001 - Oct 2004).
112th Signal Detachment (SOCPAC) Officer in Charge
(February 2000 - October 2002)
Led a 25 member special operations communication team that provided real
world mission and exercise support to SOCPAC and USPACOM (JTF-510 and JTF-
519). Attained 100% accountability of 15 million dollars of C4I equipment
and managed an annual operating budget of 4.5 million dollars.
Other jobs held:
Naval Communications and Telecommunication Station, Diego Garcia (British
Indian Ocean Territory) (October 1998 - October 1999)
N2 Base Communications Officer (Department Head). Managed an annual
budget of 14.3 million dollars for the island-wide telephone exchange for
the island of Diego Garcia. Monitored and reported contract issues and
service status directly to the Base Commander on a 16.5 million dollar BGS
contract. Managed 18 military and 16 civilian contractor personnel.
Commander, Pacific Fleet Staff - Fleet Engineering Branch. Engineering
team member that had responsibility for all 3rd and 7th Fleet C4ISR
engineering issues. Primary job was research of and acquisition and
testing of new maritime technologies.
Destroyer Squadron Thirty One - Communications Officer. Led the 6 ship
squadron on all communications issues and inspections. Senior Enlisted
Advisor to the Commodore.
Naval Oceanographic Processing Facility, Ford Island - Technical Control
Chief and COMSEC Custodian.
USS Cochrane, USS Missouri, USS Benjamin Stoddert - Fleet Radioman
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Hawaii Pacific University, 1987
Business Management
Excelsior College
Management of Information Systems
BS, In Progress
CERTIFICATIONS
CISSP, PMP and ITIL V3, in progress
Total Quality Management and numerous other management, leadership, and
assessment courses
MEMBER
AFCEA
MOAA
VFWF
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Share-
Point, Outlook) Falcon View, Google-Earth, C2PC, VISIO, TIGR, ISRIS, BFT,
and ARC View applications.
Expert proficiency on:
Special Operations communication systems including:
SCAMPI, SDN Light, SDN Medium, SDN Heavy, SC2IP, GBS, CENTRIXS, JWICS,
DRSN, STE, STU-III, VOSIP, VOIP, GCCS, VTC, VSAT, TACSAT, HF, INMARSAT,
NETTED IRIDIUM, LMR, COP, COMSEC, GLOBAL HAWK, HUNTER, PREDATOR, JOPES and
other SOF mission planning software tools.
Strategic and Tactical C4I Operational Planning .
C4I and C4ISR Systems and Network Engineering.
C4I Architecture Development and Implementation.
Coalition C4I Interoperability.
Over 30 years military experience in naval shipboard, shore and special
operations tactical communications during real world contingencies,
exercises, and combat operations. I have completed combat tours with
special operations as the Communications Director in Afghanistan, Iraq and
the Philippines and also with the U.S. Navy during Operation Desert Shield
and Desert Storm. I have successfully completed several major Combatant
Commander (COCOM) C4I Headquarters transitions and two major facilities
upgrade projects that supported combat and the special operations
community.
I have 19 years experience as an enlisted Navy communicator reaching the
rank of Senior Chief Petty Officer and 11 years as a commissioned Officer
in the Chief Warrant Officer and Limited Duty Officer ranks. My retirement
grade is Lieutenant Commander (04) and my Designator is 6420/Communications
Technology Manager.
I am available for work on 01 September 2010.