Air Force Management

Robert Grace

Email: *********@********.***

Address: **** ********* **

City: Benton

State: LA

Zip: 71006

Country: USA

Phone: 318-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $90,000

Willing to Relocate

Primary Skills/Experience:

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Educational Background:

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Job History / Details:

ROBERT M. GRACE JR. 318-***-****

4020 Elizabeth Lane *********@********.***

OBJECTIVE:

Information Security Analyst or executive management position

CAREER SUMMARY:

A mid-level manager with 11 years of communications systems experience and 12 years of mechanical experience in the United States Air Force, promoted rapidly through a series of enlisted and officer positions, acquired a broad range of staffing skills, multinational & multiservice relations in communications operations, project management, corporate organization, strategic planning, tactical operations, network security analysis areas. Provided proactive mission driven leadership within changing communications environments; recognized for successful operations planning for new technologies, correcting office processes, driving programmatic success of information systems.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Leadership, Project Management, Network Security, Operations, Decision Making, Budget Analysis, Strategic Planning, Executive Skills, Process Improvement, Office Automation, Customer Service, Risk and Threat Analysis

CLEARANCE:

Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information - TS/SCI (Active)

EDUCATION:

Masters of Adult Education and Training University of Phoenix Online, GPA 3.75, Emphasis: Adult Education in the Community College Environment

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology Southern Illinois University School of Engineering, GPA 3.65, Emphasis: Manufacturing engineering processes

Associates of Applied Science Community College of the Air Force, - Emphasis: Aerospace Ground Equipment Technology

CERTIFICATIONS:

Currently acquiring for Security Plus & Certified Information Security Systems Professional certifications;

SPECIAL TRAINING:

DoD Information Assurance Course; Advanced Communications Course (USAF); Basic Communications Course (USAF); Terrestrial Communications Course; Air Operations Center Network Management Course; Acquisitions 101 Course

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Feb. 2012 - Present:

Deputy Division Chief- Communications Plans and Programs: Department of the Air Force: Air Force Global Strike Command Barksdale Air Force Base, LA

Oversaw communications support activities such as: resource management, strategic planning, financial resources, knowledge operations, task and collaborative systems management, records management, and software assurance functions.

- Managed 34 personnel across five branches supporting 23,000 personnel in the Nuclear Command

- Evaluated employee performance, wrote performance reports and awards submissions

- Orchestrated organizational personnel movements, ensuring realignment of supervision for the restructure

- Led execution of all department tasks; coordinated with branch and organizational leadership ensuring completion

- Directed daily operations of department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developed standards and set deadlines

- Organized department head meetings and up-channeled vital mission information through leadership

- Developed computer information resources for data security and control, strategic computing, and disaster recovery

- Deployed to Central Command, for 10 months; managed information assurance programs (scope: $7 Million);

- At request of Chief Information Officer; performed risk & threat analysis on new command and control networks

- Implemented new office automation procedures to track progress and justified manning for Information Assurance section

- Demonstrated astute professionalism and high level of moral of workers in a high operations tempo environment

- Forged requirements of 5 year strategic roadmap of information systems for future expansion in Central Command

Jun 2011- Feb 2012:

Branch Chief - Knowledge Operations Communications Manager: Department of the Air Force: Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale Air Force Base, LA

Major command staff experience with communications systems for information sharing & collaborative systems.

- Directly supervised 7 personnel in support of knowledge operations and collaborative systems

- Managed Records Management, Webpage management, Publications, Privacy Act & Freedom of Information Act programs

- Oversaw the contract based Microsoft based Task Management Tool system; managed command level tasking system

- Drafted policy and guidance for command use of SharePoint, Evaluation Management System and Task Management Tool

- Authored collaborative meeting guidance for the command; directed SharePoint

- Reviewed project plans to plan and coordinate project activity setting project timelines and milestones

Mar 2008- May 2011:

Chief of Communications and Information Systems: Department of the Air Force: 521 Air Mobility Operations Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany

Managed communications maintenance issues, planning, obtain cost estimates and establish implementation timelines for upgrades and refurbishment equipment requisition; directed team responsible for Command and Control Systems upgrades, telephone systems, client support help desk functions, knowledge operations support and collaborative conferencing systems.

- Directly supervised 7 personnel and in-directly guided 70 geographically separated communicators

- Dual-hatted with responsibilities as the Chief of Communication and Executive Officer

- Managed $11.6 Million worth of Command and Control communications assets; earned Accommodation Medal

- Led communications operations in a new organization spanning 14 units in 11 nations in Europe & South West Asia;

- Procured and installed a $130,000 video conferencing suite enabling senior leaders to communicate with stateside HQ

- Coordinated with outer-agencies to upgrade to Windows 7 operating systems to over 3000 machines; extended workstation life and completed the upgrade months ahead of higher headquarters goal.

- Streamlined communications manning structure across 14 units by consolidating personnel resources into strategically located help desks resulting in a dramatic customer satisfaction improvement

- Assisted Higher Headquarters in procuring three new Command and Control Systems; directly coordinated with vendors and authored Performance Work Statements and Statements of Need for systems

- Established organization`s first ever Information Assurance program successfully securing networks across the organization

Feb 2004- Mar 2008:

Assistant Test Director: Department of the Air Force: Detachment 4, Air Force Test and Evaluation Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs

Responsible for authoring test plans, project briefs, and test reports for various space systems across the Air Force.

- Assistant Test Director for the Global Positioning System along with testing in various other classified programs

- Conducted Information Assurance & security testing using industry standard checklists and the C&A process on programs

- Hand-picked to become the commander`s executive assistance officer; support 81 Billion dollars of Space testing programs

- Deployed for one year to the Combined Air Operations Center as the Network Flight Commander and ; oversaw over 2500 communications systems and 135 secure circuits; received an Accommodation and Achievement Medals

- Orchestrated multi-million dollar install of an intelligence and reconnaissance office under austere conditions

Jan 2001- Feb 2004:

Deputy Flight Commander: Department of the Air Force: 509th Communications Squadron, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri

This initial tour provided extensive experience with communications planning, budget analysis and software and information assurance in the Plans and Programs branch.

- Responsible for communications planning for the entire base with over 5,000 personnel

- Recognized as the communications officer of the quarter in 2002, and received accolades from squadron leadership

- Engineered deployment planning for a squadron of fighter aircraft in support of protecting our nations skies

- Authored Statements of Work, requirements; coordinated with contracting to bring technologies and upgrades to the base

- Led an 1 Million Dollar communications enhancement plan throughout Afghanistan while deployed as a plans and programs officer; managed programs such as remote radio systems, satellite terminal installations; earned an Accommodation Medal

CAREER BROADENING

Executive Assistance Officer: Department of the Air Force:

Nov 2009-May 2010: 521 Air Mobility Operations Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany

Oct 2003-Nov 2004: Detachment 4, Air Force Test and Evaluation Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs

Responsible for scheduling meetings, coordinating tasks, developing complex presentations in PowerPoint, managing outlook calendars, building complex itineraries, authoring, editing and reviewing documents, and coordinating Higher Headquarters (corporate) level visit schedules, transportation, lodging & special events.

- Coordinated senior leader tasks with decentralized organizations

- Talented speaker with energizing ability to engage and mold to the audience

- Hand-picked as the Commander`s Executive officer in two separate organizations

- Developed process for document editing & coordination with higher headquarters; honed process were benchmarked by HQ

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