Telecom/RF ground or space engineer

Clearance: Top Secret (SCI) with SSBI (inactive)

O3b Networks: June 2015 – Present: Ground Support Engineer

●Worked with Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) constellation.

●Worked with GD and Viasat modems and antenna control units (ACU).

●Monitored and managed customer links from remote teleport sites.

Full-time Student: August 2013 – May 2015.

OCONUS Support Engineer: Jan 2012 – June 2013; Telecommunications Systems, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

●Experienced in maintenance and troubleshooting on mobile and fixed VSAT terminals.

●SNAP VSAT systems contains SSPA, LNB, FDMA/TDMA IP modems with IP routing and switching.

●Knowledgeable in Layer 2 and Layer 3 IP routing and maintaining baseline router configurations and subnetting.

●Worked with Linkway IP modems and IDirect modems.

Telecommunications Specialist: 2010 – 2011; Rome Research Corporation, Site C, Highfield-Cascade, MD.

●Maintained, Operator, and support user on AN/FRC-18 Milstar, AN/GSC 52, AN/FSC-78 terminals, and AN/TSC-185 STT.

●Trained in Coaxial and RJ-6 Cables termination.

●Knowledgeable in FDMA, TDMA, & SSMA (Spread Spectrum Multiple Access).

●Strong understanding of RF theory of propagation.

●Well-versed in ECCM (Electronic counter-countermeasures) RF and USC-28 operations.

25S1C: Senior WSOC Controller: 2005 – 2009; US Army Space Command (SATCON), Ft. Detrick, MD.

●Managed, operated, and maintained U.S. Army Defense Satellite Communications Systems Operations Center/Network Operations Center (NOC) for four years.

●Subject Matter Expert for FDMA network spectrum management and land data circuit troubleshooting.

●Interfaced directly with customers during anomaly resolution and circuit restoration.

●Directed Satellite Control Facility with a team of up to 11 controller personnel.

●Planned and coordinated system installations and antenna, satellite, and system cutovers.

●Disseminated new information from higher level management and provided daily briefings to the higher level management concerning the status of the network and users.

●Skillful in satellite anomalous condition resolution and participation with other troubleshooting partners.

●Responsible for coordinating with outside agencies to establish working relationships and policies to ensure seamless continuation of the mission.

●Responsible for training of Satellite Network Management and Data circuit troubleshooting over 20 personnel.

●Monitored and commanded three Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) satellites in support of US Strategic Command (STRATCOM).

●Performed telemetry monitoring with the utilization of real time embedded, and/or dynamically updated software to conduct beamweights configuration changes, spacecraft vectors implementation, and maintained satellite time offsets and dopplers.

25S1C; Satellite Network Controller: 2003 – 2004; US Army Space Command (SATCON), Landstuhl, Germany.

●Analyzed schematic diagrams of circuit paths for clearing and circuit checks to determine outage points and re-route paths to minimize user downtime.

●Loaded cryptographic keys and understand functionality of many cryptographic devices.

●Extensive experience in link spectrum analysis and troubleshooting.

●Experience with satellite cut-overs, on/in-orbit, baseline, and acceptance testing of newly launched and existing satellites, In-depth knowledge of spacecraft and ground systems signal flow and circuit analysis.

●Employed satellite configuration changes and health and status commands.

●Familiar with IDNX, PROMINA, and ATM data equipment.

Education: University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, MD

Candidate, Bachelors of Computer Network & Security Degree with 108 credits.

Ongoing classes with 12 credits remaining to complete degree.

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