Joshua Silva
Si Deos Vincam…..Deo Volente, Venii, Vidi, Vici
Columbus, GA 31907
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EXPERIENCE
Moran Savannah — SHIP TRAFFIC CONTROLLER
2016-2023
Was responsible for the day-to-day ship traffic entering the Port of Georgia and leaving to destinations abroad. Duties included guiding major commercial shipping vessels as well as dispatching the equipment, men, and vessels to accommodate their drive up the Savannah River from the Ocean and to their final destinations at the port five miles up the river. We use radar and GPS to pinpoint vessels much the same as an air traffic controller.
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Virginia — Fiber Optics SpecialistAnd Systems Specialist, 2014-2016
Installer for the FBI of both their secure and unsecure computer and communications networks. THese systems could include anything from phone lines to sophisticated fiber optics networks. Fiber Optics, Cat5, Cat6, Coaxial networks were all within the scope of the job as well as the communications closets to support the network including servers, decoders, battery backups, etc. Installation of indoor and outdoor security systems were also within the scope of th4e job to include the entire integrated systems for visual/audio surveillance.
Defense Intelligence Agency/Department of Defense, Fort Eustis, VA — Intelligence Analyst, 2004-2014
Served our military via the Department of Defense as an Intelligence Analyst relaying data and intelligence in real-time to our forces on the ground as well as developing solutions to logistical problems that plagued our country early in the War in Afghanistan. Problems such as how to get military hardware, weapons, tanks, vehicles, etc from CONUS to OCONUS installations; I was also a part of the team that solved the overall strategic-tactical development of those installations, headquarters, and outposts in hostile countries.
EDUCATION
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA — Geographic Information Systems, Masters Degree
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA —Political Science/Pre=Law, Bachelor's Degree
Paul D. Camp Community College, Suffolk, VA – Computer Science, Associates Degree
PROJECTS
Conventional and Unconventional Projects — Intelligence Officer/Analyst, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, Department of Defense & Defense Intelligence Agency
Was involved in an array of projects and initiatives both with regard to conventional military logistics as well as secret and top secret intelligence while I was with the Department of Defense. We had to come together from across the U.S. during the War in Iraq and Afghanistan to figure out issues such as how to put infrastructure in a country that had never had any within the mountainous regions of Kabul and Kandahar. Things such as roads, command headquarters, outposts; and of course how to organize and deliver all the impediments of war to sustain the fight; vehicles, ammunition,, missiles, tanks, small arms, food rations, etc. plus a whole lot more that I cannot speak on.
Expansive Upgrade Project—Fiber Optics Specialist, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Was a part of an expansive project to upgrade security systems within all FBI Installations across America with a focus on integrating and/or adding fiber optic systems at the Secret and Top Secret level both secure and unsecure. Building out computer rooms and running the fiber throughout these installations, as well as Cat 5, Cat 6 and sometimes co-axial where needed.
SKILLS
• Information Systems
• GIS
• Fiber Optics
• Communications and Traffic
• Logistics
• Intelligence
• Customer Support
AWARDS
Summa Cum Laude, Old Dominion University, Masters Degree
Cum Laude, Old Dominion University, Bachelors. Degree
Magna Cum Laude, Paul D. Camp Community College, Associates Degree
Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honors Society
Hegemon, Educator, Tau Kappa Epsilon
Pylortes, Sergeant=at=Arms, Tau Kappa Epsilon
LANGUAGES
English
Spanish