Air Force Project Manager

Sherwin D. Sterling

San Antonio, TX 210-***-**** *******.*********@*****.*** linkedin/sherwin-sterling SUMMARY

Air Force Veteran with 22 years in IT/Cybersecurity/Technical Program Management, cross- functional and cross-team project experiences.

DOD Secret Security Clearance.

EDUCATION

M.B.A. Business Management

Columbia Southern University, Orange Beach, AL

B.S. Information Technology Systems

Bellevue University, Bellevue, NE

A.A.S. Electronics Systems Technology

Community College of the Air Force, Air University, AL A.A.S. Human Resources Management

Community College of the Air Force, Air University, AL CERTIFICATIONS Security + CE Azure AZ-900 AWS Practitioner

CompTIA, 2024 Microsoft Corporations, 2023 AWS 2023 SC-900/Security & Identity Network Defense Cybersecurity Defense Microsoft Corporation, 2024 Cisco, 2024 U.S. Air Force 2024 Waterfall Kickoff Agile Methodology

Project Management Institute, 2023 Project Management Institute, 2023 EXPERIENCE

IT Regional Manager, Cyber defense Network Infrastructure Systems US Air Force, San Antonio, TX June 2019 - Present

-Advised senior organization stakeholders on network security vulnerabilities for over 250 miles of telecommunications infrastructure cabling supporting over 266 federal agencies and 74K personnel.

-Expert in explaining complex technical IT and telecommunications security concepts and issues to distinguished visitors including the vice-chief secretary of the United States Air Force.

-Collaborative professional adept at partnering with Information Security Systems Officers to implement NIST ATO-aligned security guidelines, enhancing organizational security posture and compliance for over 250K+ endpoints.

-Experienced leader in overseeing 1.2K annual network outage repairs across three military sites, effectively triaging emergency disaster recovery procedures and communicating status updates to senior stakeholders.

IT Project Manager & Cloud Engineer (Intern)

Cybernetics Global LLC, Remote February 2023 – September 2024

-Lead Project Manager and cloud engineer overseeing the Managed Service Security Provider’s

(MSSP) security operations center (SOC).

-Hands on experience with Azure Active Directory, Virtual Machines, SIEM, & Identity Access Management (IAM), Azure Firewall, Network Security Groups, Cohort Fellowship

Microsoft Corporations, Remote November 2023 – February 2024 Created Microsoft’s Power Platform to analyze data, building solutions to automate processes, and created intelligent chatbots.

-Finalized my cohort by creating an application that supported a business’ requirements creating a platform for employees and customers to streamline business operations. Recruiter, Regional Manager

US Air Force, Scott Air Force Base June 2015 – June 2019

-Led a team of 7 recruiters across three states, driving 70% increase in successful placements over 4 years through strategic planning and effective leadership.

-Streamlined recruitment processes and introduced innovative sourcing techniques, reducing time-to-hire by 30% and achieving consistent recruitment targets across all three states.

-Awarded 2 Air Force Recruiting awards for achieving 120% above yearly expectations resulting in improved team productivity by 70%.

Project Manager, Network Engineering & Installation Squadron US Air Force, Keesler Air Force Base April 2009 – June 2015 Reduced scheduling conflicts by 90% by developing an automated scheduling platform system. Improved the efficiency of logistics operations by integrating supplier management data reducing the time between order placement by 75%.

Presented weekly reports to senior leadership that showcased the milestones and team project completion statuses.

Developed strategies to reduce project costs by 25% while ensuring stakeholder satisfaction by 90%.

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