ARLANDA PEARSON
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Results-driven and solution focused professional equipped with 20 years of military and government experience. Detail orientated IT technologist offering a background in window-based network environment.
EDUCATION STRATFORD UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology System Administration, March 2019
GPA 3.2/4.0
TECHNICAL Network Administration IT Strategy Project Management IT Infrastructure & Design
SKILLS IT Security Business Analysis Cloud Computing Mobile Computing E-Commerce
Programming Languages C++, SQL, XML, HTML MS Word MS Excel MS PowerPoint
Detail Orientated Customer Service Communication Problem Solving & Resolution
EXPERIENCE
Stratford University Student
Actively participated in network and systems design to ensure implementation of viable systems security policies and procedures.
Conducted systems security evaluations, audits and reviews; and develop Automated Information Systems (AIS) security contingency plans and disaster recovery procedures, as part of the local business continuity team.
Monitored and tracked controlled access programs to ensure implementation and viability of appropriate systems security policies, as well as the acquisition of IT security tools.
Conducted vulnerability analysis and risk assessment studies of planned and installed information systems to assure that local AIS security plans and policies established are adequate for protection needs and comply as required by statute.
US Navy Amphibious Construction, Fort Story, Virginia
Equipment Operator 3M Maintenance Manager, 03/1989 – 09/2004
3M Maintenance Manager for Command ACB One. Responsible for Updating
All 3M cards in system. Train all command personnel in 3m. Give weekly 3m spot checks. Order all hazmat in according to 3m system. Responsible for Command 3M in passing annual 3m spot checks.
Provided logistics over-the-shore support for PACFLT Amphibious Force and Maritime Prepositioning Force Operations including ship-to-shore transportation of combat cargo, bulk fuel/water, and tactical camp operations. Crocodile 99/ Nature Fire 00. Operation Southern Watch.
Marshaling Yard Supervisor during Seaside ELCAS exercise.
Member of Weights and Balance crew during embark operations for CROC99.
Assisted Machinery Repair Department & Fabricated four special pile clamp attachments for night operations of ELCAS.
Operated heavy equipment in support of amphibious operations and beach savage.
Assisted in the renovating the Naval Air Station North Island Small Arms Range.
Performed operational checks on command Civil Engineer Support Equipment during the Battalions Equipment Evaluation Program (BEEP).
Operated heavy equipment during the construction and maintenance of a 1/2-mile sand berm to protect Naval Facilities on board the Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado during El Nino winter storms.
Provided bulldozer salvage capability while exercising the operational platforms for amphibious forces: Barge Ferry, LCU/LCM, Offshore Petroleum Discharge System and Roll-on Roll-off Discharge Facility.
Transportation Crew member.
Operated a variety of automotive heavy trucks, Material handling and construction equipment in support of Battalion operations.
US Army Corps of Engineers, Portsmouth, Virginia
Engineering Equipment Operator, WG-5716-Grade 11, 10/2015 – Present
Responsible for day to day operation of heavy equipment including Cat and Case Dozers, graders, excavators, front end loaders, 60-ton lowboy tractor trailer and various other equipment.
Qualified to maintain all roads, ramps entry and exit points on Craney Island Portsmouth.
Trained for building excavation pits for the excavation of materials pumped in from the Elisabeth River which keeps the shipping lanes deep and open, allowing the Navy Ships the ability to come and go easily.
Accountable for the collection of Clam Shells for the replenishment of the Chesapeake Bay.
Norfolk Naval Shipyard, WG-3414-Grade 10, Portsmouth, Virginia
Inside Machinist Nuclear, 01/2011 – 10/2015
Trained to manufacture and repair parts for all Navy Ships through carefully planning and preparing using blueprints or written specifications to calculate operations.
Transferred to the Nuclear Propulsion Program upon completing 1 year of daily nuclear classroom training with hands on applications.
Virginia Materials Inc., Norfolk, Virginia
Operator 09/2004 – 01/2011
Accountable for day to day operation and maintenance of heavy equipment
CERIFICATIONS Technical & Occupational Certificate,
US NAVY 03/1998 3-M Maintenance Manger ACB-1
& TRAININGS CDL class A with Hazmat, 1999
US NAVY ORM Training
Command Hazmat Training