Test Engineer Intelligence Analyst

Christopher McBride

San Antonio, Texas 757-***-**** **********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE: To secure a challenging and satisfying opportunity in the SIGINT/Cyber security community that harnesses my diverse skillset and work together to exceed your organizations goals. SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES

• Active DoD Top Secret/SCI security clearance (Adjudicated: 22MAR2021).

• Bachelor of Science Computer, Information Systems Technology. (Graduate October 2023)

• DoD 8570: IAM II / IAT Level III CompTIA CASP+ Expires: 01JUL2025 (ID: COMP001022082455).

• Graduate of A-231-0451 Intermediate Comms. Signals Analysis Course (Army 35N/AF 1N2X1)).

• Experienced SIGINT collection, analysis, and exploitation in strategic & tactical environments.

• Experienced Integration & Test Engineer troubleshooting, Debug Dry Run, Regression testing and Acceptance Testing of software & hardware systems.

• 25+ yrs. experience working in various aspects of the Signals Intelligence exploitation community.

• SIGINT Analyst, C4ISR/ UAV SIGINT sensor maintainer and a DCGS Hardware Engineer.

• 18+ yrs. flight line working environment maintaining C4ISR SIGINT collection sensors.

• Experience with Red Hat Linux/ Unix and an intermediate understanding of Linux operating system.

• Experience with detailed troubleshooting of ISR Airborne & Ground hardware & software systems.

• Strong teamwork skills, able to interact productively with military and civilian in a diverse team setting.

• RF experience using a variety of signal RF test, analysis, and processing equipment.

• Experience with COMSEC/STIG’s network encryptions devices and Simple Key Loaders (SKL’s). PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ELINT Electronic Warfare Intelligence Analyst Oct 2022 – Present Leidos LLC, Lackland AFB

• Performs TechELINT analysis using community approved tools to measure and derive signal parameters then report findings in serialized SIGINT products.

• Conduct Radar signals analysis related to both tactical warfighting and national level operations.

• Input and update national EW (Electronic Warfare) database, ACC community to anomalies found and produce actionable intelligence products and performs product management and dissemination.

• Extracts data from digitized samples of an intercepted signal then utilized information to identify and catalogue information in to Common Emitter Database (CED). Senior Principal Field Engineer/ Global Hawk Oct 2014 – May 2022 Northrop Grumman Corporation, Southwest Asia

• Conducted initial installation, checkout, continuous operation, and sustainment of Airborne Signals Intelligence Payload (ASIP) hardware & software baselines installed on the RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV.

• Provided operational support of Hardware & Software deployment, implementation of C4ISR system.

• Evaluate sensor Built in Test (BIT), Operational Readiness Tests, and sensor debug results to determine sensor health and flight readiness using Linux operating systems to troubleshoot anomalies as required.

• Interprets schematics, logic drawings, wire lists and prints to troubleshoot sensor networking, custom digital, RF, AC & DC power, and data links.

• Configures, tests, and maintains KG-250M HAIPE network encryptions devices, sensor classified file servers, and data link interface equipment.

Senior Systems Engineer 1/ U-2 June 2008 – Sept 2014 Raytheon Strategic Systems, Southwest Asia

• Provided support for more than 14 yrs. on the Raytheon Airborne SIGINT Sensor RAS-1R.

• Worked as team leader in support of manning, maintenance, meetings and supervisory daily duties.

• Performed daily preventative, corrective and periodic maintenance of both Hw & Sw on C4ISR system.

• Satisfied daily efforts of troubleshooting, fault isolation, calibration, inspection, service bulletins, change request and job data documentation in JIRA.

• Efficiently corrected system discrepancies; delivering a serviceable system with minimum down time. Systems Engineer 2/ DCGS Hardware Engineer March 2005 – June 2008 Raytheon Strategic Systems, CROFA, DGS-1, DGS-IN

• Provide real-time ground station operational support for an ISR LB (low band) collection system.

• Conducted various upgrades, installations for hardware and software baselines in DCGS architecture.

• Provided operational and maintenance support of the DCGS system on UNIX operating system.

• Perform pre-mission, real-time and post-mission support, systems analysis for users on DCGS network.

• Routinely perform Unix System Administration task as snapshot, backups, reboots, operator support.

• Mid-level networking exposure with clear conception of data flow, protocols and hardware connectivity.

• Responsible for fault isolation, maintenance and repair of dual token ring FDDI network for live effort.

• Establish, verify and ensure the system remains operational locally and remotely in real-time mission.

• Perform time critical troubleshooting to resolve issues while minimizing down time. Systems Engineer/ Integration & Test Engineer March 2000 – March 2005 Raytheon Strategic Systems, Falls Church Virginia

• Performed duties as Systems Test Engineer for airborne sensor for HW & SW expansion and upgrades.

• Developed Integration & Test and Acceptance Test procedures to validate requirements.

• Conducted Verification & Validation to ensure functionality meet contractual requirements.

• Experience with end-to-end troubleshooting and system resolution on C4I system.

• Performed Regression, Dry Run and Acceptance Testing for customer during system sell-off.

• Managed system maintenance database using Test Director for system enhancements and deficiencies.

• Experience with Requirements Management and SW Configuration Management Tools (PVCS). Senior Signal Analyst Sept 1990 – March 2000

U.S. Army, Fort Meade, Maryland

• Deployed worldwide as a Joint-Service Quick Reaction Capability team member worldwide to conduct environmental surveys, collection, processing, and analysis of various RF emitters. EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Computer Information Systems (165 Credit hours) Oct 2023 Saint Leo University St. Leo, FL 33574

A-231-0451(Intermediate Communications Signals Analysis Course) June 1996 National Cryptology School (various SIGINT courses) 3,000+ hrs Certified Silver Six Sigma Professional Oct 2006

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