Project Manager, Scrum Master, Operations Officer

Temecula, CA ******.*.****@*****.*** 757-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/danblaz007

Project Manager with 20+ years of experience overseeing global IT services, logistical planning, and process modernization efforts supporting organizations with up to 55K employees. Managed 300+ employees while planning and implementing various IT architectures for global users. Achieved a 99.3% network reliability while streamlining updates with limited resources.

Assistant Future Operations Officer, 15th MEU, U.S. Marine Corps, Oceanside, CA [07/2022–02/2023]

Managed Future Operations Branch daily activities to include the supervision, resource allocation, and capital investment planning in support of 3,5000 employees preparing for deployment within the Pacific region.

Prioritized strategic directives by developing and updating the organizations deployment schedule and employment concepts for over 55K employees

Streamlined an organizational performance evaluation for 3,500 employees while developing all courses of action and rehearsals—enabled efficient and effective oversight for executive management

IT / Telecommunications Manager, 9th Comm. Bn., U.S. Marine Corps, Oceanside, CA [06/2020–07/2022]

Directed an IT department of 230+ IT professionals across nine sections. Ensured a 99.3% uptime for all voice, video, data browsing, email, and web-based applications access across a secure global network supporting 55K users.

Remotely managed services for 12 global detachments to include cloud-based storage and call manager, SharePoint, Share Drive, and Microsoft Office 2016

Initiated equipment and technology updates to include cloud computing and storage and procedures—matured tactical employment Standard Operating Procedures and policies to Enterprise level compliance

Implemented a Military Scrum Master process using visual display information system to task and track daily communications, logistical support, and IT operations

Current Operations Officer, MARFORCOM, U.S. Marine Corps, Norfolk, VA [12/2018–06/2020]

Oversaw IT planning and support for 1,500 cross-functional Marine Forces Command staff members.

Engaged stakeholders in the U.S., Europe, Africa, and Southeast Asia on enterprise communications staffing, equipping, and training—efforts led to modernized Strategic National Security Operational plans

Established an Amphibious Communications Detachment to provide 30-day embedded Technical Advisor teams— IT staffing consultations resulted in improved shipboard communications

Afghanistan National Army IT Advisor, 1st Brigade Advisor Team, Afghanistan [04/2018-12/2018]

Led 50+ Advisor Team members in operating a Tactical Combat Operations Center supporting real-time information dissemination and IT assessment integrations.

Created workstations to service 50+ personnel while successfully 43 systems across three classified / unclassified networks—established the Brigade Advisor Team Tactical Operations Center

Engineered communications plan for the 1st Brigade Advisor team to extend communications range up to 30 miles for mobile Advisor operations

Network Operations Officer, IT Department, MARFORCOM, U.S. Marine Corps, Norfolk, VA [07/2017–04/2018]

Led 30+ data systems operators and network administrators in maintaining IT network equipment, circuits, virtual infrastructure, servers, and services—enabled network connectivity supporting over 1,500 users.

Engaged IT stakeholders in U.S., Europe, Africa, and Southeast Asia on organizational / enterprise communications training and staffing

Chief Information Officer, 1st Bn. 8th Mar. Reg., U.S. Marine Corps, Jacksonville, NC [07/2014-06/2017]

Managed 60 IT professionals to include network maintainers, transmissions operators, networker administrators, data, and system operators in maintaining a $10.9M IT equipment set and network. Enabled connectivity for 800+ users.

Planned, organized, coordinated, and implemented the IT architecture for 17 training exercises with persistent secure voice, video, and data communications

EDUCATION LICENSE CERTIFICATION TRAINING

B.A. History, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA

Project Management Professional Certification – in progress

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