Network Communications Engineer
Resume:
William J. Pate
NETWORK & COMMUNICATIONS / INFORMATION MANAGER
Work Experience
Staff Sergeant, US Army Reserves, AGR (25H) OPS NCO- NY, MD 12/2020 – Present
• Led support for Battalion to maintain all the network communications and connectivity
• Assisted Network Engineer in updates on all JNN, NIPR, SIPR and Colorless equipment inside the shelters. - OSPF, HTTPS, TCP/IP, IPv4
• Directed configuration Tier 1, 2 Routers & VLANs with TFTP on NIPR & TCP/IP or SCPS/TP on SIPR
• Administered configurations for Cisco ASA Firewalls and Brocade switches
• Completed ACAS requests for units within the Battalion
• Guided all ether net and fiber cables for (STT, CPN, JNN, Heat Close, & TROPO)
• Trained other service members on other network communications equipment (STT, TROPO, Heat Close, SMART-T, WIN-T systems & call manager)
• Cross-trained staff on satellite network communications and line of site communications
• Automated experience to reimage military computers for re-purpose of legacy computers for training off the network (LANDWARNET)
Staff Sergeant, US Army Reserves, AGR (91B) Motor Sergeant - NH, NY 08/2013-12/2020
• Installed Access Control Points at multiple locations for units with limited resources for communications.
• Operated & sustained all motor stable operations with multiple systems to include SAMS-E & GCSS-ARMY
• Ran day-to-day operations for the motor pool at multiple unit locations.
• Led Soldiers in the maintenance bay to keep equipment 98% operational. Sergeant, US Army National Guard (25B) IT Specialist - GA 08/2008 – 08/2013
• Supported company that maintains all network communications, in both On-The-Move and At- The-Halt.
• Coordinated support included installing a company wide network communication. TCP/IP, Telnet,
• Overseen operations of network communications in case of troubleshooting situations
• Provided training on other network communications equipment (STT, JNN & call manager)
• Created communications signal to access the network communications.
• Set up a signal and verified that it would connect to the satellite.
• Perform PMCS on signal equipment to provide upkeep and sustained equipment. Specialist, US Army National Guard (11B) Infantry - GA 08/2004 – 02/2007
• Supported the 3rd ID and all missions.
• Led team that conducted many MOUT missions and training.
• Completed successful and safe convoy missions in Iraq. Airman First Class, US Air Force (3C251) Tech Controller- TX 1999-2001
• Supported Air Force Training Wing that maintained a star-mesh network topology for redundancy.
• Maintained operations of network communications - SolarWinds
• Utilized systems using Windows7, WinNT, 95, 98, XP, ME, Vista, & RHCE (v6- v9)
• Managed the configuration a network of 1500 users, 7VLAN/ELAN - HTTPS/TLS, ARP, DNS Fore ATM Backbone, ASX 1000 and 200, Fore ES3810 systems. OSPF, IGP, ARP, DHCP, TCP/IP, IPv4, Cabletron Ethernet devices, 6000, 2200, EMC-3912, SEHI-24, SEHI-22, Cisco 2916, 2924
• Configured, install, and upgrade IOS/Firmware on Cisco routers, 2500, 3000, 4000, 4000m, 4500, and 7507 using ATM protocol, TCP/IP, DNS, TFTP, Telnet, SNMP & SKIF
• Constructed the use for SMTP & ICMP
• Maintained fiber optic switches and connections both single, multi-mode, Time Division Multiplexers and T1 interfaces
• Created, terminated, and installed Cat 5, fiber optics, coaxial, Cat 3, Cat 6 cables.
• Trained with connectors FC, ST, SC, RJ-45, RJ-11, and 110 punch tools. William J. Pate
NETWORK & COMMUNICATIONS / INFORMATION MANAGER
• Maintained system user access and troubleshooting for the network. Education: DEVRY UNIVERSITY
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• Bachelor of Science Degree, Network & Communications Management 10/2012
• GPA: 3.33/4.00 Honors: Dean’s List
Clearance
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• Current SECRET - PRSC-T3R 05/2022
• Obtained and held TS-SCI until expiration date 01/2006 Skills
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• T2C2 Systems
• CPN Systems
• VSAT Systems
• Programming: C, C#, C++, Python, Java,
Jscript, Node JS, Django
• Solar Winds Systems
• Cisco Systems
• Linux Systems
Certificates & Awards
• CISA (08/2024)
• MD-100(07/2023)
• Security + CE (12/2022)
• Army Commendation x 2
• Army Achievement Medal x 3
• Combat Infantry Badge
• Space Basic Badge
William J. Pate
NETWORK & COMMUNICATIONS / INFORMATION MANAGER
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