Land Mobile Radio and Radio Frequency Spectrum Management - TS/SCI

James J. Conrad

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Lillington, NC 27546

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JOB TARGET: StateWide Interoperability Coordinator

Note to HR Specialist: Chronologic Work History List Dates/Series/Grades are on Page 17

Career Highlights Relevant to Position (First Page)

Telecommunications Specialist Veterans Affairs-Army-Air Force

oAgency Spectrum/Frequency & Land Mobile Radio (LMR) Manager – Coordinated with FCC and NTIA – Life Cycle Management of IT/LMR

oSpectrum/Radio Support for Veterans Affairs COOP Sites

oManaged & Programmed numerous Two-Way LMR Radio Types

E911 PSAP Operations and IT Support

oE911/PSAP Communications Officer/Dispatcher/Supervisor

Dispatcher -City of Virginia Beach E911 PSAP, Virginia

Dispatch Center Supervisor -United Stations Navy –Navy Region MidAtlantic Regional Dispatch Center

Stood up new Navy E911/PSAP Regional Dispatch Center

Dispatched Law Enforcement, Fire and Emergency Medical Services for 10 Navy Installations

oE911 PSAP IT Support Fort Bragg North Carolina

Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) System Administrator

MSAG GIS/E911Phone System Administrator

Interoperability SME

oDeveloped Interop Plan for Fort Bragg for the surrounding counties

Developed the Command Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Security Forces Communications Plan involving 10 Navy Installations

Ensured that Federal Interoperability Frequencies and Coordinated State/Local Government Frequencies were programmed into LMR Systems/Subscriber Units

Retired Sworn Law Enforcement Officer/PSAP E911 Dispatcher

CompTIA A+ and Security+ Certifications

Detailed Career History

Telecommunications Specialist – Agency Spectrum and Land Mobile Radio (LMR) Manager

oDepartment of Veterans Affairs – Washington DC

Office of Operations, Security, and Preparedness within the Office of Emergency Management and Resilience

o11/2024 to Present (GS-0391-13 40 Hours per Week)

Agency Radio Frequency Spectrum Manager

Provide Spectrum Support to all of Veterans Affairs 1600+ facilities throughout the United States

Veterans Affairs Representative to the Interagency Radio Advisory Committee (IRAC), a body of the National Telecommunication Information Administration (NTIA) which is the Federal Agency Spectrum Regulator (equivalent to the FCC)

In-depth Knowledge of Federal Radio Frequency Spectrum Regulations (NTIA & FCC)

Develops, processes and submits Radio Frequency Authorizations (RFAs the equivalent to a submission for an FCC License) to the Federal Agency Spectrum Regulator (NTIA)

Provide Technical and Contractual guidance to VA organizations involved in the procurement of Spectrum Dependent systems such as Land Mobile Radio(LMR)

Veterans Affairs Representative to;

NTIA Emergency Planning Subcommittee (EPS)

oAddresses spectrum management issues related to emergency preparedness and response.

NTIA Frequency Assignment Subcommittee (FAS)

oProvides engineering and assignment guidance involving approval of Radio Frequency Spectrum Assignments (i.e. Licenses)

NTIA Spectrum Planning Subcommittee (SPS)

oHandles Radio frequency Spectrum Dependent equipment certification for use in Federal Frequency Band

NTIA Radio Conference Subcommittee (RCS)

oFocuses on current and planned frequency uses, anticipated needs of radiocommunication services, and new developments in radio technologies in include liaison with the FCC involving matters before the ITU World Radio Conferences (WRC)

NTIA Technical Subcommittee (TSC)

oFocuses on the technical aspects of spectrum use, including developing new standards, evaluating radio propagation, and recommending techniques for better spectrum utilization.

oVeterans Affairs Land Mobile Radio (LMR) Manager

Provide guidance to all Veterans Affairs organizations involving the design, procurement, operation of LMR systems to include First Responder Systems

Assist with and review of LMR Procurement Strategies

Ensures systems support VA requirements while also providing best value at lowest cost using VA/Taxpayer dollars

oReview/Modify/Generate Spectrum Usage Proposals and Assignments

Review Spectrum Equipment Certification Packages

Determine Spectrum Equipment Certification Requirements

Review NTIA 5/10 Year Frequency Assignments for Q/A prior to submitting to NTIA from lower echelon organizations

oReview FCC Special Temporary Authority (STA) NTIA Coordination Requests for potential negative impact to Veterans Affairs Radio Systems

oSubmit NTIA STA requests for Agency Emergent Short Term Frequency Assignments such as Disaster Response and mitigation

oDeveloped processes to track, validate and manage Radio Frequency Authorizations (5-Year Review process mandated by Federal Regulations)

oReview and recommend policy involving Electro Magnetic Spectrum Operations

oInterpret laws, rules, regulations and policy providing guidance and recommendations to Veterans Affairs Leadership

Provides Secure Communications support to the Office of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs

oSupports Communications Security Cryptographic Management

oAssist with Frequency Support for Veterans Affairs Continuity of Government (COG) locations throughout the United States

Telecommunications Specialist – Spectrum Manager

oUS Army – Fort Meade Maryland

HQ Department of the Army – Deputy Chief of Staff G-6

o12/2021 to 11/02/2024 (GS-0391-13 40 Hours per Week)

Spectrum/Frequency Action Officer

Provide Spectrum Support to organizations that Army is the Executive Agent for Spectrum Support

oMissile Defense Agency

oUS Army Corp of Engineers

oUS Army Space and Missile Defense Command

oDefense Logistics Agency

oDefense Information System Agency

Provide spectrum support to Army Special Projects

In-depth Knowledge of Spectrum XXI Software

oGMF

oNTIA IRACNet (Unclassified & IRACRed)

Army Spectrum Management Office Representative to;

NTIA Emergency Planning Sub-Committee

NTIA Space System Sub-Committee

NTIA Ad-Hoc 1965

MC4EB Spectrum Operations Permanent Working Group

oSO PWG

MC4EB Space Systems Working Group

oSS PWG

MC4EB Allotment Plan Ad-Hoc Working Group

oAPM Ad-Hoc PWG

SHARES (Shared Resources High Frequency Radio Program)

oASMO Lead Space System Spectrum Action Officer

oASMO Lead Land Mobile Radio (LMR) Spectrum Action Officer

oReview/Modify/Generate Spectrum XXI Proposals and Assignments

Review DD1494 Spectrum Equipment Certification Packages

Determine Spectrum Equipment Certification Requirements

Review NTIA 5/10 Year Frequency Assignments for Q/A prior to submitting to NTIA from lower echelon organizations

oReview FCC Special Temporary Authority NTIA Coordination Requests for potential negative impact to Army operations

oSubmit NTIA STA requests for Agency Emergent Short Term Frequency Assignments

oReview Taskers from higher authority involving Spectrum impacts and make comments and/or recommendations

oReview and recommend policy involving Electro Magnetic Spectrum Operations

oInterpret laws, rules, regulations and policy providing guidance and recommendations to Army HQ Leadership

oHQDA DCS G-6 DANI-NS Directorate Records Coordinator

Telecommunications Specialist – Lead Spectrum Manager

oUS Air Force - Hanscom AFB 66 Air Base Group/SCOI

o01/2021 to 12/2021 (GS-0391-13 40 Hours per Week)

Installation Spectrum Manager

Lead Spectrum Manager

Supports all Hanscom AFLCMC Program Offices

Radio Frequency Authorization Processing

DD1494 Equipment Certification Processing

Host Nation Coordination Processing

Sets Spectrum Support priority for hundreds of millions of dollars of Spectrum Dependent Acquisition Programs at AFLCMC Hanscom

Provides guidance and training to Junior Spectrum Manager

Familiar with;

NTIA Red Book

ITU Rules

DoDi 4650.01

Air Force AFI17-220 Air Force Spectrum Management and AFI 32-9003, Granting Temporary Use of Air Force Real Property

oExtensive experience with Spectrum Management involving DoD RDT&E

oUSAF use of Part 96 CBRS

FCC Rules – to include Experimental STA

oFCC Type Acceptance (FCC IDs)

Frequency Assignment Subcommittee (FAS)

oFRRS (Frequency Resource Record System, DoD)

oGMF (Government Master File, Federal Non-DoD)

oFederal Frequency Table of Allocations (All USG)

oMC4EB Pub 7 SFAF (Standard Frequency Action Format, DoD)

Equipment Certifications

oGEMSIS E2ESS Suite of Applications

oDD1494 Process

EL-CID – Desktop – Previewed EL-CID Online

oStepstone Process Manager

oStepstoneeditor.com

oSpectrum Planning Subcommittee (SPS)

oNTIA SPS & J/F 12 Processes

Stage 1 through 4 Spectrum Dependent System (SDS) Procurement

oAssisted with preparation of Note-to-Holder submissions

Provided Spectrum Support to local FFRDCs (Federally Funded Research and Development Centers) under AF Contract

oMIT Lincoln Lab - MITRE Bedford

Keep Up on Current Technology via conferences and various publications

oFamiliar with other services Spectrum Management directives

AR5-12

ATP 6-02.70

SECNAV Instruction 2400.1B

Generate and process Radio Frequency Authorization Proposals (RFA) in Spectrum XXI - Generate from Scratch or Template

Renew – Review – Delete

Maintain Situational Awareness involving Hanscom Area of Responsibility (AOR) RFAs which extend US&P;

oMonitored Expirations

oEnsured timely renewals

oCompleted 5 Year Reviews

Facilitated First Responder Interoperability RFAs between 66ABG/Hanscom AFB First Responders and that of the State/Local Government First Responders in the Hanscom AOR

Participated in organizational stakeholder teams to facilitate superior customer Spectrum Management support to include;

Provide training and guidance to Hanscom AFLCMC Program Offices involving development of Spectrum Dependent Systems (SDS)

First Responder Interoperability

Command Post UHF Air-to-Ground Radio

oDesigned, tested and installed a custom RoIP solution between GATR Building and Command Post

oMaintained costs below $100 due to use of surplus components available at Hanscom

Lead Federal Interoperability Channels Discussions

MOU/MOA Spectrum Review/Validation for Interoperability

Assisted with Trunked Radio & LMR Spectrum Support

FAA WebFCR User to monitor coordination requests involving Radio Frequency Lateral Coordination with the FAA involving Hanscom Acquisition Office Spectrum Requirements

oRohde & Schwarz PR100 Spectrum Monitor Operator for interference analysis and Direction Finding/Locating

Generated Procurement Requirement & Assisted Procurement for PR-100 Spectrum Monitoring and Direction-Finding System

Conduct Emitter Surveys and Interference Mitigation

Assisted FAA with Interference issue

oAssisted/Advised various AFLCMC Program Offices

Evaluate/QA Contractor and Program Office submissions of DD1494 (JF 12) equipment spectrum certification packages

Provided Spectrum advice, consulting and training to various Program Acquisition offices involving Spectrum Dependent Systems and SD procurement.

Familiar with Electronic Attack in US&P (10 USC 130i)

oProvided guidance on Spectrum Supportability Risk Assessments

oProvided FCC (Rules) & NTIA (Redbook) policy related spectrum regulatory training to Hanscom Organizations

Annual Spectrum User Training to Hanscom Installation Organizations

Developed and manages Hanscom Spectrum Email List

Developed and managed the Hanscom Spectrum SharePoint Site to provide Spectrum related information to the Hanscom AFB community

Training – Policy

Spectrum Tools

Regulatory Guidance

Spectrum Support Statuses

oPrimary Facility Manager

Managed maintenance and upkeep of assigned building on installation

Monitored Contracted Janitorial Services

Entered Support Tickets for required building/facility maintenance to Installation Civil Engineers

Handled building security needs such as Cypher lock management

Obtained surplus Cubicle Furniture to completely revamped Spectrum Office from particleboard desks to efficient modular cubicles at no cost to the organization using installation surplus equipment

Telecommunications Specialist - Spectrum Manager

oUS Fish & Wildlife Service – IRTM Radio Program Lakewood Co

Telework from home in NC due to COVID

o06/2020 to 01/2021 (GS-0391-12 40 Telework Hours per Week )

Spectrum Manager for the entire US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

Providing Spectrum Support which includes following/implementation of the NTIA Spectrum Rules/Policies from the NTIA Rule and Regulations (“Red Book”), ITU and FCC Rules/Policies and procedures to support United States Fish and Wildlife organizations worldwide.

Familiar with ITU and Federal Table of Allocations

Familiar with NTIA Rules/Policies\Processes

Frequency Assignment Subcommittee (FAS)

Spectrum Planning Subcommittee (SPS)

Generate and process Radio Frequency Authorization Proposals (RFA’s) in Spectrum XXI - Generate from Scratch or Template

Maintain Situational Awareness of all FWS RFAs to include;

oFive Year Reviews

oRenew – Review – Delete – New Assignments

Maintains/Manages all FWS Memorandums of Understanding (MOU)

oInteroperability between FWS organizations and State/Local First Responder Partner

oRevamped MOUs from MS Word to Adobe Acrobat Fill-In Forms

oReviewed all Spectrum Dependent Equipment (SDS) purchase requests for technical compliance and certification under FCC and/or NTIA Rules

Recommend Approval/Disapproval of purchase in excessive of a million dollars

Implemented Supplier Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) process to ensure Wildlife Telemetry tracking transmitters comply with NTIA Rule 8.2.42

oDepartment of Interior LMR Joint Communication Infrastructure Improvement Project (JCIIP) Fish and Wildlife Technical Radio Manager for all of the United States with the exception of Nevada and California.

Telecommunications Specialist – Junior Spectrum Manager

oUS Air Force - Hanscom AFB 66 Air Base Group/SCOI

o05/2018 to 06/2020 (GS-0391-12 40 Hours per Week) 104 Weeks+

oSame duties as listed above except not being the Lead Spectrum Manager and not having a mentoring requirement as I was the Junior SM of only two Spectrum Managers.

Supervisory Regional Dispatch Center Specialist (Regional 911 Center)

oUS Navy – Naval Station Norfolk – Navy Region Mid-Atlantic

o6/2016 to Present (GS-2151-11 40 Hours per Week)

oNavy Regional 911 Dispatch Center Mid Atlantic Norfolk VA

Supervisor 911 24/7 365 Dispatch Center Watch Operations Team

oSupervised Watch Section of approximately 15 personnel locally & 7 at Oceana NAS Local Dispatch Center

Supervised Systems Operations to include

Northrup Grumman Command Point Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) System

AT&T E911 System

Motorola Enterprise LMR Systems

MCC-7500 Communications Consoles

Portable XTS500 LMR Radios

Multiple Intrusion Detection and Fire Alarm System

Assisted in the Standing Up of the new Navy 911 Regional Center

Wrote and reviewed Standard Operating Procedures

Tested/Verified Operation of Center C4 Computer Systems

Maintains Equipment Trouble Ticket Logs;

Shift Pass down Logs

Navy C4I Trouble Ticket System (SharePoint Based)

Schedules and Trains Personnel

Provide customer service in emergency and non-emergency situations providing pre-arrival medical instructions as needed

Responded to Customer Complaints orally and in writing

Reconstructed incidents to identify and analyze fault/lessons learned

Use incident trends to prevent reoccurrence

Designed & Programmed Motorola MCC-7500 Console Configurations

Planned and implemented multi-installation Alarm Recall Process using Adobe Acrobat Pro and Microsoft Access Database System

Authored Navy Mid-Lant Region Wide Security Forces Communications Plan

Telecommunications Specialist - Assistant LMR Manager

oUS Air Force - Eglin AFB 96th Communications Squadron

o6/2015 to 6/2016 (GS-0391-11 40 Hours per Week)

Base MSS (Mobile Satellite Service) Manager

Lead - Eglin Air Staff Air Force FIAR Audit Readiness Review

AIM BECO – Base Equipment Control Officer (ITAM)

Managed in excess of 25,000 IT assets valued over $65 million

Provided LMR Support to Army 7 SFG

Assisted with Base LMR Management including server system support

Assisted with Special Projects Requirements to include MQ-9 Support

Conducted Multi-Vendor Lifecycle Replacement Review for Large Quantity LMR Portable – Mobile Radio Purchase

Arranged for in-field user testing/evaluation of 4 Manufactures P25 trunked radios as part of Life Cycle Replacement program to ensure quality and cost-effective bulk purchase competition

oMotorola – BK Relm – EF Johnson – Harris

Team Member of LMR Support Team for annual Black Dart Exercise

Assisted with the management of 7 Motorola Trunked radio sites including the Zone Core

Assisted with the management of 4000+ LMR radios

Obtained 4 Harris RF-310 Suite B Non-CCI radios to support VHF/UHF/LMR Interoperability at no cost saving Air Force $24,000

Operated Motorola Key Management Facility (KMF) to Over the Air Rekey (OTAR) LMR Radios on Eglin Trunked Radio System

Telecommunications Specialist - LMR Manager

oUS Air Force – Pope AAF/Fort Bragg 440th Communications Flight

o9/2013 to 06/2015 (GS-0391-9 40 Hours per Week)

Alternate Air Force Spectrum/Frequency Manager

Assisted Installation Spectrum Manager with Spectrum Management

Operated Rohde & Schwarz PR100 Spectrum Monitor

Spectrum Surveys in support of RFA Reauthorization

Assisted Army Spectrum Management Office to locate interference to Army Ft Bragg Installation Giant Voice System which also supports the Air Force

Air Force Manager of North Carolina Statewide VIPER Radio System

Obtained authorization for Air Force 440AW use of dedicated VIPER Talkgroups for contingency and interoperability communications statewide for disaster response and Air Force aircraft down incidents located remotely from Pope

Obtained VIPER System Key from North Carolina VIPER Manager to program Air Force LMR Radios

Programmed JISCC Package to operate on Statewide VIPER 800 Mhz Trunked Radio System

Managed Air Force Radio Fleet for Five (5) Major Commands

AMC/AFRC/ACC/AFSOC/AETC – 500+ Radios

60 Trunked Radio Talkgroups

Provided Command Post Communication Support

Trained Air Force Reservists in Radio Communications Theory and Operations

Provided Support for Special Projects

440CF Lead for Interoperability Exercises

oCoordinated 440CF participation with US Army, State and Local First Responders during two large scale communications interoperability exercises

Base MSS (Mobile Satellite Service) Manager

AIM BECO – Base Equipment Control Officer (PWCS)

Manages in excess of $4,000,000 of LMR Assets

Transferred in excess of $400,000 worth of LMR equipment to Seymour Johnson AFB vice sending to DRMO

Transferred in excess of $500,000 worth of LMR and HF radio equipment to the Civil Air Patrol vice sending to DRMO

Revamping Air Force Talkgroup & Codeplugs

Rebuilding from Scratch to Support 5 Major Commands

Responsible for Base LMR CallSign Management

Assists Army LMR Manager in resolving ETLMR system issues

Resolving site/system loading and busy issues

Correcting major asset management deficiencies due to LMR Manager position being gapped for 10 months

Overseeing Pope Command Post LMR Overhaul and replacement Project – Migration to P25 infrastructure

Installed a Genesis GenWatch3 Trunked Radio System Monitoring workstation

Managed several contractors/contracts for LMR Maintenance

Communications Flight Technical Project Lead

Command Post – Base Ops Siemens Telephone Switch Communications expansion project

Siemens HiPath4000 PBX Expansion to Base Ops

Wireless 7Ghz TCP/IP Redundant Communications

LMR Manager Grissom ARB 434th Communications Squadron

oUS Air Force – 2/2013 to 9/2013 (GS-0391-9 40 Hours per Week)

Frequency Manager

oAIM BECO – Base Equipment Control Officer (PWCS)

Managed in excess of $3,000,000 in LMR assets

oManaged Fleet of 700+ LMR Subscriber Units in a VHF P25 Conventional LMR system with 8 Centracom Gold Elite Consoles and 17 nets.

Supervised LMR Point to Point Circuit Overhaul Planning for new E911/ECC

Assisted Telco Outside Plant Contractors in the maintenance of the LMR Point to Point Special Circuits

Maintained AIM asset database ensuring that it was up to date with the status and location of all LMR/PWCS assets

LMR and E911 Subject Matter Expert involved in the stand-up of a new Grissom E911 ECC facility

Provided LMR/Mutual Aid/Interoperability guidance to the Grissom ARB Base Civilian Engineering Emergency Managers

Provided user level basic LMR communications training to Grissom LMR customers including Unit level LMR managers.

Project Lead in troubleshooting a failure of the CSEL GPS synchronization system at the Aircrew Life Support Organization

Generated sustainment/support requirements to provide for long term supportability of dated LMR infrastructure

Single handedly identified and corrected a number of failures that prevented the Grissom Security Forces from using encrypted communications.

Provided first level maintenance review to determine if LMR equipment was actually failed prior to forwarding to vendor/contract preventing waste of scarce funds.

Liaison with State & Local governments to obtain Memorandum of Understanding and authorization for Grissom organizations to use Statewide 800Mhz Motorola Trunked LMR system to support mutual aid and interoperability.

Provided input to AFRC HQ on ETLMR Project requirements

Advised MAJCOM ETLMR Project Leadership involving project deficiencies learned (lessons learned) as part of participation in the Fort Bragg LMR P25 Upgrade Project resulting in AFRC (MAJCOM) reevaluation of the project and delayed contract RFP due to my deficiency corrective action recommendations

Ft Bragg 911 Center Computer Aided Dispatch Administrator

oUS Army - 4/2011 to 2/2013 (GS-2151-7 40 Hours per Week)

oUS Army I2MC/E911 – Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Administrator Microsoft SQL based database

Administrator MicroAutomation E911 CallCenter Millennium

Performed hardware maintenance

oMotorola Console PCs Windows XP & Vista

oAll LMR Equipment in 911 Center

oCleaned – Troubleshot Hardware and Communications Failures

Developed the Radio Communications Interoperability Plan involving US Army Fort Bragg and the six (6) surrounding counties

Mass Notification Systems

Giant Voice – Operations and Maintenance

LMR Support to Fire Department and Provost Marshal

Primary POC for development and implementation of MOAs with local E911 Centers

Assisted Branch Chief in the preparation of spend plans and budgets involving IT/TELCO/E911/LMR Projects

COR - Actively Managed several IT Support contracts

QA with Army Mission Installation Contracting Center involving Contract Issues

Developed Performance Work Statements/Statements of Work for contract RFPs

WAWF – Acceptor

oUS Army Land Mobile Radio (LMR) Experience

Project Liaison for Directorate of Emergency Services for 380 Mhz Motorola Trunked LMR upgrade

Managed New LMR System for NEC during period when the position was vacant after NEC LMR Manager retired

Developed the LMR portion of the E911 COOP Site

Managed E911-LMR Remedy Trouble Tickets

Coordinated install of 200+ Mobile radios in First Responder vehicles

Coordinated and developed the First Responder Talkgroup/Channel plan/codeplugs for new 380 Mhz LMR

Portables/Mobiles/Consoles

Programmed the Motorola MCC7500 Dispatch Consoles in the PSAP/ 911 center and backup 911 center (COOP)

911 Center/PSAP Liaison to the Fire, Law Enforcement and Emergency Medical Service involving LMR Matters

oDeveloped Mutual Aid/State/Local Interoperability radio communication requirements

Coordinated Frequency & Memorandum of Agreements (MOA) with local jurisdictions for First Responder radio communications

VHF/UHF/800Mhz Trunked

oProvided consulting to other post organizations involving LMR requirements

Talkgroup/Codeplug Planning & Programming

Interoperability

Equipment requirements definition for purchase of new LMR radios

oPerformed Quality Assurance (QA) testing on new/upgraded LMR during construction phase

oDefined COMSEC requirements and procedures for use on the new LMR involving First Responders

oDefined requirements for dual band mutual aid initiative involving North Carolina VIPER Motorola Trunked LMR Statewide 800 Mhz system and Fort Bragg First Responders

oAssisted Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) (Fire Department/Law Enforcement) with Radio Maintenance requirements including coordination with local Motorola Support Center/Contractor including in house LMR Radio upgrades saving the government thousands of dollars.

oProvided troubleshooting advice/assistance to the post Network Enterprise Center (NEC) during the period when the LMR Manager position was vacant.

oCoordinated with the Local Spectrum Management Office of the NEC involving spectrum allocation issues.

oDUA trained and certified COR (Contracting Officer Representative) multiple contracts

oWrote Fort Bragg 911 Center/I2MC Communications Plan/Garrison First Responder Radio Communications Annex

Channel/Net/Talkgroup Plans

Channel Usage Policies

Mutual Aid Communications

oAssisted the Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security (DPTMS) by designing and building a replacement control terminal for the radio-controlled Mass Notification System (MNS) alert signs that relied on outdated technology that was no longer supportable.

Designed and implemented in house replacement system for approximately $1100 saving government over $10000

DETAILED CAPABILITY – WORK HISTORY - EDUCATION

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES:

Certifications;

oCompTIA A+

oCompTIA Security+

oDoD IAT 8570 Level II Technician

Operating System/Environment experience includes;

oUNIX - SUNOS – SCO - HPUX

oLinux - Ubuntu – Redhat – FreeBSD – Oracle Virtualbox

oMicrosoft - MS-DOS - OS/2 - Windows 3.1/95/98/XP/Vista/7/10/

Windows Server – Oracle VirtualBox

Computer Applications/Language Experience includes;

oPascal - Fortran - Basic – Cobol – HTML – Microsoft Office

Excel – Access – Word – Visio – Publisher-TEAMs

oDatabase experience includes Foxpro – Paradox – SQL/MySQL

oMicrosoft SharePoint Site Owner

oSoftware Installation & QA Testing

Hardware Experience;

oWorkstation (SUN/HP) and Desktop (Intel/AMD) PC Hardware Repair

oComputer/PC Building/Installation/Troubleshooting/Repairing/Refurbishing

Hard Drives/Motherboards/Peripheral Components – NIC – Audio – Video/Cabling – Power - Networking

oBasic Electronics Troubleshooting and Repair

US Navy – R-4 Electronics Shop

USN Submarine Antenna & Mast Repair Shop - 3 years

Temporary Duty Electrical Habitability Team - 6 months

Tools experienced with: VOM/Soldering Irons/Desoldering Stations/Oscilloscopes/Spectrum Analyzers/Signal Generators/Frequency Counters/Computer Monitor Test Sets/Power Supply Testers/Cable Testers/Ring Boxes

Extensive Experience with Data Communications Networks;

WAN – LAN

RoIP - VoIP

Wired TCP/IP – Networking – Hubs –Switches

HDSL – 10/100Base-T – GigE

Ethernet Wiring – Custom Cables

66/110 Punch Blocks

Switches – Routers – Hubs – Wireless APs – 10/100Base-T – GigE – 802.11a/b/n

Motorola Radio Repair/Refurbishment/Programming

oModems – DSL/HDSL Modems/Bridges – T1 Copper Special Circuits

oDesigned and installed a 4.1 Mile 802.11a 18 Mb Wireless Microwave Link

Shore location to a Lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay

Capable of reading mechanical and electronic schematics/diagrams

oCompleted Network Diagrams using VISIO

Familiar with Electronic and Mechanical Systems;

oVHF/UHF/Microwave Communications Technologies

VOICE - Analog AM/FM/SSB/SATCOM & Motorola/APCO P25

DATA – T1/E1/SIP/AX25/MDT/PSK31/RTTY/802.11a/b/g

LMR Interoperability Requirements/Techniques/System/Guidelines

ORION - Overlay Regional Inter-Operability Network

STARS – VA Statewide Agencies Radio System

SIRS – VA State-Wide Interdepartmental Radio System

SCIP - VA Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan

VIPER – NC Voice Interoperability Plan for Emergency Responders

SAFE-T – IN “Safety Acting For Everyone-Together”

National Interoperability Field Operations Guide (NIFOG)

oWireless Technologies

Land Mobile Radio (LMR) Conventional/Trunked/P25

P25 Trunked Radio Systems

oVirtual Radio System Theory

Talkgroups vs. Channels

Central/Master/Zone Controllers

OSW/ISW Data Control Channel

Securenet Encrypted Communications Technology

oKVL – Key Variable Loaders

T301x

KVL3000+

oKMF – Key Management Facility

OTAR – Over The Air Rekeying

LMR Radio Programming

oMotorola RSS/CPS (Desktop/Laptop PC)

Saber/Spectra/MTS2000/HT1000/MT1000

XTS2500/XTS5000-2500/

QUANTAR/MC2500/MC3000/MSF5000

APX6000/7000/8000

oMotorola R-1801 Suite Case Programmer

Numerous Legacy Radios

MX/Syntor/SyntorX/Saber/Spectra/MCX-100/MSF-5000

oBK Relm

Neo Programming Application

Relm P-400/M-400/B-400 Series Radios

oEJ Johnson

Armada Programming Application

VP600 Portable Radio

oAstro Consolettes/DIU3000/APX7000/XTL Consolettes

Tactical and Satcom Radios

URC-101/110/112 URC-200 LST-5

PRC-148 / PRC-152 / Harris RF-310M

Dorne & Margolin UHF Portable Satcom Antennas

Motorola Micom-3 HF

Inmarsat-C/M/BGAN

Motorola Iridium 9505

Intercept Receivers

Watkins Johnson - Rohde & Schwarz – CEI - Aiken

oAviation RADAR/IFF/Transponder Technology

Mode A/C/S & ADS-B – Mode-5

CAPABILITIES MISCELLANEOUS/ACHIEVMENTS:

Active Government Top Secret Security Clearance with SCI (Read In)

Successfully completed FEMA NIMS IS-100/200/700/800

Microsoft Office-Word-PowerPoint-Excel-Outlook-Publisher-SharePoint

Able to work independently

Currently Supervise 15+ Navy GS Civil Servants

oPreviously Supervised up to 40 Navy sailors while active duty

oSupervised Contractor personnel as DoD COR

Excellent communications skills

Typing 40+wpm

Administrator of a Virtual IP Based Security Camera System

oRemote locations – Three (3) States

oVirtual System

Ubuntu

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