Experience

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  Us air force

  Jul 2000 - Sept 2001

  Provides mission-critical weather observing support to the United States Army Aviation Center at Fort Rucker Army Installation, Alabama, the sole source of initial helicopter training for the US Army, US Air Force and allied nations. Observes, records, and disseminates current weather information used by air traffic controllers to control over 2.6 million aircraft movements per year.

  • Weather Observer

    Mar 2001 - Sept 2001

  • Weather Apprentice

    Aug 2000 - Mar 2001

  • Air Force Trainee

    Jul 2000 - Aug 2000
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  Us air force

  Sept 2002 - Jun 2009

  - Provides 24-hr space environment awareness to North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD)/DoD agencies- Supports multi-billion dollar national Intel Community and special access programs controlled by the SECAF- Produces mission-tailored HF/UHF forecasts for classified national programs in support of global operations- Monitors and analyzes space environment conditions; generates event warnings to provide resource protection Highly-skilled analyst responsible for detecting, analyzing and tracking tropical storms, volcanic ash plumes, and dust events utilizing Defense Meteorological Satellite Program imagery and other US and foreign weather satellite data. Produces analysis bulletins for the Joint Typhoon Warning Center and National Hurricane Center enabling accurate track prediction and timely advice for DoD resource protection. Provides centralized weather support for 106 million square area of responsibility from the Central Pacific's only 24 hour USAF weather facility. Provides flight weather briefings to USAF, USN, USMC, USA, Coast Guard and ANG air operations including airlift, airdrop, air refueling, intercept, command and control, and search and rescue missions. Issues weather forecasts, warnings, and advisories protecting tens of billions of dollars in assets at 17 DoD locations.

  • Space Weather Forecaster

    Jan 2008 - Jun 2009

  • Metsat Forecaster

    Jul 2006 - Jan 2008

  • Weather Forecaster

    Sept 2002 - Jul 2006
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  Us air force

  Jun 2009 - Jan 2013

  - Conducts Air Force Weather Systems (AFWS) test planning & development, execution, and problem resolution- Coordinates sustainment of existing weather systems and global site prep/installation efforts for new weather system fielding- Team lead for tracking & providing Air Force Weather Weapon Systems (AFWWS) equipment operational fielding status at 250 worldwide locations - Deploys w/2nd Infantry Division (2ID) exercising crucial armistice/wartime OPLANs in Korea Theater of Operations- Produces daily weather briefs for 2ID Command Staff & subordinate units protecting $1.7B in DoD assets- Taught space weather to 8 Detachment members. Shared lessons learned on HF/SATCOM impacts, enhanced unmanned aerial system (UAS) mission support- Oversaw Detachment vehicle program. Trained/certified 8 members on tactical vehicle ops enabling 6 successful convoys

  • Testing and Fielding Manager

    Jun 2010 - Jan 2013

  • Detachment Training Manager

    Jun 2009 - Jun 2010
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  United states air force

  Jan 2013 - Jul 2016

  Ncoic, projects and programs

  - Manages $683K unit purchasing account as resource advisor; advises commander, executes and monitors current/future fiscal years' budget spending requirements- Program manager for unit's 12-member Special Ceremonies Team (SCT); coordinates Honor Guard events in Western NC, SC, TN, and GA region- Enlisted leader for 9-member Data Ingest team--oversees $1.25M system that operates DoD's largest climatology database- Manages/enforces Squadron security procedures as Special Security Officer (SSO) and ensures compliance of personnel in geographically separated unit's (GSU) collateral secret area Show less

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  United states air force

  Sept 2018 - Aug 2020

  - Manages 21-member flight that operates & maintains specialized models providing tailored weather support to DoD & National Agencies- Steers Agile project management processes into Sq mission; guides development/ops of GALWEM, Weather Services-Live, Virtual, Construct, (WS-LVC) & weather characterization teams- Leads WS-LVC team that facilitates AF's premier weather modeling and simulation system; $27M program of record integral to war-fighters- Oversees Commander's Inspection program, conveys leader intent to subject matter experts, ensures timely deficiency close-out, advises commander on deficiencies- Served as Scrum Certified Product Owner for the development team responsible for creating user interfaces and tools on a $30M enterprise web server serving users around the world.-- Collaborated with stakeholders, program managers & other CSPOs to deliver 14 projects using Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence, FeCru) to coordinate efforts.-- Product Owner on 8-person team creating capabilities and integrating data through 40 sprints. Show less - Leads process standardization for 519 Airmen/Civilian; evaluates, crossfeeds best practices/new techniques to 7 global units- Manages Commander Inspection Prgm (CCIP); integrates 8-step problem solving, Lean 6-Sigma concepts across Group- Liaison to 557 WW Inspector General; evaluates programs/processes of Group HQ & subordinate units ensuring compliance w/Air Force stanards - Analyzes performance data from six squadrons worldwide; identifies ops/training shortfalls--develops corrective actions- Manages & directs agile development/continuous process improvement Show less

  • NCOIC, Ops Exploitation

    Jul 2016 - Aug 2020

  • Superintendent, Standards and Evaluations

    Sept 2018 - Jul 2020
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  Kbr

  Jul 2020 - May 2022

  Principal technical professional – test

  Designs and develops test programs, processes, and systems to measure the functionality and integrity of products and services. Designs and builds test stations.➢ Develops test simulations to evaluate how products react under different conditions and analyzesproduct failure to assess the integrity and reliability of product performance.➢ Debugs test hardware and software. Analyzes test cases and scenarios and reports results.➢ Collaborates with other engineering groups to improve or upgrade product performance Recognizedas an expert within Group.➢ Anticipates internal (Wyle Group) and or external (Industry) business challenges and/or regulatory/compliance issues; recommends process, product or service improvements.➢ Solves unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on Wyle. Show less

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  United states air force

  May 2022 - now

  It specialist

  Rogue Blue Software Platform Team Lead: Leads a team of 12 government and contractors to design, build, and maintain Platform as a Service (PaaS) for Rogue Blue Software. Using an Agile progress, plans work in biweekly sprints, leads daily standups, and eliminates impediments to the team accomplishing the work. Reviews results at Sprint Reviews and reprioritizes the backlog of work based on progress made and change in customer priorities. Works with US Strategic Command on common standards for the platform, especially the DevSecOps pipeline automating continuous delivery or mission applications and services across 20+ products to USSTRATCOM warfighters. Show less