Gregory Kellermann, CISSP

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Dec 2001 - Jul 2014

  Cyber Operations Officer

  Executes information technology (IT) operations and information operations functions and activities. Plans, organizes and directs operations, including network defense, network operations, information assurance and related information operations in support of objectives. Responsible for systems and communications architectures supporting business needs. Formulates policies for current and future IT operations. Manages communications related plans, acquisitions, architectures, and information resources. Conducts strategic planning. Programs facility, equipment, funding, material, and manpower resources. Develops and implements policy and standards to manage information throughout its life cycle. Applies data administration concepts for efficient and economical use of accurate, timely, and sharable information. Coordinates systems matters with research and development, logistics, civil engineering, and other support agencies during definition, procurement, and acceptance of systems facilities and equipment. Develops and implements information technology (IT) capital planning investment and control program strategies. Acts as functional consultant for the integration of operational, systems, and technical architectures. Show less

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  Western Air Defense Sector

  Dec 2003 - Jul 2014

  - Provided leadership, strategic vision as head of IT for complex systems across 73% of Continental US. - Led over 75 military, civilian and contract personnel responsible for voice/IT systems/infrastructure maintenance, cyber operations, IT standardization/evaluation, IT budgeting and project management.- Provided 24/7 operations of critical national defense infrastructures and systems. - Provided real time, decision-quality data to the highest levels of US and Canadian political leadership. - Chief IT consultant to senior leadership and to Higher Headquarters IT staffs. - Key facilitator of information assurance working group to identify critical security vulnerabilities.- Increased system security profile, produced essential justification for funding, training and engineering. Show less - Key player on configuration management board, as well as processing, approving and coordinating configuration change requests to adaptation files and software of the primary operational IT systems. - Considered the enterprise-wide impact of decisions and actions on internal and external customers.- Provided technical and system administrator liaison to operational/developmental test and evaluation of software via spiral development process of the primary IT system used to accomplish the mission. - Successfully translated mission needs to technology requirements through collaborative IT governance.- Collaborated with IT staff to define and scope requirements for system modifications/enhancements.- Provided senior management with evaluation of over 700 regulatory and procedural compliance objectives for operations, logistics, personnel, and IT, recommended courses of action to mitigate risks. - Coordinated with stakeholders on continuous process improvement initiatives/best practices and was key contributor to unit’s regulatory compliance inspection results; best industry-wide in over 7 years. Show less - Led 35 military, civilian and contract personnel responsible for maintenance control, computer and infrastructure maintenance, cryptographic maintenance, spectrum management, and systems integration. - Maintained oversight of the key command and control systems and architecture providing an air picture to prosecute the North American Aerospace Defense Command homeland air defense mission. - Coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration and active duty Air Force communications squadrons to ensure coordination of the maintenance schedule for all known preventive maintenance, facility tests, depot level maintenance, compliance to technical orders, system security patches, antivirus, and other maintenance actions locally and at over 200 radar and radio sites throughout the country. - Directed facility and infrastructure activities and projects in support of unit IT systems. - Facilitated design and installation of high-speed data circuits to lateral and higher headquarters agencies to replace dial-up connections; faster and more reliable continuity of operations. - Spearheaded migration of over 100 computers, phones, and communications systems from a 24/7 temporary facility to a renovated control center with 100% operational continuity.- Implemented advanced security posture on systems; ensured compliant, secure systems for customer. - Co-authored Information Assurance documentation for key systems; lynchpins for full site certification. - Advocated for improved long-haul data network reliability, improved system up-time ten-fold. Show less - Managed network support, communications-computer systems, information management, computer programming, and visual information functions and activities. - Led and managed over 20 military, civilian, and contract personnel, 300 computers, and 12 servers over three classifications of networks. - Established a single customer contact for automated systems and network problems (help desk), electronic mail service, file and print server access, system administration requirements, infrastructure management and maintenance for critical information and mission systems, and IA security requirements. - Oversaw the development of technical solutions for validated mission requirements, assisted Plans and Projects office in planning for and deploying downward-directed systems. - Led procurement, installation, and operation of robust network security patching program; auditors validated 100% security patch compliance during unit-wide regulatory inspection. - Guided local area network migration to the Air Force mandated Active Directory; increased network reliability and policy propagation capabilities. - Supervised development and deployment of unit’s first intranet; force multiplier for data sharing and information dissemination. Show less

  • Chief, Communications-Computer Systems

    Jan 2011 - Jul 2014

  • Deputy Chief, Operations Requirements

    Jun 2009 - Dec 2010

  • Chief, Mission Systems

    Apr 2006 - Jun 2009

  • Chief, Information Systems

    Dec 2003 - Apr 2006
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  Amazon

  Aug 2014 - now

  Regional IT Manager

  As a Regional IT Manager, I support the IT Managers, Engineers, Technicians, equipment, infrastructure and projects at the fulfillment and logistics centers in Washington, California, Nevada and British Columbia. I provide strategic leadership in a dynamic environment, coordinate training, direct resources and liaise with the program management office to ensure successful IT deployment in new facilities and day-to-day sustainment of IT operations.