Stephen M.

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Jun 1986 - Sept 2006

  Commander of 1 of 2 (at the time) deployable signal battalions in NATO. Led 346international personnel to provide half of total core NATO deployablecommunication and information systems capability supporting operations and exercises. Directed 120 personnel in providing depot level (2nd and 3rd level)engineering, technical and supply services to NATO IT support units acrossthe Mediterranean, Balkans, ISAF and NATO Training Mission-Iraq; also across broader NATO as required; 1 of 2 CIS logistics depots in NATO. The primary Air Staff analyst for development and investment management of over 82 information systems programs; evaluated and led cross-organization coordination of the USAF global IT investment program of $3B; led architecture and development of programming and financing global information systems. Exchange officer representing USA; included en route Spanish language training at Defense Language Institute 11/1999-06/2000. Chief Information Officer for Air Mobility Command within the Pacific theater; focal point for all Transportation IS and IT systems coordination and integration with PACAF and USTRANSCOM, Army, Marines and Navy in Pacific theater. Led satellite communications team supporting multiple Presidential missions, Global military VIP travel support travel, and Joint Chiefs of Staff directed military exercise. Lead team of communications andinformation management specialists assuring regulatory compliance, mission readiness, and quality management for all world-wide IT organizations in AirMobility Command, AMC-gained Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units and assesses their mission readiness capability; principal inspector general commander advisor on information operations. Program Element Monitor and investment/budget analyst for a $103M portion of the Air Mobility Command IT program Led 305 staff in provision of regional and local telecommunications, network and voice support to DoD (DISA) and USAF operations and activities; maintain and operate multi-national airfield operations; led HF radio special maintenance team. Responsible for systems value of $47M. Lead, direct support and operation of C4 systems for DoD across Mediterranean; plan war-time and exercise C4 requirements; policy and execution of regional telecommunication logistics Lead maintenance of 17 regional radar stations and the air traffic control-air defense operations center; coordinate multi-agency logistics and operations with Navy, FAA, Navy and Coast Guard; $36M assets. Performed staff management of contracts costing $6.5 million for the operation and maintenance of two Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) sites and one Joint Surveillance System (JSS) Long Range Radar site.

  • Commander, 2nd NATO Signal Battalion

    Aug 2005 - Sept 2006

  • Commander, NATO Communications and Information Systems Logistics Depot

    Oct 2003 - Jul 2005

  • Communications and Information Systems Investment Analyst

    Jul 2001 - Sept 2003

  • Student, Spanish Command and Staff College (Escuela Superior de Las Fuerzas Armadas de Espana)

    Oct 1999 - Jun 2001

  • Senior Communicator (SC), 625 Air Mobility Support Group, Air Mobility Command

    Jul 1997 - Oct 1999

  • Chief Communications and Info Management Inspections (HQ AMC)

    May 1995 - Jun 1997

  • Investment Analyst (HQ Air Mobility Command)

    May 1994 - May 1995

  • Commander, 600th Communications Squadron

    May 1992 - May 1994

  • Chief, Long-Haul Transmissions Systems Branch, Chief, War-Joint Plans,1989th Communications Wing

    May 1989 - May 1992

  • Chief, CIS Maintenance Control, Southeast Air Defense Sector (TAC/NORAD)

    May 1987 - May 1989

  • Chief, Aerostat Radar Systems, 23 Air Division (NORAD), Panama City, Florida

    Jun 1986 - May 1987
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  NATO

  Sept 2006 - Apr 2020

  Joint Force Command Senior Information Systems engineer and technical advisor to the J6: implementation and management; systems architecture and interoperability; service level management; requirements and financial management; project management; information assurance and cyber defense. Senior IT Engineer for Force Command Madrid (FCMD) providing project management, technical and interoperability analysis, design specifications and services management.

  • Senior Information Systems Engineer

    Jun 2013 - Apr 2020

  • Senior Information Systems Engineer

    Sept 2006 - May 2013
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  NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

  Apr 2020 - Oct 2024

  Support division planning, programming, budgeting, manning, requirements management, service management and oversight of data center O&M/sustainment of facility and IT infrastructure enabling environmental information archiving, hosting of science applications and generation of science products. SAFe agile release train product manager and product owner. Served as Deputy Chief and IT Operations Chief simultaneously for over 2 years. Lead federal and contractor staff in O&M and sustainment of data centers and various IT infrastructure services enabling archiving of environmental data and applications generating high value science products

  • Deputy Chief Mission Support Division, NCEI

    Nov 2021 - Oct 2024

  • Chief IT Operations Branch, IT Services Div, National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)

    Apr 2020 - Jun 2023