Johnny Dao

Experience

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  United States Marine Corps

  Dec 2016 - now

  -Established the Secret and Unclassified services (via rewiring, reimaging, and reactivating) into two entire buildings for 1st Battalion, 5th Marines and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Command Element-Lead in the Embarkation of all communications gear for the deployment in the 7th Naval Fleet (Pacific Region)-Upgraded and operated over hundreds of software and equipment-Assisted in the initial set-up of communication equipment for the Humanitarian Aid in response to a Hurricane in Tinian-Enforced and redesigned multiple site rules, regulations and standards for all communication for the command for safety and security through educating and establishing policies-Telecommunications Officer, managed, ordered, implemented, and configured over 140 Samsung S9s for the capabilities of individually assigned communications devices and secured on-the-go unclassified communication services via Personal Private Mobile Electronics/Devices for five companies-Managed as the Data and Networking Chief for a Joint Communications mission with Special Operations and Coalition commands (Australian, British, Japanese, Filipino, Thai, and Korean)-Primary for the creation, monitoring, and building for Unclassified and Classified Tactical Servers and Networks for a successful deployment aboard the USS WASP, Germantown, and Greenbay with over 2000 Unclassified and 600 Classified Accounts generated-Deployed to the Korean Demilitarized Zone (38th Parallel North), Warrior Base, Camp Humphreys & Mujuk in South Korea during a Joint Operation as the Data and Networking Supervisor establishing over 600 hours of uninterrupted communications services-Supervised as the Classified Material Control Center Chief for over 600 classified materials, hard drives, solid state drives, etc. & properly destroyed & disposed of more than 250 Secret storage devices and documents for rapid deployment efficiency-Provided security for President Mr. Donald J. Trump to the USS WASP in Yokosuka, Japan Show less -Lead in the Local Area Network of the Deployed Marine Corps Enterprise Network Unclassified/Secret in the Philippines for the Joint Task Force with the Filipino Marines as an augment to III Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Assisted in building the Cisco network/virtual machines for an Operation to South Korea-Identified issues and solutions to eliminate backlog and maximize workflows.-Instructed multiple peers and supervisors with objectives to configure mock local mesh networks to understand the complexity of the exchange in information technology-Operated switches, routers and provided routine maintenance on communication gear to be within standard issued by the Marine Corps-Lead a team of junior enlisted marines to complete time sensitivity projects to meet deadlines. Show less

  • Data System Technician

    Aug 2016 - now

  • Data Systems Administrator

    May 2018 - Feb 2020

  • Cyber Network Specialist

    Jun 2017 - May 2018

  • Cyber Network Operator

    Dec 2016 - Jun 2017
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  1st Battalion 8th Marines

  Jul 2020 - Aug 2022

  Senior Data Systems and Network Engineer

  -Supervised the reintegration of all 1st Battalion, 8th Marines garrison operational services & the employment of every orderly asset that is utilized by the command-Maintained and managed over $4 Million worth of Military grade equipment-Created numerous function mechanisms for identifying and tracking 400 devices throughout a battalion along with constructing the entirety of the Cyber Security and Service Desk Standard Operating Procedures-Instructed and organized for communications exercise for all my subordinates, peers, and supervisors to be educated on new and operational procedures on live hardware-Created multiple deployable Open Virtualization Formats, Virtual Machine Disks, and scripts for rapid future deployments and exercises-Administratively managed over 60 Marines in physical, mental, financial, and spiritual assistance to mentor, counsel, and coach them to progress positively into their career-Maintained and managed over $2 Million worth of Military grade equipment Show less

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  School of Infantry-East Marine Combat Training Battalion

  Aug 2022 - Jul 2024

  Senior Network Engineer

  -Inventoried a full and complete Local and Global CMRs by ensuring the meticulous accountability of approximately $11 million dollars' worth of communication equipment-Instructed over 30 Marines in various fields including an isolated/tactical Network & Server Architectures-Single handedly located and transferred nearly 200 pieces of equipment totaling to about $38000 as well as creating a systematic tracker for those devices throughout Camp Geiger-Monitored and governed the assigning of more than 16000 pieces of communication gear for multiple battalions with accurate documentation of the transfer records-Independently managed and operated the repairing, archiving, and backdating of more than 35 separate nomenclatures of gear along with its’ accessories exceeding 6400 record jackets tracing back to as far as FY19, calculating to an estimate of $40 million dollars’ worth of administrative documents-Senior Supervisor for numerous in-house, company, district, and organizational-wide inspections to obtain and sustain an 85 and above percentile for overall compliance to Military Regulations for all equipment governed by the section-Instructed & assisted in multiple classes on Stress Control, Personal/Business Risk Management; Mental, Spiritual, and Physical Health; Domestic, Child, and Substance/ Drug Abuse, Neglect, Awareness & Prevention Show less