Justin M. J.

Justin M. J.

Firefighter

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Network Deployment Engineer | Intelligence Analyst | TS/SCI w POLY | 2x AWS Certified

  • Education

    • Community College of the Air Force

      2019 - 2023
      Associate of Science - AS Intelligence
    • Community College of the Air Force

      2018 - 2018
      Aviation Resource Management 4.0

      Distinguished Graduate and Top Graduate

    • Western Governors University

      2019 - 2024
      Bachelor of Science - BS Cloud Computing
    • Missouri State University-West Plains

      1998 - 2002
      Associate's degree General Studies, Business
  • Experience

    • Logan-Rogersville Fire Protection District

      Jan 2005 - Oct 2009
      Firefighter
    • Nixa Fire Protection District

      Oct 2009 - Oct 2013
      Firefighter
    • CrossFit

      Feb 2012 - Jan 2016
      Affiliate Owner of CrossFit Branson

      Leveraged experience with a diverse client base to exceed each client’s unique needs. Skilled and equipped with the motivational skills and certified advanced technical training necessary to engage clients and achieve results. Reached 110 members within my first year of being open. Coached up to 60 classes per week while leading and managing all administrative duties. Developed personalized plans to help over 100 clients achieve or exceed their fitness goals. Developed and managed separate plans geared toward helping athletes who wanted to compete at a high level. Hired and mentored new coaches. Utilized the CrossFit systems MindBody and Wodify to enter clients, payments and scheduling of appointmentsKey Achievements: Helped over 100 clients achieve their fitness goals. Developed and managed a separate program geared towards clients who wanted to compete in competitions Show less

    • City of Branson

      Oct 2013 - Oct 2016
      Firefighter
    • U.S. Air Force Reserve

      Jun 2016 - Jun 2019

      Directed over 45 aircrew members including overseeing currencies, standard / evaluation testing, flying schedules, training events and flight authorizations. Managed flying operations while coordinating with the scheduling office and training office. Evaluated, controlled and monitored the aircrew training requirements for successful mission completions ensuring safety of flight and compliance with regulations.Key Achievements:• Received MSG “Airman of the Year” and operations group “Airman of the Quarter” awards.• Wing Flying Hour Manager and tracked all hours to 100% accuracy Show less Responsible for management, control and execution of the Air Force Reserve readiness and support programs. Planned and provided advice and assistance to help accommodate family needs during the full / partial unit mobilization and to help alleviate concern of unit members about family welfare in the event of mobilization. Analyzed and identified family issues that required exploration, development, and resolutions while ensuring the appropriate methods and resources are utilized. Coordinated and conducted briefs and training for family members and volunteers to maintain or enhance the capabilities to help support the program. Maintained records and databases on the family program to ensure the necessary reports are provided for leadership• Led pre and post deployment projects for over 500 deploying airmen• Gave in-processing and out-processing briefs to over 350 wing members• Key spouse program manager for over 100 military spouses Show less

      • Aviation Resource Manager

        Jun 2018 - Jun 2019
      • Airman and Family Readiness Technician

        Jun 2017 - Jun 2018
      • Student Trainee

        Jun 2016 - Jun 2017
    • AT&T

      Nov 2016 - Jul 2019
      Retail Sales Consultant

      Develop and attain customer experience and sales objectives for the store. Sell all products and services offered by the Company. Meet all sales objectives. Handle all administrative aspects of the sale including: completing customer contracts and warranties, pulling products from inventory, accepting customer payments and filing the completed orders. Maintain strong knowledge of all products, accessories, pricing plans, promotions and service features. Maintain knowledge of competitive offers and provide critical market feedback to the Store Manager regarding local competition and product/service needs. Handle service inquiries from customers. Provide efficient, courteous customer service and assist in all aspects of product offerings and services. Ensure an extraordinary customer experience. As a member of the Business Sales Team, worked with small to large enterprises as well as government agencies to sell full scale business solutions. Key Achievements: Provided technical consultation and technical support to the AT&T Sales Team Participated in joint sales calls with AT&T; sales representatives providing technical support. Show less

    • Air National Guard

      Jun 2019 - Oct 2022

      In this role, I facilitate the conversion of raw data into useable intelligence information for the National Guard. This involves actively receive, analyze, report, and disseminate data, and creating databases for enemy forces, equipment, locations and capabilities. I regularly maintain geospatial databases, target materials, imagery and other intelligence products; prepare reporting and communications to brief commanders and aircrews as needed; and evaluate intelligence accuracy and share with appropriate levels of command. Show less Managed all operational and administrative aspects of the assigned aircrew including training, incentive pay and guidance on various Air Fore Forms, operational reports, Aviation Resource Management System (ARMS) control, and ARMS interfaces. Chosen to periodically perform Flight Services Specialist functions.Key Achievements: Accurately interpreted and administered the laws and regulations ensuring 100% compliance.  Subject matter expert on ARMS control, provided technical support to the wing as a first point of contact and technical liaison Show less

      • Intelligence Analyst

        May 2021 - Oct 2022
      • Aviation Resource Manger

        Jun 2019 - May 2021
    • First Coast Security

      Jul 2019 - Nov 2019
      TS/SCI Data Center Security Professional

      Provided comprehensive security management including personnel security, information security, security awareness training and operations security. Oversaw the security support safeguarding the assets, employee PII and classified information; managed the facility access points by screening visitors and employees preventing unauthorized entry into secure and sensitive areas.Key Achievements:• Enforced organizational security policies, local policies and procedures ensuring compliance with applicable directives.• Delivered exceptional security support protecting the customer assets including physical property and information security ensuring zero security breach incidents during the tenure Show less

    • Amazon Web Services (AWS)

      Oct 2019 - now

      With this company, I oversee the development of technology strategies for a wide range of clients and partner cross-functionally to craft scalable, flexible, and resilient cloud architectures. I act as primary liaison; overseeing budget and project timelines and provide regular reports to stakeholders through program dashboards, communications, project forecasts, and deployment tactics. Additionally, I migrate applications, accounts, and platforms, and identify potential risks.Some key achievements in this role include:• Assisted in locating making the user experience easier within Amazon Aurora labs by completing each of them and noting errors• Successfully designed vCloud solutions through technical assessment of desktop, server, and application environments.• Leveraged deep expertise to improve systems for Fortune 500 companies. Show less During this program my AWS knowledge proved a solid foundation for the Instructor Led Training (ILT) 12-week phase of the apprenticeship program. I used the time to refresh skills in Python, MySQL database, and networking. I also used the time to learn about fundamental AWS services and features. I demonstrated “Learn and Be Curious” and as the final requirement of the ILT phase, I demonstrated a clear understanding of subject with my capstone project and while simultaneously working closely with the Specialist SA team.During the Awesome Builder phase, I demonstrated a clear understanding of AWS’s messaging philosophy, effectively communicated undifferentiated heavy lifting and how managed services deliver value to customers. I discussed the history of AWS and its relationship with the wider Amazon Organization. I also demonstrated the value of AWS Partner Network ecosystem with respect to Independent Software Vendors, System Integrators and Marketplace offerings to the customer. I thoroughly explained global AWS footprint and clearly articulated the Shared Responsibility Security Model with the focus on compliance requirements.• Passed Tier 2 Speaker Certification• Passed AWSome Builder• Wrote a 6 pager for capstone project• AWSome Builder 1 mentor Show less In this role, I provided 24/7 support for thousands of servers to maintain data center operations and resolved critical issues and identified potential risks. I created and maintained databases, including email account maintenance, privilege and access levels, and remote access networks. And, oversaw all system maintenance across data backup, software upgrades, and virus scans.• Completed over 100% of my LCK onboarding playbook• Obtained his DCO Rackdown certification• Assisted with LCK Expansion support which included 32 hours of escort duty, receiving DCO BOM items, and setting up the Data Hall for DCO operations• Provided daily reports to leadership• Assisted in moving over 200 snowballs ensuring inventory was available to service inbound and outbound customer jobs• Resolved 322 tickets to include 58 high priority EC2 unsellables hosts tickets for commercial and MVP that DCO met the metric of having less than 0.3% of the EC2 Fleet unavailable at any given time.• Provided Decom support of 10 ATSC devices• Installed 20+ Server racks within the 48 hour SLA ensuring critical capacity was made available to customers• Conducted construction site walks for DCO Show less Obtained mandatory certifications CompTIA A+, Network+ and Linux+. Troubleshoot, repair and deploy network infrastructure; identify and recommend optimal infrastructure improvements. Acted as our Cohort’s Liaison between members and upper management to ensure all needs were not only met, but exceeded. Acted as the Liaison between teams such as DCO, Late Binding, Deployment and Build Team to ensure myself and other members had adequate training. Performed preventative maintenance of equipment and data network devices. Operated in tight spaces, ran cables, and improved physical security around my assigned data centerKey Achievements: Not only finished my playbook ahead of schedule but added 39 additional tasks over what was required. Passed my mandatory certifications 17 days ahead of schedule and obtained additional certifications that included AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and Solutions Architect Associate. CompTIA Project+ and Cloud+. ITIL Foundations Volunteered at an AWS InCommunities event and assisted in sorting, labeling and transporting nearly 2000 books. Attended Making Great Hiring Decisions Show less

      • Network Deployment Engineer

        Jul 2024 - now
      • Customer Relationship Builder

        Oct 2023 - Jul 2024
      • Cloud Engineer

        Oct 2022 - Oct 2023
      • DC Sys Admin

        Nov 2021 - Oct 2022
      • DB Specialist Solutions Architect

        Jul 2021 - Dec 2021
      • DB Specialist Solutions Architect Apprentice

        Oct 2020 - Jun 2021
      • Datacenter Technician

        Apr 2020 - Oct 2020
      • Datacenter Technician Apprentice

        Oct 2019 - Apr 2020
    • U.S. Air Force Reserve

      Oct 2022 - now
      Missile Warning Intelligence Technician
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Justin M. J.
      Airman of the Quarter (2nd qtr) 2019 -
    • Awarded to Justin M. J.
      Distinguished Graduate USAF Technical Training -
    • Awarded to Justin M. J.
      Firefighter of the Year 2012 -
    • Awarded to Justin M. J.
      MSG Airman of the Year 2018 -
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Guest Experience Associate

      Issued by Rock City Church on Jun 2019
      Rock City ChurchAssociated with Justin M. J.
    • InCommunites Volunteer

      Issued by Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Jan 2020
      Amazon Web Services (AWS)Associated with Justin M. J.
    • Security Professional

      Issued by Red Rocks Church on Sept 2022
      Red Rocks ChurchAssociated with Justin M. J.
    • Development Volunteer

      Issued by James River Church on Jan 2017
      James River ChurchAssociated with Justin M. J.