Aaron Coulter

Experience

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  United States Marine Corps

  Oct 1993 - Oct 2001

  Field Radio Repairman

  - Troubleshoot and repair tactical military vehicluar and man portable single-channel radio systems. - Plan and operate single-channel radio networks for military operations and exercises.

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  United States Marine Corps

  Oct 2003 - Jul 2006

  Naval Aviator

  - Student Naval Aviator- AH-1W Super Cobra Pilot

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  United States Marine Corps

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2019

  • Planned, installed, configured, and maintained; voice, video, and data IP networks, as well as tactical single and multi-channel radio networks.• Conducted regular information system security audits and enforced security policies.• Managed strategic distribution of high demand / low density deployed network equipment sets throughout the Pacific area of operations.• Planned, embarked, installed, operated and managed classified military IP networks and equipment.• Maintained and documented accountability of electronic communications security encryption keys and encryption hardware for classified IP network connectivity. • Led and mentored junior Communications Marines. Show less • Led a platoon of 75 Marines which included; cyber network operators, telecommunications network operators, maintenance technicians, and single/multi-channel radio operators.• Planned radio and IP networks in support of live fire artillery training exercises.• Deployed to Korea, Australia, Philippines, and Thailand as the communications support detachment officer in charge for several joint and combined theater support exercises. • Led an embedded team of 22 Marines in Eastern Afghanistan as part of an Afghan Infantry Battalion which conducted security and combat operations over a period of 9 months. Show less

  • Communications Officer

    Aug 2013 - Jan 2019

  • Communications Officer (Instructor)

    Aug 2010 - Jul 2013

  • Communications Officer

    Jan 2007 - Jul 2010
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  Evergy

  Jan 2019 - Apr 2021

  Network Engineer

  • Conducted daily network operations duties to include software upgrades and equipment replacement, security log analysis, and network performance monitoring.• Performed periodic NERC mandated IP network security audits to protect critical power infrastructure.• Provided technical support and guidance in troubleshooting and repairing enterprise level network issues. • Utilized a robust deployment of proprietary and open-source systems to monitor network performance, diagnose problems, build and run automated tasks, and collect network performance statistics and reports. Show less

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  Compass Minerals

  Apr 2021 - Jan 2025

  Network Engineer

  • Design, deploy, manage and maintain multi-vendor (Cisco/Juniper/F5), multi-protocol (BGP/OSPF/EIGRP) IP networks throughout the international enterprise network to include the data center.• Conduct daily network operations duties to include; network documentation and diagraming, software and equipment upgrades, security log analysis, and network performance monitoring.• Install and configure network automation systems such as Ansible AWX to simplify; new device installation/configuration, network-wide configuration compliance/changes, daily configuration backups and code upgrades.• Analyze logs/data to diagnose and identify root causes of complex network problems, quickly implement solutions, and escalate to vendors for assistance when necessary.• Share an on-call rotation as part of the Network Infrastructure team and be an escalation contact for service incidents.• Conduct research and make recommendations for the purchase of equipment and software required to maintain a highly resilient, stable, and secure network. • Maintain industry certifications and education. Show less

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  Shamrock Trading Corporation

  Jan 2025 - now

  Senior Network Engineer