Gabriel Helms

Experience

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  US Navy

  Jul 1990 - Sept 1992

  Electronics Technician

  Specialized in the repair and operation of the AN/FSC-78 and GSC-39 Heavy Earth Satellite Communications Terminal.

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  US Navy

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2009

  Naval Flight Officer

  Mission Commander in the E-2C Hawkeye aircraft. Some experience in the F/A-18 Hornet and the F-16B. Subject Matter Expert in Air Combat, RADAR, Datalinks, Combat Identification, Electronic Warfare and Satellite Communications.

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  US Navy (VAW-117)

  Aug 1999 - Jan 2003

  Mission Commander

  Acted as the Airborne Command and Control Element for the Combined Forces Air Component Commander in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Facilitated the close coordination between Special Operations forces, Strike Aircraft and the Combined Forces Commander to ensure timely targeting of emerging targets. Multiple collateral duties included: - Legal Officer – Ensured squadron personnel were acting in accordance with the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Acted as Prosecution during numerous Non-Judicial Punishments and one Summary Courts Martial.- System Administrator – Configured and repaired all squadron computers to ensure proper operation, which contributed to squadron efficiency.- Avionics Division Officer – Led a 30-person avionics division, responsible for ensuring required maintenance and training was conducted properly in order to provide the squadron with operational aircraft for combat missions. Show less

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  Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center

  Jan 2003 - Jun 2005

  Weapons and Tactics Instructor

  Responsible for instructing fleet aviators during their pre-deployment cycle in order to standardize Air Wing operations and tactics across the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Provided instruction in advanced weapons and tactics for the Carrier Airborne Command and Control Weapons School to more than 250 aircrewDeveloped requirements and future tactics for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye and associated systems in order to leverage emerging technologies in both the civil and defense sectors

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  US Navy (VAW-113)

  Jul 2005 - Jan 2007

  Training Department Head

  Responsible for ensuring squadron personnel were trained in accordance with Chief of Naval Air Forces Training and Readiness standards in order to assume combat duties in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.Created, organized and scheduled advanced weapons and tactics briefs for 28 Pilots and Flight Officers and 150 ground personnelCoordinated numerous training missions with multiple agencies in order to maximize training while minimizing flight hours, resulting in optimized cost per training hourActed as Command and Control for numerous combat missions, providing critical air support to ground units in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM Show less

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  US Naval War College

  Jan 2007 - Oct 2009

  Operations Analyst / Programmer

  Performed detailed operational analysis of foreign threats and their ability to conduct access denial campaigns against friendly forces. Results of the analysis were then war-gamed repeatedly in order to produce effective courses of action for the United States, should hostilities occur.Used computer skills and engineering fundamentals to create intricately detailed computer programs, which drastically increased the speed of calculation of highly detailed and realistic war games. This increased computation speed allowed war gamers to more accurately model the effects of large numbers of weapons and platforms in a hostile engagement.Results of the analysis were then briefed to Fleet and Theater Commanders as well as the Chief of Naval Operations. Show less

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  RIVERHAWK FAST SEA FRAMES, LLC

  Sept 2009 - Oct 2009

  Independent Consultant

  Provided operational analysis of foreign countries' sea and air defense needs in order to enhance business opportunities for foreign military sales. Analysis has been instrumental in successfully securing a multi-million dollar contract for Riverhawk with a foreign country.

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  Helms Consulting

  Oct 2009 - Sept 2016

  Independent Consultant

  I provide consulting services to private companies in the defense sector. My consulting services have been for operational and strategic analysis of the defenses of several small countries. My areas of expertise include Air Defense, Coastal Defense, and Electronic Warfare.

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  Space Systems Loral

  May 2010 - Sept 2010

  Senior Reliability Engineer

  Acted as chairman of Failure Review Boards, which performed independent review of investigations, root cause determination and corrective actions on anomalies that had a wide impact or were considered single point failures.

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  Peregrine Technical Solutions

  Sept 2016 - now

  Senior Program Manager / Facility Related Control Systems SME

  Program Manager for numerous DoD cybersecurity contracts. I also perform assessments of Facility Related Control Systems cybersecurity and assist with NIST Risk Management Framework packages for Federal and DoD customers.