Tom Fernandez

Military Service:

• Rank: Sergeant

  Branch/Position: Army

  Period: June 2016 - present

  Occupation: Military Intelligence Systems Maintainer/Integrator - 33W

  Security Clearance: Top Secret Clearance

Work history:

• Job Title: Systems Administrator

  Company: BAE Systems

  Period: November 2020 - present

  Role Description:

   Provided on-site support and operational maintenance of air-gapped LANs (Local Area

  Networks) across a multi-site work environment.

   Coordinated, scheduled, and installed Windows patches on multiple LANs monthly for both

  servers and workstations.

   Coordinated with local ISSOs (Information System Security Officers) for all change requests,

  software approvals, and other various security issues when working in air-gapped LANs.

• Job Title: Battle NCO

  Company: 197th Field Artillery Brigade

  Period: March 2022 - April 2023

  Trainings, Certifications and Licences:

  • Army Commendation Medal
  Role Description:

   Processed CCIR (Commander’s Critical Informational Requirements) reports for the

  Commander for every significant event that happened in the Area of Operations of Jordan and

  Syria.

   Processed incoming Red Cross Messages for the entire 197th FAB and the downtrace units.

   Helped facilitate numerous Digital Training Sustainment Fire Missions for the Brigade to

  enhance readiness and training.

   Trained and mentored Junior Soldiers on how to use various types of systems such as the

  AFATDS (Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System), C2IE (Command and Control

  Information Environment), SINCGARS (Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System)

  radios, and JBC-P (Joint Battle Command – Platform).

   Traveled to Kuwait for cross-training with the HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket

  System).

• Job Title: Ground Traffic Controller

  Company: NH Army National Guard

  Period: February 2021 - May 2021

  Trainings, Certifications and Licences:

  • Army Achievement Medal
  Role Description:

   Directed traffic at an outdoor COVID Vaccination site, ensuring patients drive to the correct tent

  depending on the type of shot they are receiving.

   Controlled vehicle traffic flow incoming to the vaccination site utilizing signs, placing down

  traffic cones, and coordinating traffic with other traffic controllers using radios.

   Monitored all patients in the post-shot parking lot, watching for any allergic reactions to the shot

  and alerting the emergency medical response team if needed.

   Managed the checkout lane by scheduling outgoing patients for their second shot appointment if

  needed and ensuring that all traffic leaving properly exits the site so as not to overwhelm the

  nearby neighborhood traffic.

• Job Title: Military Intelligence Systems Maintainer

  Company: 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team

  Period: July 2020 - August 2020

  Role Description:

   Configured and maintained a fully functional DCGS-A (Distributed Common Ground System-

  Army) IFS (Intelligence Fusion Server) stack to support the military intelligence network

  required for Exercise Warfighter 2020 at Fort Hunter-Liggett.

   Assisted in facilitating convoy operations from the San Diego armory to Fort Hunter-Liggett by

  loading up multiple LMTVs (Light Medium Tactical Vehicles) and HMMWVs (High Mobility

  Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles) as well as driving them.

   Assisted in ground operations by going ADVON (Advance Echelon) and setting up all the tents,

  generators, vehicle staging, and sustainment capabilities in preparation for Warfighter 2020.

• Job Title: J1 WatchFloor NCO

  Company: Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa,

  Period: May 2019 - June 2020

  Trainings, Certifications and Licences:

  • Joint Service Achievement Medal
  Role Description:

   Produced the daily Personnel Status Report (PERSTAT) for the entirety of CJTF-HOA, which

  tracks over 2,000 service members in different units spread across 19 different countries.

   Sole administrator of the NTS/ETAS (Non-combatant Tracking System and Emergency

  Tracking and Accountability System) system, which provided tracking and movement

  capabilities regardless of internet connection in an emergency, as well as the ability to track

  civilians and military personnel through many different types of identification from passports to

  the individual’ respective country’s license.

   Helped facilitate the information flow of personnel movement and statuses all throughout the

  CJTF-HOA Joint Operations Center as well as to the Commander, Deputy Commander, and

  Chief of Staff.

   In-processed anywhere from 1 to over 200 new personnel depending on the new incoming unit

  every 2 weeks that landed in Camp Lemonnier to create their profile in DTAS (Deployed

  Theater Accountability System) in order to track their daily status and movement across the

  theater.

   Oversaw administration, management, and design of the J1 Personnel Directorate’s SharePoint

  website.

   Set up multiple VTC (Virtual Teleconference) meetings weekly for senior leadership of the J1

  Personnel Directorate

• Job Title: Brigade Security Manager

  Company: 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team

  Period: May 2018 - May 2019

  Role Description:

   Managed all administrative clearance duties for the 79th IBCT, which consists of over 4,000

  soldiers.

   Managed all physical security controls for the entire armory as well as managing the inventory

  and issuing of keys to qualified individuals.

   Worked directly with INSCOM (United States Army Intelligence Security Command) to

  facilitate the processing of security clearance renewals, adjudications, and rebuttals for 79th

  IBCT Soldiers.

   Ensured and reviewed all the tasks needed for security clearance requests were properly

  completed, which consisted of fingerprinting, SF86 (Standard Form 86) processing, and e-QIP

  (Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing) completion.

   Procured quarterly trackers for the entire Brigade utilizing JPAS (Joint Personnel Adjudication

  System) to alert Commanders when a Soldier has a clearance issue such as upcoming renewals,

  revocations, or federal requests for information are made.

• Job Title: 35T Advanced Individual Training Student

  Company: United States Army Intelligence Center of Excellence

  Period: February 2017 - November 2017

  Trainings, Certifications and Licences:

  • Army Achievement Medal
  Role Description:

   Learned basic electrical theories such as alternating current and direct current.

   Developed the technical skills to troubleshoot a variety of information technology systems such

  as desktop computers, servers, routers, and switches.

   Learned how to build, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot both a Windows Active Directory

  domain as well as a Linux RedHat domain.

   Developed skills in basic networking such as how to configure Cisco Routers and Switches.

   Learned how to configure a DCGS-A IFS stack for rapid field operations as well as the TGS

  (Tactical Ground Station) which is the central hub that connects real-time ISR (intelligence,

  surveillance, and reconnaissance) feed from UAVs (Unmanned Ariel Vehicles) to the military

  intelligence network in the field.

   Learned how to troubleshoot and maintain the TROJAN SPIRIT (Special Purpose Intelligence

  Remote Integrated Terminal), the Army’s premier tactical system for distributing military

  intelligence when no physical networks are available.

• Job Title: Basic Training Soldier

  Company: US Army

  Period: October 2016 - February 2017

  Role Description:

   Developed the skills and discipline to transition from a civilian to Soldier.

   Become tactically and technically proficient in rifle marksmanship.

   Learned basic combat lifesaver skills.

• Job Title: Cellar Worker

  Company: Temecula Valley Winery Management

  Period: July 2016 - October 2016

  Role Description:

   Operated various machines such as must-pumps and grape destemmer/crushers to transition raw

  grapes into grape juice and eventually wine.

   Learned the daily operating procedures of circulating grape juice inside tanks to ferment and

  transform into wine.

   Operated a forklift to move grape bins around the warehouse as well as wine barrels on racks.