Madison, Alabama, United States
II’ve spent my career at the intersection of technology, security, and mission-critical operations. My journey started in 1970 when I automated my paper route billing using punched cards and an IBM 1401, sparking a lifelong focus on practical, applied innovation. From there, I supported major computer manufacturers on complex customer integrations and financed my education by designing and maintaining business telephone systems during the early telecommunications boom. In 1984, I began supporting NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center as a systems engineer with Data General Corporation and continued to grow through roles spanning system integration, emulation initiatives, education outreach web development, information architecture, and senior positions across multiple contract environments. Most recently, I’ve served on the Advanced Enterprise Global Information Technology Solutions (AEGIS) program, delivering dependable electronic physical security services across multiple NASA Centers and contributing to the protection of mission personnel, facilities, and assets. As I transition toward retirement, I remain open to selective consulting and advisory engagements where my experience can accelerate outcomes—particularly in areas such as: - electronic physical security strategy and implementation - enterprise electronic physical security integration and governance - mission-driven IT operational continuity - organizational transition and knowledge transfer If your organization needs seasoned guidance without a long learning curve, I’m interested in conversations where expertise and impact matter.
I lead the team providing physical security services (including access control, intrusion detection, and video surveillance) engineering, installation, and maintenance at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville, AL) and Michoud Assembly Facility (New Orleans, LA). I serve as the solutions architect and project manager for the technology infrastructure of the MSFC Joint 911 Emergency Operations Center (J911) where dispatchers handles emergency and administrative calls for Redstone Arsenal Police, Redstone Fire and Emergency Services, and NASA Protective Services agencies. My role also includes assisting all NASA locations with emergency services projects including 911 Call Centers, Emergency Notification Systems, Emergency Warning Systems, and Radio Systems. Project management responsibilities include team leadership to conduct product research and identification, requirements gathering, systems-level design, procurement request preparation, technical procurement evaluations, implementation coordination and scheduling, and documentation. I provide system administration including security plan development, security vulnerability mitigation, patching and updating for a number of Windows and Linux systems in the Joint 911 Center's call handling and mapping systems.
CRGT acquired our subcontract when they purchased the Federal Division of CIBER, Inc. CRGT and Salient Federal Solutions merged in September 2015 to form Salient CRGT. I served in two parallel roles on the MITS Program. I was the senior manager responsible for MSFC Telecommunications Services, including directing a staff of over 40 employees, leads, supervisors, and managers at MSFC and NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in Louisiana. I planned and managed an annual operating budget of over $9M and smaller (<$2M) capital investment projects as needed including development of annual staffing plans, merit salary actions, and budget reduction implementation plans. My service delivery areas included teams providing telephone, radio communications, inside- and outside-cable plant, emergency mass-announcement systems, E911 technology infrastructure, and premises physical access control and video surveillance services (security). In addition to my functional management role on the MITS Program, I served as the program manager for the Salient CRGT sub-contract which includes providing program-level interaction and employee care for over 40 employees in several key MITS operating teams. I served as the Technical Project Manager for the Joint MSFC 911 Emergency Dispatch Center (J911). I was the solutions architect and acquisitions engineer for the technology environment of this multi-agency 24x7 emergency call and dispatch center.
I served in two parallel roles on the MITS Program. I was the senior manager responsible for MSFC Telecommunications Services, including directing a staff of over 40 employees, leads, supervisors, and managers at MSFC and NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in Louisiana. I planned and managed an annual operating budget of over $6M and smaller (<$2M) capital investment projects as needed including development of annual staffing plans, merit salary actions, and budget reduction implementation plans. My service delivery areas included teams providing telephone, radio communications, inside- and outside-cable plant, emergency mass-announcement systems, E911 technology infrastructure, and premises surveillance and physical access control services (security). In addition to my functional management role on the MITS Program, I served as the program manager for the CIBER sub-contract which included providing program-level interaction and employee care for over 40 employees in several key MITS operating teams.
I joined the UNITeS Program as an Information Technology Architect where I participated in the contract phase-in and initial operations team where I designed enhancements to trouble ticketing and service request systems software and process enhancements enabling collection of service delivery metrics to meet UNITeS reporting requirements across 500 employee department. While in this staff role, I supported executive and management teams by assuming group-wide tasks including Risk Management, Export Control, Safety & Security, IT Security, and fleet management and developed business summary reports and presentations to document departmental capabilities, service delivery, and budget performance. In late 2005, I transitioned from a staff role to become the MSFC Telecommunications Services manager where I assumed senior management responsibility, including directing a staff of over 70 employees, leads, supervisors, and managers at MSFC and NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in Louisiana. I led engineering and operations groups providing telephone, radio communications, audio-video, inside and outside cable plant, and premises security, surveillance, and access control services (security) support in NASA facilities. I also became the emergency communications officer for MSFC’s Emergency Operation Center providing vital support during crisis incidents and pre-incident planning.