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Army | Signal Officer

Dates of Service: Jul 1988 - Mar 2013

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Commissioning Source: USMA, May 1993

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Over 24 years of honorable military service as a professional information systems/operations manager with experience in organizational leadership, customer support operations and team work. Possesses expertise with global communications planning, information systems operations/customer support, human resource administration and budget resource allocation. As the IT Regional Support manager Mr. Espinoza’s key responsibility and focus is ensuring timely, reliable and accurate Tier 2 IT customer support solutions to Business Area Operations. I support missions for the ongoing 24/7 operations around the world. I lead my team by coordinating with other IT departments to ensure timely resolution of IT issues and by planning and executing IT projects supporting Business Area initiatives and programs.

Military Experiences

Aug 2011 - Mar 2013

Information Systems Senior Manager

4th ID HQ | Fort Carson, CO

Information Systems Officer for the 4th Infantry Division Chief of Staff/G6 and as a senior level team member on a 25 person Department of the Army Inspector General Inspection team. Duties include providing advice, guidance and mentorship for the teams voice, video and data requirements with the Network Enterprise Center and providing general telecommunications support to operations in Afghanistan supporting 2500 personnel.  Coordinated, organized, scheduled and supervised all data, video and voice communication requirements for a 48 person Security Force Assistance (SFA) Team in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan in order to facilitate preparation and planning for the SFA Team members' international mission requirements.

Jul 2008 - Jun 2011

Regional Telecommunications Director

NCIS, Sector Mons, SHAPE, NATO | Mons, Belgium

• Regional Telecommunications Director for NATO Communications and Information Services Agency comprised of 300 civilian and military personnel from 14 NATO nations with senior management responsibility for 85 international civilians and United States military personnel. Provided network enterprise management and customer support throughout Belgium, England, France, Iceland, Luxembourg and Norway. Served as the first project manager for NATO’s Afghanistan Command and Control computer network architecture conference attended by NATO/J6/G6 members, international representatives, and international civilian corporations, responsible for designing the multinational computer network architecture, a $132M project. Selected as the Senior U.S. Army Representative for all U.S. military personnel.

Jun 2005 - Jun 2008

Regional Deputy Telecommunications Director

78th SIG, 516th SIG BDE, 311th SIG Cmd, USARPAC | Camp Zama, Japan

 Regional Deputy Telecom Director/Deputy Commander for 285 Soldiers and international civilians. Performed duties as a supervisor for network enterprise operations, as the senior hiring official for the organization to include job description development and approval, job advertisement, recruiting, application review and final selections for all positions within the organization. Scheduled and executed bilateral military relations events with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force.  Received consistent external evaluation ratings (above 95%) each year for all staff functions: budget resource allocation, safety and risk management, human resource administration, security operations, network/enterprise operations and logistics management for U.S. Army Japan headquarters.

Jun 2003 - Jun 2005

Regional G6 Operations & Exercise Officer

USARPAC HQ, USARPAC | Fort Shafter, HI

 Provided network enterprise operations G6 staff officer support for acquiring, equipping, installing and supervising all aspects of global communication planning directly supporting the Global War on Terrorism (Operation Iraqi/Enduring Freedom), Homeland Defense in the Pacific area of responsibility and Humanitarian relief missions in Thailand (Operation Unified Assistance).

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Deployments

(1 year, 2 months)

Aug 2009 - Feb 2010

Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) - Afghanistan

Served as the first project manager for NATO’s Afghanistan Command and Control computer network architecture conference attended by NATO/J6/G6 members, international representatives, and international civilian corporations, responsible for designing the multinational computer network architecture, a $132M project.

Jan 2005 - Feb 2005

Humanitarian Relief Mission

Homeland Defense in the Pacific area of responsibility and Humanitarian relief missions in Thailand (Operation Unified Assistance). Worked on the JTF with 1st Marine Expeditionary Forces supporting all aspects of voice, data and video Communications planning to help facilitate the relief efforts for the Tsunami victims in Phuket.

Oct 1996 - Feb 1997

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Served as the Battalion Signal Officer supporting Field Artillery communications operations in the U.S. Sector, including Radar operations in Sarejevo and re-transmission operations.