The overwhelming impression was that the companies we visited are
determined to keep hiring the best graduates in chemistry to keep their research cutting
edge, and they are committed to maintaining a pleasant environment in which to
work.
Professional Experience Marine Corps Network Operations Security Center (Quantico, VA) 12/2008 — Present Information Technology Project Manager • Serve as Project Manager responsible for Network Enterprise Services strategic plans and process development • Tasked with the engineering and design of enterprise services for the largest IT project facing the Marine Corps • Oversee project acceptance, manage third party contractor relations, identify requirement gaps, evaluate integration requirements, document solutions, and facilitate the turnover to the operations group • Administer email messaging system, active directory infrastructure, storage area networks, and virtual server infrastructure • Additional systems of responsibility include DMS (Defense Messaging System), DAR (Data at Rest, Guardian
Edge's enterprise encryption), HBSS (Host Based Security System), MOSS 2003/2007 (Microsoft SharePoint), SCOM (System Center Operations Manager, Enterprise Event Monitoring) • Provide full time Tier II & III Help Desk Support for the ~ 50,000 users in both the classified and unclassified networks • Directly manage subordinate IT supervisors
determining workflow and ensuring efficient and effective operations • Serve as a member of external boards, committees and
working groups representing the USMC and the MCNOSC • Champion the MCNOSC's adoption of the ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) processes, implement the MCNOSC's Change Management Process, and establish the first enterprise level Change Management Approval Board • Serve as Project Manager during the Marine Corps first implementation of HBSS on the classified and unclassified networks • Responsible for the Marine Corps» Network Consolidation of the SIPRNet involving the collapsing over 36 separate Active Directory Domains into one forest and a single domain structure and the migration of over 300 servers and every workstation on the USMC SIPRNet