Where has this guy been?!?

US Army Radio Communications Security Repairer/ Electronics shop foreman (94E)

3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, 82nd Brigade Support Battalion

I started my short stint in the Army in Fort Jackson, SC. After graduating, I attended my Advanced Individual Training in Fort Eisenhower (then fort Gordon). During my basic electronics training, I excelled past my peers by being the only one in my class who received certifications in AC, DC, Analog, and Digital electronic repairs through the CertTec Basic Electronics Education Certification program (BEECerts). From there, it was a short hop over to Fort Moore (then Fort Benning) where i received my jump wings and made myself eligible to join the elite airborne unit. I was stationed in Fort Liberty (then Fort Bragg) where I honed my skills as an electronics repairman and quickly classed up to shop foreman.

I spent my entire time in service without receiving a single disciplinary mark. This earned me a Good Conduct medal. During an austere exercise, our batallion was hit with an unexpected severe storm. As our communications started to fail in the middle of the night due to high winds, it was my own ingenuity that inspired the solution to the problem. I scaled the roof and fashioned a counterweight on each of the antennas which allowed them to remain in place for the rest of the training exercise. upon my return from the field, I was credited for my creative solution by receiving the Army Commendation Medal.

As a model soldier and proficient repairman, I was given the opportunity to further my skills through a number of certification programs that were hosted by the Army. Part of my job was handling and installing the Army's private and public keys between cryptographic communications equipment. For this reason, I held a Secret Security Clearance from May 2017 until May 2023 when it expired automatically. I received the ETA Certication for Fiber Optic Installer in October 2019 by completing a course which teaches you the basics of fiber optic installation, manufacturing, and repair. I was also sent to the Fort Bragg Basic Leaders Course in May 2019 which taught me how to mentor soldiers. By the time i left the Army, I was a shop foreman in charge of no less than three junior soldiers in my shop at any given time.

In October of 2021 after completing my apprenticeship, I became an officially licensed Electronic's technician Journeyman. To become an electronic's technician Journeyman, one must be working in the relevant field for four years. My apprenticeship started in 2017, and I left the Army in 2020. The final year of my apprenticeship was completed while I was in community college and working in a vintage audio repair store. I learned the art of vintage sound refurbishment and continued my technical training as an electronic's repairman. I still enjoy crafting audio circuits, and I enjoy working on my sound systems. The speakers i own are built from scratch!