Dustin Dotson
Field Service Technician
Kingsport
Summary
Visionary individual over 4 years working as a Radio Frequency Technician for the United States Air Force. Currently active TS/SCI and Secret Clearance. Highly communicative and experienced in trunking, key management, CPS and a multitude of Motorola and Harris RF hardware. Strengths in strategic planning, efficiency and team building. One year experience with cyber security implications, knowledge, and management.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
DoD Upgrade Team
Motorola Solutions
07.2022 - 11.2023
- Plan, Coordinate, and Execute customer request for site installations and upgrades for Navy/Air Force installations conus/oconus
- Image, Upgrade, and Install MC7500 operation stations e.g. dispatch ops, kmf servers, and iUEM clients
- Conduct site surveys to redline old schematic diagrams
- Administer Field Reports to let the other technicians know what work as taken place.
- Inventory old equipment, as well as archive and manage the locations on excel of where each equipment has been installed/removed
- Upgrade and prestage Juniper routers, Aruba switches, and CCGWs
- Developed a strong understanding of industry-specific requirements concerning software functionality, incorporating this knowledge into targeted upgrade strategies.
PKI Local Registration Authority
Air Force
02.2021 - 06.2022
- Issue/manages Public Key Infrastructure software certificates for organizational email accounts and individual users requesting access to NIPRNet and SIPRNet in the local area
- Process certificate revocations and key recovery request as well as PIN resets
- Manage and record personnel given access to SIPRNet, through Microsoft Excel, as well as archiving access permissions paperwork for records keeping
- Coordination with Trusted Agents, and Registration Authority to ensure proper procedures are conducted within the separation of duties.
Radio Frequency Technician
Air Force
02.2021 - 06.2022
- Perform/supervises wireless radio systems and preventative maintenance for proactive repair and upkeep strategies.
- Inspects radio communications standards for ground RF system maintenance activities to ensure equipment operational status
- Deploys and activates mobile transmissions equipment.
- Refers to plans and equipment specifications to conduct site and equipment surveys
- Diagnosing errors to locate and replace defective components
- Updates maintenance data collection records to document fix actions complete
Satellite Communications Technician
Air Force
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Operate, Manage, and Maintain 8 various fixed ground satellite antenna systems.
- Perform and reports equipment and server checks daily to ensure site would endure 24 hour operations.
- Operate and Maintains the United States Air Force's sole Teleport-enabled Gateway.
- Develop and implement RF solutions Enabling DISN access to 18 bases and 11 allied nations.
Radio Frequency Technician
Air Force
01.2020 - 07.2020
- Maintains 40 Giant Voice stacks and 31 Motorola and Harris radios by completing 105 maintenance fix actions while enforcing documented standards.
- Forward deployed to Oman to establish A/G radio links for fighter and tanker pilots to ground mechanics, as well as established, maintained, and provisioned over 60 conventional communication LMRs to deployed personal.
- Operate, maintain, and troubleshoots deployable multi-enclave baseband networking system that provides simultaneous access to secure voice, video and data resources for secure and non secure networks.
Education
High School Diploma -
Wise Central High School
Norton, VA 05.2001 -
Security Plus Certification
Comptia
Skills
Client account and Inventory management
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with the base radio technicians to Improve Al Udeid Air Base's trunking system by deploying radio manager software suite and reprogramming 2.6k Land Mobile Radios, which eliminated 433 configured hours, and increasing Operational Security
- Awarded Air Force Achievement Medal
- Detected/de-provisioned 1.8k dormant user accounts at Goodfellow AFB. Resulted in reducing the networks overhead requirements as well as warding off malicious attacks.
- COMPTIA Security Plus certified
Timeline
DoD Upgrade Team
Motorola Solutions
07.2022 - 11.2023
PKI Local Registration Authority
Air Force
02.2021 - 06.2022
Radio Frequency Technician
Air Force
02.2021 - 06.2022
Radio Frequency Technician
Air Force
01.2020 - 07.2020
Satellite Communications Technician
Air Force
01.2019 - 01.2021
High School Diploma -
Wise Central High School
05.2001 -
Security Plus Certification
Comptia