CHRISTOPHER GARCIA
Manila, Metro Manila
Summary
IT professional with over20+ years of Information Technology Management. Background in system/network administration, engineering, and security. Experienced in mid to senior level leadership positions. Wealth of international experience and leadership abilities.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
- Currently living/working in Manila, Philippines supporting the INDOPACOM theater to support/deploy with installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of voice, video, and data USBICES-X / Asia Pacific Intelligence Information Networks (APIN)
- Building, terminating, and laying Category5E, fiber optic cabling, and PVC piping at remote sites
- Experienced deploying/installing/configuring Cisco4431 series routers and3750X series switches, VoIP phones8865’s/DX-80’s, Room55’s boot image files, VLANS, and Access Control Lists
- Administration of Cisco Call Manager and SolarWinds network monitoring systems
- Perform project management and systems integrations for various Intelligence Community network projects such as GIS, GBS, TACLAN, TDC/ICAP for SIPRNET and JWICS network
- Very experienced in performing system administration on various Intel applications (i.e
- PFPS, GALE-Lite, IRC, JCHAT, GCCS, TBMCS, Falcon View, and TMAN)
- Performed as lead JWICS administrator for353rd Special Operations Group (SOG) in planning, analysis, maintenance, and management of Windows workstations/servers
- Providing IT / telecommunication support services for SOCPAC, JSOTF-P, and SOF personnel in deployed and sustained environments
- Expert in installing, configuring, and administering VMware/vCenter version3,4, and5.5
- Designed, implemented, and administered Windows2012/2016 AD structures in support of in-garrison and large scale exercises supporting1000+ user accounts500+ workstations
- Installed, configured, administered, and secured Microsoft Exchange2010/2013 Servers
- Knowledgeable in various imagery application such Google Earth, Falcon View, and GIS
- Performed duties as353rd SOG communications planner in support of planning, preparing, and maintaining IT services for exercises and operational deployments throughout the PACOM Theater
- Appointed/administered duties as HQ AFSOC /353rd SOG Information System Security Officer and Special Security Representative in support of353rd SOG, HQ AFSOC, and SOCPAC missions
- Trained in Department of Defense Intelligence Information Systems (DoDIIS) IT systems, policies, and procedures
- Extensive experience implementing leading technologies on different LAN/WAN solutions, topologies, TCP/IP and OSI protocol suites (i.e
- AD, Kerberos, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, SMTP, FTP, TFTP, RTP, SCCP, HTTP, NAS, HTML/DHTML, PKI, X.400/500, SMTP, L2TP, RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, FDDI, Frame-relay, Ethernet, SONET, ATM, VPN, SAN, and Promina)
- Provided all levels of hardware/software support and customer service for2500+ users in locations worldwide, as well as corporate headquarters office users on various PC platforms, printers, and MS Office products and operating systems
- Deployed, configured, and operated353rd SOG TACLAN SCI suite
- Provided support for data/voice/DVTC communication links between SOCPAC, USSOCOM, JSOTF-P, and remote sites
- In-depth knowledge / expertise in JWICS system integration, implementation, network management, network theory, and IT standards
- Experienced with KG-84, KIV-7, TCE’s, FASTLANE, TACLANE, KG/SG-250, KG2500-X, STU-III, Inmarsat, STE’s crypto equipment, and VoIP Sectera phones
- Deployed and administered TRS (Tactical Receive Suite’s) intelligence system
- Experienced implementing, integrating, and administering Windows (NT,2000,2003,2008,2012,2016) servers and applications (i.e
- MS Office products, Exchange, SharePoint, SCCM, SCOM, WSUS, SQL, IIS, SharePoint services, Project, and File/Print servers)
- Hands-on knowledge / experience with process of requesting / coordinating SATCOM, digital, and analog telecommunications services in support of local and theater deployed environments
- Perform system administration on GIS and NGA imaging servers
- Administered Sun Solaris Image Product Library servers and supported Trusted Solaris workstations
- Fielded and administered Global Broadcast System (GBS)
- Performed numerous migrations of Windows NT environments (small/medium/large) to Windows2000/2003/2008/2012 Active Directory (AD) structures
- Knowledgeable with change management policies and fix action procedures to include scheduling outages and coordination with other DoD agencies
- Created, implemented, and managed over50+ Windows2000/2003/2008 AD Group Policies using group policy management consoles and AD tools
- Troubleshoot DNS, DHCP, routing/switching, and firewall (Borderware & Checkpoint) issues on local and wide area network
- Determined system issue, fixed or recommended solutions
- Performed desktop migrations and software deployment using Windows AD Group Policies, Remote Installation Services, and Symantec’s Altiris deployment solutions
- Backup and restore procedures using Veritas Backup Exec / Symantec Backup Exec
- Implemented McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator products and anti-spam solutions software using McAfee Anti-Spam and mail scanner software
- Administered, updated, and migrated50+ JDISS (Joint Deployable Intelligence Support Systems) workstations builds from Windows2000 to Windows XP
- Built, configured, and allocated RAID0+1 and5 storage LUNs
Principal Network Engineer
USBICES-X/Asia-Pacific Intelligence Information Network
08.2019 - Current
- AOR Support Engineer
Principal Network Engineer
USBICES-X/Asia-Pacific Intelligence Information Network
03.2017 - 08.2019
Service Central West, TechOps Lead
USBICES-X/Asia-Pacific Intelligence Information Network
08.2016 - 03.2017
Senior Network Engineer
Asia-Pacific Intelligence Information Network
07.2012 - 08.2016
- Responsible for the engineering, implementation, system operation, and maintenance of six bi-lateral and two tri-lateral networks
- Member of an advanced deployment team responsible for the implementation of system/network infrastructure throughout the PACOM Theater
- Administers training to field engineers and customers at remote locations
- Monitors critical network services to ensure availability and address/resolve any network services problems according to severity levels
- Provides guidance and work leadership to less-experienced system engineers
- Serves as liaison for foreign customers
- GDIT
Manager, Systems and Servers Branch
E-3A AWACS Component
08.2009 - 06.2012
- Responsible for administering E-3A Component’s $13.5 million dollar NATO system networks
- Lead System Administrator for VMware Virtual Infrastructure environment
- Administers4 IBM storage area network arrays
- Project Manager for Windows NT migration to the NATO’s Allied Information System Windows2003/2008 Active Directory structure
- Office Coordinator for Incident Management Tool
- Dispatches and resolves trouble ticket problems
- Manages and supports over2,500+ user accounts and500 workstations
- Installs, configures, and performs regular updates on Windows2000/2003/2008 servers
- Performs system implementation and overall administration for3 Forward Operating Bases (FOBs),1 Forward Operating Location (FOL), and deployed networks
- Performs backup and recovery procedures using Veritas Exec / Symantec Backup Exec
- Conducts training to25 IT Focal Points across6 Wings and3 FOB’s /1 FOL
- Deploys in support of Technical Site Visits and mission operations
- Performing duties as System Security Officer
- Monitors and updates Scan Mail Exchange anti-virus server
- Eradicate virus threats and cleans virus infections on PCs
- NATO
Supervisor / NATO System Administrator
CC-Air, HQ Allied Air Command
06.2008 - 08.2009
- Supervised24 US Army and Air Force personnel in10 career fields assigned to the NATO Communications Servicing Agency (NCSA)
- Managed $15 million dollar NATO networks
- Served as Core Administrator for NCSA
- Key to the successful engineering project relocation of local area network with minimal downtime
- Provided24/7 CIS support for Component Command Izmir (CC-Air) staff of over800 international users
- Maintained Windows Server Update Service
- Deployed over1000+ critical updates to200+ workstations
- Deployed as Lead System Administrator for Exercise STEADFAST JOINER, Stavanger, Norway
- Supported CC-Air Joint Exercises
- Ensured C2 operations with non-NATO nations
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Management Information Technology
University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland05.2010
Associate of Applied Science - Information Systems Technology
Community College of the Air Force
Montgomery, Alabama01.2005
Associate of Applied Science - Logistics
Community College of the Air Force
Montgomery, Alabama01.2005
Skills
- Wireless networking
- Network monitoring tools
- IP address management
- Virtual private networks
- Vendor relationship management
- Local area networks
- Layer-2/3 protocols
- Strong troubleshooting skills
- Effective communication
- Verbal and written communication
- Organized and detail oriented
- Risk assessment
- Project management
Certification
- Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert - Server2012 (Cert # F082-5685)
- Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate - Server2012 (Cert # F072-3194)
- Microsoft Certified Professional, (ID#10415017)
- Cisco Certified Network Associate, (ID# CSCO12406600)
- Cisco Certified Entry Network Technician, (ID# CSCO12406600)
- VCP6-DCV VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (ID#19950)
- VCP5-DCV VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (ID#19950)
- VCP4 VMware Certified Professional - vSphere (ID#19950)
- VCP3 VMware Virtual Infrastructure - (ID#19950)
- CompTIA, Security+ CE, (ID# COMP001005165147)
- CompTIA, Network+ CE, (ID# COMP001005165147)
- CompTIA, Security+, (ID# COMP001005165147)
- CompTIA, Network+, (ID# COMP001005165147)
- Prince2 Project Management Foundation, (ID#02276508-01-C8M4)
LANGUAGES
English, Tagalog (Filipino)
Awards
General Dynamics Information Technology – Exceptional Performance Award (October2017), General Dynamics Information Technology – Spot Bonus Award (October2015), General Dynamics Information Technology – Distinguished Performance Award (July2015), General Dynamics Information Technology – Exceptional Performance Award (December2014), AF Information Dominance Annual Award,2010 – Cyberspace Systems Operations Senior NCO, Information Dominance Team Award,2011 - General Edwin W. Rawlings Award
CLEARANCE
Top Secret/SCI (August31,2022)
Timeline
Principal Network Engineer
USBICES-X/Asia-Pacific Intelligence Information Network
08.2019 - Current
Principal Network Engineer
USBICES-X/Asia-Pacific Intelligence Information Network
03.2017 - 08.2019
Service Central West, TechOps Lead
USBICES-X/Asia-Pacific Intelligence Information Network
08.2016 - 03.2017
Senior Network Engineer
Asia-Pacific Intelligence Information Network
07.2012 - 08.2016
Manager, Systems and Servers Branch
E-3A AWACS Component
08.2009 - 06.2012
Supervisor / NATO System Administrator
CC-Air, HQ Allied Air Command
06.2008 - 08.2009
Associate of Applied Science - Information Systems Technology
Community College of the Air Force
Associate of Applied Science - Logistics
Community College of the Air Force
Bachelor of Science - Computer Management Information Technology
University of Maryland
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