Hometown: Oregon City, Ore.
Military Occupational Specialty (MOS): Cyber Operations Specialist (MOS 17C)
Unit: B Company, 781st Military Intelligence Battalion (Cyber), 780th Military Intelligence Brigade (Cyber), Fort George G. Meade, Md.
(Rank, position and assignment information are correct at time of interview)
QUICK SKETCH:
-- Was named Distinguished Honor Graduate for the Tool Developer Qualification Course (TDQC), Cohort 10. TDQC is an 11-month education program taught in partnership with University of Maryland Baltimore County Training Center. Graduates of the TDQC are proficient to an intermediate level in creating programs using the C and Python computer programming languages.
-- Graduate of Oregon City High School
-- Completed Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, S.C.
-- Completed Advanced Individual Training at the Joint Cyber Analysis Course at Information Warfare Training Command Corry Station in Pensacola, Fla. JCAC trains personnel from all services to a common joint standard in the skills and knowledge needed to perform technical network analysis in cyberspace operations.
ON WHY HE CHOSE TO JOIN THE ARMY CYBER TEAM:
“I've been interested in computers since I was a kid. Once I learned about cyber being a career field within the Army, I researched it and decided it would be an awesome job.”
ON WHAT HE LIKED BEST ABOUT THE TOOL DEVELOPER QUALIFICATION COURSE:
“I think the best part about the course is the instructors. They were very knowledgeable and would always do their best to help the students, which created a great learning environment.”
ON HIS INTERESTS IN THE CYBER PROFESSION:
“Coding and information theory are fundamental to computation, and I enjoy learning about them. Specifically, cryptography and data compression are very interesting topics to me.”
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ABOUT U.S. ARMY CYBER COMMAND: United States Army Cyber Command integrates and conducts full-spectrum cyberspace operations, electronic warfare, and information operations, ensuring freedom of action for friendly forces in and through the cyber domain and the information environment, while denying the same to our adversaries.
ARCYBER ON THE WEB: https://www.arcyber.army.mil
ARCYBER ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ARCYBER
ARCYBER ON LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/us-army-cyber-command
ARMY CYBER ON THE U.S. ARMY WEBSITE: https://www.army.mil/armycyber
ABOUT THE 780TH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BRIGADE: The 780th Military Intelligence Brigade (Cyber) conducts cyberspace operations to deliver effects in support of Army and Joint requirements.
780th MI BRIGADE ON THE WEB: https://www.inscom.army.mil/msc/780mib/index.html
780th MI BRIGADE ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/780thC
780th MI BRIGADE ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/780MIBDE
780th MI BRIGADE ON LINKED IN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/780th-military-intelligence-brigade-cyber/
Interested in the challenge of joining the Army Cyber team? Check out military and civilian cyber career and employment opportunities by clicking on the "Careers" tab at www.arcyber.army.mil
Members of the Army Reserve and Army National Guard in the Signal, Cyber, Military Intelligence, Information Operations, Electronic Warfare, Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations fields interested in tours with Army Cyber Command can get more information at https://www.arcyber.army.mil/Careers/Reserve-Component-Tours-with-Army-Cyber/
Interested in learning more about the Army Cyber Direct Commissioning Program that allows qualified service members and civilians with cyber-related qualifications and/or experience to join the Army’s Cyber Corps with a direct appointment as a commissioned officer? Check out our fact sheet at https://go.usa.gov/xJwXx
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