Chris Eckman

Current

• Sr. Systems Engineer at QinetiQ

Past

• NOC Network Lead at GlobalSat
• Principle Member of the Technical Staff at TAMSCO
• Electronic Technician at United States Coast Guard

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Education

• Towson University
• Excelsior College

Connections

23 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Company

Chris Eckman’s Summary

QinetiQ-NA Sr. Systems Engineer
Ft. Meade, MD
(June 2006 to Present)
Sr. Systems Engineer for the MARINER program. Design, integrate, and test COTS and GOTS systems to include both front end processing and back end post processing systems. Testing includes DTE, OT&E, and regression for systems under the MARINER program. Handle all configuration management for the MARINER program to include; baselining of systems, software applications, and firmware control. Information Systems Security Engineer for the MARINER program duties assigned include; hardening of the operating system, implementing vulnerability updates, anti-virus updates, and apply all DCID 6/3 certification and accreditation policies. Provide Tier 2 support and troubleshooting for all systems deployed worldwide.

Chris Eckman’s Specialties:

Sr Systems Engineer specializing in LAN and WAN Networking, Network Security, Wireless, Satcom, Microwave, Mux/Demux, and Voice.

Chris Eckman’s Experience

• Sr. Systems Engineer

  QinetiQ

  (Defense & Space industry)

  June 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)

  Sr. Systems Engineer for the MARINER program. Design, integrate, and test COTS and GOTS systems to include both front end processing and back end post processing systems. Testing includes DTE, OT&E, and regression for systems under the MARINER program. Handle all configuration management for the MARINER program to include; baselining of systems, software applications, and firmware control. Information Systems Security Engineer for the MARINER program duties assigned include; hardening of the operating system, implementing vulnerability updates, anti-virus updates, and apply all DCID 6/3 certification and accreditation policies. Provide Tier 2 support and troubleshooting for all systems deployed worldwide.

• NOC Network Lead

  GlobalSat

  (Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)

  December 2002 — June 2006 (3 years 7 months)

  Globalsat USAID/State Dept. NOC Network Lead
  Beltsville, MD
  (December 2002 to June 2006)
  Monitored and managed USAID WAN worldwide circuits consisting of SCPC, DTSPO, ISP’s, VPN, MAN, Cisco cache engines, routers, switches, and VPN tunnels. Worked with various departments within USAID to include the; Firewall Team, RAS Support, PC/LAN Support, & ISSO to troubleshoot numerous issues within the LAN and WAN networks. Managed outages using Remedy trouble ticket system. Used numerous network tools to troubleshoot and upgrade the USAID network such as: HP Openview, Cisco Works, nCircle IP360, ENMS, Mission Traffic Graphs, Etc. Satellite NOC technician for USAID, State Dept., Segovia, and numerous other contractors. Installed, administered, & maintained all SATCOM equipment onsite at the NOC. (Multiple Equipment Vendors; TLA, Comtech, Radyne, Xicom, Anacom, Vertex RSI, Etc.) VPN'd into the USAID network and monitored all remote routers and satellite modems. Monitored all sites/circuits via Whatsup network monitoring software. Took daily readings on all satellite links EbNo, RSL, and cleared all events and alarms. Administered & maintained ADTRAN Mux/Demux for DS3 circuits to Kingston, England. Administered & troubleshoot NOC & Remote Thales Data encryptors. Troubleshoot all remote sites with the system administrator down to the LAN Level.

• Principle Member of the Technical Staff

  TAMSCO

  (Privately Held; Defense & Space industry)

  June 1999 — December 2002 (3 years 7 months)

  Tamsco Principle Member of the Technical Staff
  Ft Monmouth, NJ & Overseas
  Multi Media Communication Systems Middle East/Asia
  (July 1999 - December 2002)
  Voice/Data Network Analyst
  Installed, administered, & maintained NOC & remote MMCS Packages in Kuwait and Afghanistan for CENTCOM. MMCS equipment included: Gorilla Windows 2000 Servers (DHCP & DNS), Cisco Call Managers, gateways, routers & switches for VoIP, NIPR, & SIPR, IDNX/Promina 100, 400, or 800, VTC, Long Locals DSN, KIV 7 & 19, EFData up & down converters, Radyne Sat modems, Anacom RFT's, Vertex RSI flyaway satellite dishes, Pairgain nests & standalone units, fiber optic modems, ISP & OSP cabling, PC/ADP desktop support, UPS, generators, & AC electrical distribution. Helped develop voice network topology. Designed site plans for NOC & remote sites in Visio & AutoCad for E.E. at Camp Doha to approve for MMCS site installation.
  Dragon & Flyaway Communication Systems Kosovo & Macedonia
  Avaya PBX Administrator
  Installed, administered, & maintained Avaya voice network for KFOR over 4500+ users (E1, T1, & fractional E1 & T1). Lead technician/engineer on all voice equipment; Avaya G3R, G3si, Prologix PBX's, Cisco VoIP Gateway/Call Manager, Duron Consortium Conference Bridge Server administrator, call accounting software, IDNX/Promina 400 & 800. Also, worked on other areas of Dragon package system; Satcom tech, LAN/WAN network administrator, IDNX/Promina administrator, PC/ADP desktop support tech, ISP/OSP cable plant installer, crypto administration.

• Electronic Technician

  United States Coast Guard

  (Government Agency; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

  November 1993 — June 1999 (5 years 8 months)

  U.S. Coast Guard Electronic Technician
  Alexandria, VA
  (1996-1999 US Coast Guard Navigation Center (DGPS) Alexandria, VA)
  Instrumental in the development of Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System. Monitored and troubleshot over sixty Differential Global Positioning System sites nationwide. Procurement of supplies for Differential Global Positioning System sites nationwide troubleshot antennas, couplers, packet assembler dissemblers, data switching units, cables & connectors, radio beacons (Nautel and Southern Avionics) Worked with numerous contractors and federal agencies to obtain a high level of availability for Differential Global Positioning System users. Examples of these are: NGS, NOAA, AT&T, GTE, and Army Corp of Engineers. Developed and implemented training for Differential Global Positioning System. Excellent customer service skills. Spoke with numerous users on a day-to-day basis regarding Differential Global Positioning System sites. Installed firmware into receivers via a laptop computer. Installed numerous pieces of electronic gear. Worked with HP UNIX system. Analyzed & extracted data to help troubleshoot Differential Global Positioning System sites.
  (1993-1996 U.S. Coast Guard Station Saginaw River, MI and Lorain, OH)
  Boat Coxswain, Boat Crewman, Ice Rescue Crewman, Law Enforcement (Federal Officer), and a Radio Operator. Responded to Search and Rescue Cases & Law Enforcement. Implemented training for Search and Rescue. Search and Rescue/Law Enforcement Radio Operator. Qualified in CPR and First Aid.

Chris Eckman’s Education

• Towson University

  M.S. , Applied Information Technology , 2005 — 2008

  Activities and Societies:

  Certificate in Information Assurance

• Excelsior College

  B.S. , Liberal Arts , 2001 — 2005

Additional Information

Chris Eckman’s Websites:

• My Company

Chris Eckman’s Interests:

Work Interests: LAN & WAN technology, network security, wireless, Apple, Redhat, Ubuntu, Open Source, and new hacking techniques. Personal Interests: Boating, kayaking, spending time with my kids, and fishing.

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•    QinetiQ North America

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