John Reale

Alexandria, VA 22309 · Website - realewanderer.net · Email - [email protected] · Visitor Number:

I am a Senior IT professional and Military Veteran with over 7 years of advanced technical and operational training. Able to manage and supervise teams and direct day-to-day work activity. Creative, resourceful and flexible, able to adapt to changing priorities and maintain a positive attitude and strong work ethic, with a strong familiarity with Linux, SharePoint, Python, and Proxmox.

Experience

DevOps Engineer - Systems Administrator

Booz Allen Hamilton, Arlington, VA

Collagorated with an Agile team to achieve project goals for DevOps orientation application.
Designed, Implemented, and Maintained a CI/CD pipeline for a team of 16 using GitHub Actions.
Created infrastructure as code (IaC) templates to provision and manage cloud resources using Terraform.
Enhanced application security and deployment efficiency by implementing Snyk and SonarQube for best practices and continuous integration strategies.
Leveraged AWS, GitHub, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible during development to automate deployments, integration, and versioning.

May 2024 - July 2024

Network Watch Officer

US Army, Arlington, VA

Responsible for network oversight, incident management, and incident reporting of critical networks, links, and services for the National Capitol Region.
Responsible for the implemented battle rhythms, training paths, and shift operational reports.
Directly supports over 45,000 customers across 80 remote locations; indirectly supporting NMCC, JCS, OSD, and HQDA.

July 2021 - August 2024

Senior IT Manager

US Army, Fort Drum, NY

Responsible for providing dedicated automation support to various logistics automation systems, including CSS-VSAT, CAISI 2.0, and GCSS-Army.
Led effort for GCSS Hand Held Tablet (HHT) deployment through 1st Brigade Combat Team, expanding unit logistical capabilities with over 70 mobile systems.
Prepared, set up, and accounted for 150 pieces of automations equipment during five battalion exercises with zero losses in equipment.

August 2020 - July 2021

Senior Manager

US Army, Fort Drum, NY

Provided top-notch IT service and support to over 3,000 end users ensuring forward and rear command teams maintained communications as their Soldiers traversed the globe and moved in and out of theater in support of Operation Freedom Sentinel.
Displayed keen intellect and competence, ensuring the brigade maintained global communications while assessing, combating, and mitigating risk during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Provided flawless communications support on multiple platforms as the Brigade Combat Team Soldiers crossed three continents during the pandemic, and efforts aided in reducing the risk of exposure with zero deficiencies.

February 2020 - July 2020

Automations Team Lead

US Army, Fort Drum, NY

Lead team in providing WIN-T services to battalion.
Demonstrated superb technical prowess and outstanding leadership during the 3Q19 WIN-T Upgrade.
Managed, configured, and maintained Tactical Communications for Battalion, influencing Upper TI Services at the FORSCOM level.

February 2018 - July 2020

LAN Manager

US Army, Fort Drum, NY

Provided IT services and support to over 450 Soldiers across the Brigade Support Battalion on both the DoD Information Network and the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical.
Prepared the battalion's COMSEC account in support of battalion exercises; allowing the battalion to establish and maintain secure communications.
Demonstrated peerless dedication and adaptability by achieving proficiency in operating and maintaining the Tactical Communications Node (TCN) in under a week to allow the battalion to maintain access to the tactical network, directly contributing to the success of the battalion’s mission to support the brigade.

February 2017 - July 2020

Education

St. John's University, Queens, NY

Bachelor of Arts
Philosophy
August 2014 - December 2016

York College, York, PA

Computer Engineering
August 2012 - May 2014

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Workflow
  • Stuff 1
  • Stuff 2
  • CI/CD Pipeline
  • Agile Development & Scrum

Interests

Apart from being a web developer, I enjoy most of my time being outdoors. In the winter, I am an avid skier and novice ice climber. During the warmer months here in Colorado, I enjoy mountain biking, free climbing, and kayaking.

When forced indoors, I follow a number of sci-fi and fantasy genre movies and television shows, I am an aspiring chef, and I spend a large amount of my free time exploring the latest technology advancements in the front-end web development world.

Awards & Certifications

  • EC-Council Certified Network Defense Architect (CNDA), May 2024
  • EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), July 2023
  • CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ (CySA+), May 2023
  • CompTIA Cloud+, October 2022
  • CompTIA Network+, February 2022
  • CompTIA Security+, September 2017