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Gary Khan
GARY KEONI KHAN
Office of the Vice Commander Command Information Officer Operational Technology NAVFAC PACIFIC Pearl Harbor, Hawaii DSN: 315-472-1014, Commercial: 808-472-1014 Cell: 563-568-8615 Email [email protected], pers-email: [email protected]
SUMMARY/Highlights: Retired LT Colonel U.S. Army Signal/Communications Officer, wrote IT maintenance contract for all U.S. VA Hospitals, lived & worked in Africa, Germany, Japan, Crete, and Poland and multiple U.S. states.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: IT PM & IT DIR/SUPV. with over Thirty Nine (39) years in the U.S. Federal Civil Service and (20) years in the U.S. Army.
GS-2210-13 Step 10 Office of the Vice Commander, Commander Information Officer Operational Technology NAVFAC Pacific Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (1-2025 – Present) CIO4 IT PM responsible for tracking major command-wide IT and facility cyber security projects. PM for IT Facilities Related Control Systems (FRCS) projects in Hawaii, Far East/Japan, Okinawa, Diego Garcia, North West/Washington State, California & Guam. Top Secret - SCI Clearance.
GS-2210-13 Step 10 N6 IT Director: Naval Support Facility, Redzikowo, Aegis Missile Defense System, Poland (5-2023 – 1-2025) IT Director supervising IT Contractors and Navy IT personnel for all installation IT operations in direct accountability to the Commanding Officer. Responsibilities for EKMS-COMSEC, SIPR/NIPR One Net, Flank Speed Networks, ELMR Radios, DISA Circuits, CELL phones, CAC Cards, ELEC Security System, & Giant Voice. Initiated DISA Alternate circuit that eliminated Installation base wide outages for One Networks and VoIP telephones. Top Secret - SCI Clearance.
GG-0391-13 Step 10 IT Specialist PM: U.S NCTAMS LANT, Norfolk, VA. (1-2023 – 5-2023) IT oversight for Camp Lemonier, Africa and Souda Bay, Greece.
GG-0391-13 Step 10 IT SPECIALIST PM-COR: U.S. Navy, NCTAMS LANT Detachment Camp Lemonier, Djibouti (CLDJ), Africa. (9-2017 to 1-2023) For five years & 3 months resided at CLDJ, on site as the IT Specialist PM & COR for the installation’s O&M contracts for the Outside & Inside cable plants, Engineering and Installation (E&I) of OSP cable projects. Supervised contracts responsible for the Avaya DSN telephone 24/7 Technical Control Facility for all DISA circuits. PM that increased 75% of CLDJ OSP cables. Top Secret SCI Clearance.
GS-0391-13 STEP 10 IT SPECIALIST: U.S. Navy, NCTAMS LANT N52/N82 Plans, Programs, Requirements Dept. Norfolk, VA - (7-2016 to 9-2017). IT Program Manager for large multi-million dollar IT maintenance contracts. Top Secret SCI clearance.
GS-2210-13 STEP 10 IT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: U.S. Navy, NCTAMS LANT DET Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - (7-2014 to 7-2016). Supervised NCTAMS IT Staff of 34 personnel comprised of Greek Local Nationals, Contractors, and Naval Senior & Enlisted personnel. Top Secret SCI Security Clearance.
GS-2210-13 STEP 9 - IT SUPERVISOR: Veterans Affairs Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, OIT, Wade Park Campus, 10701 E Blvd, Cleveland &, Ohio, 44106 - (6-2012 to 7-2014). First to write the U.S. National VA Telecommunication Contract. Wrote the National VA PWS operations & maintenance 2016 contract for all U.S 157 VA Hospitals and 827 VA Health Clinics, for VOIP TEL Switching Systems, & Telecom/Data Enterprise Network Systems. Supervisor for (4) Federal employees & (14) IT Contractors.
GS-2210-12 STEP 10 IT Chief: Department of the U.S. Army, 509th Signal Battalion, Unit 31301 Box 18, Camp Darby, Italy, 52128 - (7/2010 – 6/2012). Upgraded Outside Cable Fiber Optic Plant by 60%. . Supervised (6) Italian Local National Telephone Switch & Cable technicians. Initiated Cable repair of 3,000 acres.
GS-2210-14 STEP 6 IT DIRECTOR: Department of Homeland & Security/U.S. AGRICULTURE DEPT., Plum Island & Animal Disease Center, P.O. Box 848, Greenport, N.Y. 11944, (7/2009 – 7/2010). Increased 90% of IT automation. Supervised the IT Network staff, IT Security SYS Officer & IT Network Contractors. Responsible for Data Network OPS, PBX, and TELECOM SPT for 250 scientists. Initiated a server to cluster Micro-Biology medical’s 250 computers that discovered a new Ebola virus strain, in a foreign country.
GS-2210-13 IT PROJECT MANAGER: FT Detrick Engineer Directorate Information Technologist Specialist / Telecommunications Engineer FT Detrick, MD &, (2/2007 - 7/2009). Increased the completion of assigned IT Projects by 20%. PM for the installation of Northern Telecom switches, Lucent Technology, Siemens, & Avaya. Wrote the IT contracts for outside plants for FT Bragg & FT Bliss NTI SL-100’s 20,000 telephones.
GS-0391-13 TELEPHONE SWITCHING DIVISION CHIEF: 78th Signal Battalion, Telephone Switching Systems Division Chief, Camp Zama, Japan, Armed Forces Pacific, (02/2004 - 2/2007). Supervised (89), Military, DA Civilians, contractors, & Japanese Master Labor Contractors. Responsible for the telephone & outside plant technicians located at nine DA Japan installations’ 24/7 operations involving 11 telephone switches with an annual average of 14M phone calls.
GS-2210-12 IT Specialist: U.S. Army 516th Signal Brigade Information Systems Analyst, U.S. Army, FT Shafter, HI 96858, (07/1993 to 02/2004). Supervised the Circuit Department and increased circuit efficiency that reduced the yearly circuit costs from $7.5M to $2.5M. Responsible for (29) Telephone DA DSN switch upgrades for Okinawa, Japan, Alaska, & Hawaii. IT PM for U.S. Army Pacific Alaska & Hawaii Strategic Brigade Combat Teams and Long Haul MGR for 52,000 circuits.
GS-0391-11 Telecommunications Specialist: U.S. Army, 30th Signal Battalion, FT SHAFTER, HI 96858, (12/1990 to 07/1993). Wrote 42 Contract Performance Work Statements/ Statements Of Works that saved 50% of costs for the U.S. Army Pacific Region.
WG-10 Battle Simulations Instructor: U.S. Army, USARPAC DPTM, Ft. Shafter, HI 96858, (12-/1989 to 12/1990).
WG-5 High Voltage Electrician Helper, (05/1989 to 12/1989). U.S. Navy PWC, Pearl Harbor, HI 96818.
Food Specialist, (4/1988 to 05/1989) S.E. Rykoff Corp, 1000, Hon, HI 96782.
Claims Adjuster/Para Legal, (3/1986 – 4/1988), Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Hon, Hawaii.
U.S. Army: 1/5/1982 – 07/23/2004. LTC/05 Retired on 23 JUL 2004. Active Duty U.S. Army from 1/5/1982 – 12/5/1985. Hawaii NG & U.S. Army Reserves. Retired Lieutenant Colonel - 20 years - 23 JUL 2004.
EDUCATION: Master’s (9 credits) from the U.S. Army MGMT Staff College Sustaining Base Leadership Management Program, (SBLM). In 1980 Graduated Chaminade UNIV - Business Administration Degree GPA 3.13 & attended 1 Yr - UNIV. Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA. Graduated Kamehameha High School in 1976.
TRAINING: Certified in COMP TIA Security Plus & Sustaining Base Leadership & Management Program 9/30/2014.
MILITARY TRAINING: U.S. Army Officer Candidate School, 1982, U.S. Army Signal Officer Basic Course, 1982, U.S. Army Officer Advance Course, 1990, U.S. Army Public Affairs Officer Course, 1992, U.S. Army Command & General Staff College, 3 years, 1993, U.S. Army Command & General Staff Instructors Course Phases, 1, 3, 4, (1998), U.S. Army DCSCOMPT Financial Managers Course, 2002. U.S. Army Signal Officer, PAO Officer, Comptroller & U.S. Army Command & General College instructor.
AWARDS: In 2005, Placed 2nd (out of 148) in the research writing competition for the U.S. Army, FT Belvoir, Sustaining Base Leadership Program and personally awarded by the Secretary of the Army, the Honorable Francis J. Harvey. Boy Scouts Scoutmaster Troop 76, (2004– 2005). Wrestling coach - Camp Zama High School, Japan (2005). In Japan, Shodan rank in Kendo, have two chess openings in my name (Khan Gambit & Keoni Hiva Gambit.
PERSONAL: Married, 3 children, 1 grandchild.
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