Overview:  Chris Huckenpoehler is a Network Operations and Program Manager with 22 years of communications experience including 14 years in commercial Network and Internet Management.

Security Clearance: SECRET

If you read below, you'll also see that he's a former Marine - with proven leadership abilities:  A former Marine Paratrooper, a Drill Instructor, and one of our wounded warriors.

Throughout his professional career he's been able to identify high caliber talent and develop high functioning, performance driven teams. Chris has a strong focus on Operations and Customer Support, coupled with Program/Project Management. He also has extensive experience in Metropolitan, National and International telecommunication networks.

Mr. Huckenpoehler is a citizen of Frederick City, lives on Market Street and has a 7 year old son.

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Experience:

Present: Infinera Corp.
Sr. Manager - Network Operations
Just began an exciting opportunity this April to do what I'm proven to be good at - building and operating a Network Operations Center with a great American company.

CRGT Inc
05/03-12/09

Security Program Manager & Facility Security Officer (FSO)

· Led program that included 2-year effort to build a Data Center for the Department of Defense while managing senior level customer relationship and SLA’s.

· Responsible for managing project and SIPRNet accreditation timeline as well as costs associated with project while leading and working with designers, engineers, electricians, inspectors & HVAC technicians

· Liaison between Chief Engineer at primary site and sub-contractor at alternate site - worked with Chief Engineer to ensure performance compliance of contract

· Managed continuous upgrades of technology and security software as program has grown to 2.5 million users

· Accountable for instruction and briefs regarding on-site SIPRNet capabilities and performance for VIP visitors

· Reviewed and presented all procurements in order to oversee and reduce costs passed on to customer

· Responsible for all data and physical security in a classified, open-storage-SECRET environment

· Achieved a “Commendable’ rating (highest rating allowable for the size of data center) from Defense Security Service for 5 consecutive years

· Received positive security reviews in 2008 and 2009

Orchestream Ltd Technical Services
02/02-05/03

Senior Technical Consultant, U.S.A Team

Provided software demonstration, installation/implementation, network design and operations support for rapid automated provisioning software for pre/post software sales support
Installed “Service Activator” product based on ORACLE platform to rapidly provision MPLS-VPN services and QoS on to a multi-vendor network
Interfaced with prospects and clients as sales engineer to support proposal submission and client presentations to support business development
Managed client relationships from an operational standpoint at Tier-1 ISP and Telco Customers which included AT&T, Qwest, SBC and Verizon

Sigma Networks - Customer & Network Support
06/00-02/02

Director

· Designed and built, from the ground-up, a dual function Customer and Network Support Center which included a remotely managed, geographically diverse NMS capability

Hired and managed a team of 20 personnel in a 24/7 support center environment
Directed network management teams to achieve corporate revenue and budget goals encompassing design, development, testing, integration, delivery and implementation.
Responsible to provide expertise in the sales process to support technical proposals

· Managed a multi-million dollar budget to provide for staffing, training and Netcool NMS capability.

· Directed Vendor/Telco and Project Management activities to adhere to operations policies, procedures, and budget

· Led CNSC team of TAC Network Engineers, Level 2 Support, Lab, Capacity Planning and RMA/Supply Chain functions

· Created company policy in areas of Network Security, Remote Test, Circuit & Site Turn-Up, Provisioning, Service Management, Maintenance and Logistics

UUNET - Backbone Network Operations
10/96-06/00

Backbone Network Operations Manager

Promoted from team lead to backbone network operations manager in 1 year
Led team of 25-40 personnel to provide management of a global network providing maintenance, troubleshooting and core IP/ATM/Frame infrastructure of the UUNET Backbone on a daily basis
Managed team focused on Monitoring, Fault Isolation & Restoration of what is still the original core of the largest commercial data network in the world
Primary escalation contact for Vendor/Telco, Customer and subsidiary operations support in North America, Europe and Asia
Selected as primary operations manager to ensure functionality during Y2K

Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)
U.S. Marine Corps Global Network Operations Center
05/95-10/96

Technical Contractor Level II

Instrumental in the development of new policies & procedures for a new contract to maintain and troubleshoot (USMC) global network via on-site and remote Operations Center activities.
Facility connections procured & managed over minimum capacity frame trunks (56/128k) available to the USMC at that time.

U.S. Marine Corps
12/86-05/95

Wireless Radio & Data Communications

Daily operations as a Lan/Wan Terminal Security Officer. Coordinated local/remote User & Group access, email, and training.
Selected to initiate function as primary scheduler/coordinator/operator/AT&T liaison for first functional VTC site in the Marine Corps.
Project manager and team lead out of Quantico to set up complex VTC scheduling to more than 48 client sites throughout the U.S/Europe/Asia.
Appointed to design and perform local/remote VTC training for more than 50 personnel.
Utilized combination of voice/digital communications assets to give weapons support to American & Allied Special Operations forces.
Selected to be ground-mobile fire power Liaison Team Leader supporting 75^th Ranger Regt, 82^nd Airborne & British Royal Marines. (ANGLICO)
Recipient of Soldier’s Medal & Purple Heart as a result of 1991 action in the Persian Gulf.
Drill Instructor 1994-1995 – Parris Island, South Carolina

Education & Technical Instruction:

University of Maryland – BS Business Administration (Candidate 2009)

1996-2002: Vendor Hardware/Software Management Training - Includes Solaris, MSFT, Cisco, Lucent, Ciena, Fore, Oracle, Juniper

1994: Deming Total Quality Management (Certified Instructor)

Press Release: Wall Street Journal: Information Technology & the Internet – 1998

Board Member & Contributor: Various Frederick County, Maryland Community Service Boards & Councils

Certified by Defense Security Services as a Facility Security Officer