Gary Parent

Background

About Gary Parent

Positions held: Aircraft Weapons Load Team Member/Leader, Aircraft Weapons Maintenance Team Member, Weapons Load Trainer, Weapons Systems Certifier, Shift Supervisor, Shift Lead, Weapons Flight Line Expediter, Aircraft Maintenance Unit Flight Line Expediter, Weapons Assistant Flight Supervisor, Weapons Flight Supervisor, Quality Assurance Inspector, Quality Evaluator, Mid-Range Schedular, Production Superintendent Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Electronic Technician, Senior Field Engineer, Senior Delivery and Sustainment Quality Representative, Security Representative and Information System Security Manager. Years of experience in supporting security/information assurance activities, Program IT and general IT infrastructure support, F-16/F-35 Flight Simulators/Full System Trainers maintenance Visual System maintenance, Projection equipment maintenance, Audio and computer system maintenance. Technical knowledge solving complex problems, interpreting design drawings, manuals and documentation. Troubleshot, repaired, calibrated and configured F-16/F-35 simulator cockpit electronic instruments, indicators and systems. Completed daily simulator pre-flights, ensured simulator system operational readiness. Constructed, troubleshot, calibrated, adjusted, tested, and maintained equipment, components, devices, and systems. Conducted tests, performed calibration and alignment checks. Supervised/Led, provided direction, planned personnel workflow and support, scheduled work assignments, allocated resources, met program objectives and Customer expectations. Ensured maintenance, operations, safety and security policies and procedures were followed. Provided Security Management, completed System Administration and Data Transfer procedures. Sanitized classified media (circuit cards, disk storage devices, Etc.) in accordance with DoD and customer procedures. Maintained security program, established written internal security standard operating procedures, provided assistance, ensured program compliance with required DoD security standards and practices. Enforced DoD and local security procedures and practices. Secured facility access control, handling and storage of classified documents and electronic media. Provided Initial, periodic and refresher security education.