Joshua Lyons1501 Berry Street, Old Hickory, TN 37138 | 615-428-0279 | joshlyons225@gmail.com

EducationARABIC LANGUAGE DIPLOMA, WITH HONORS | NOVEMBER 2003 | DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE

Major: Modern Standard Arabic

Minor: Arabian Gulf Dialects

SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE INTERCEPT PROGRAM | MAY 2005 | GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE

Major: Electronic Warfare

Minor: Communications Network Manipulation

ADVANCED DATABASE AND NETWORKING PROGRAM | APRIL 2006 | NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY

Major: Geospatial Databases

Minor: SQL Theory

Skills & AbilitiesOPERATIONS

Over 10 years of experience as an Operations and Personnel Manager for government contracts across the Middle East and Africa. Duties have included logistical and inventory maintenance, vendor negotiations, and coordinating inbound / outbound LTL shipping. Has also managed payroll and inventory budgeting and is consistently tasked with performing departmental spending cuts without diminishing quality and efficiency.

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Over 10 years of experience in government contracting program management for Intelligence and Reconnaissance and Humanitarian Aid operations in various austere locations throughout the Middle East and Africa. Also served as the local military and civilian populace liaison for United Nations and other foreign Non-Governmental Organizations in Central and Eastern Africa. Developed extensive leadership skills in the U.S. Army as an Infantry Squad Leader and the Arabic Language and Culture Expert for Ft. Benning G-2 Intelligence Directorate. Civilian leadership experience includes Deployed Site Lead and Chief Analyst positions for Intelligence and Aviation programs in Iraq, Africa, and Afghanistan.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Constructed and maintained SQL formatted databases based upon Geo-referenced data for use with military GIS mapping applications. Implemented and monitored remote connections and FTP server links between aerial sensors and home base servers. Established satellite network downlinks for aerial and ground sensors. Engineered sophisticated signals and electro-optical sensors from commercial off-the-shelf equipment.

ExperienceOPERATIONS MANAGER | ARMOR CONCEPTS | FEBRUARY 2014 – PRESENT

Warehouse supervision and management. Controls the full daily operational spectrum from receiving and cataloging individual vendor items, building product kits, coordinating packaging and shipping pickups, and reconciling end of day inventory.

OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR | KEYW CORP | MARCH 2013 – AUGUST 2013

Managed day-to-day operations of an aerial recon program in Shindand, Afghanistan. Supervised a team of personnel consisting of pilots, aircraft mechanics, and sensor operators. Coordinated inter-country overland and airborne client travel.

OPERATIONS MANAGER | GLOBAL INTEGRATED SECURITY | OCTOBER 2012 – MARCH 2013

Managed day-to-day operations of a large cell Intelligence program in Kabul, Afghanistan. Supervised a team of personnel consisting of private security operators and Intelligence analysts. Coordinated inter-country overland and airborne client travel.

OPERATIONS MANAGER | FLIGHT LANDATA | MAY 2011 – MAY 2012

Managed day-to-day operations of an aerial recon program in Bagram, Afghanistan. Supervised a team of personnel consisting of pilots, aircraft mechanics, and sensor operators. Coordinated inter-country overland and airborne client travel.

SITE AND PERSONNEL MANAGER | COMMUTER AIR TECHNOLOGIES | OCTOBER 2010 – MAY 2011

Aerial LiDAR and electro-optical sensor integration and operation. Performed daily tactical mapping sorties in Afghanistan in support of US Special Operations Command. Served as Site Lead and Deployed Personnel Manager for Kandahar, Afghanistan.

SITE AND PERSONNEL MANAGER | R4, INCORPORATED | DECEMBER 2009 – OCTOBER 2010

Served as Site Lead and Deployed Personnel Manager for foreign military training programs in Entebbe, Uganda and Ouagadougu, Burkina Faso.

OPERATIONS TRAINING MANAGER | CACI | JUNE 2009 – DECEMBER 2009

Low-level Voice Intercept and Signals Intelligence sensor integration and training. Trained US military personnel in multiple sophisticated sensor platforms. Served as Chief Integrator for Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan.

OPERATIONS MANAGER | RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES | FEBRUARY 2009 – JUNE 2009

Managed day-to-day operations of an aerial recon program in Tikrit, Iraq. Maintained inventories of all computer systems and airframe items. Coordinated logistics between bases in Central Iraq.

MIDDLE EAST ANALYST | WAVE TECHNOLOGIES | MAY 2008 – FEBRUARY 2009

Middle Eastern languages and culture analysis. Wrote detailed reports on an array of topics concerning political trends and para-military and insurgent activities in the Middle East. Lectured to students at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and US military strategy.

INFANTRYMAN / ARABIC INTERPRETER | US ARMY | NOVEMBER 2003 – MAY 2008

Combat Infantryman and Arabic language interpreter deployed to the Western Iraq Area of Operations. Squad Leader duties consisting of planning and manning combat and recon patrols and squad personnel supervision.