Taylor Rodgers

NIWC PAC Regional Tier IV Engineer

Conroe, Texas TS/SCI, CI Polygraph B.S. Computer Science (936)-320-2728
Mar 2025 Mar 2024

Subsidium

Regional Tier IV Engineer - Europe

Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific

Naples, Italy
Tier IV Support Leadership Interfacing VMWare Virtualization Site RFC Coordination Change Management
Jun 2024 Apr 2023

Dynetics

Senior Systems Engineer

Leidos SCIF-In-A-Box Deployment Team

Huntsville, AL
Storage Administration STIG Compliance Application Deployment Dell iDrac Administration New System Architecture
Feb 2023 Jun 2022

Apex Systems

Software Integrator (C2BMC)

Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) Program

Huntsville, AL
Software Integration Splunk Administration YAML Deployments NetApp Storage Administration HPE iLO Administration
Jun 2022 Nov 2020

Innovative Data Solutions

Virtual Infrastructure Engineer

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Arnold, MO
Tier III Support Active Directory Policy Administration PowerCLI Automation VMWare VRealize Cloud Dell iDrac Administration
Nov 2020 Jan 2019

NCTS Far East

VMware Administrator (ONE-Net)

United States Navy 7th Fleet

Yokosuka, Japan
ONE-Net Administration Powershell Automation STIG Compliance Windows Administration VMWare Virtualization
Jan 2019 Nov 2017

SUSLAK

Deputy Chief, User Facing Services

United States 8th Army

Seoul, Korea
Helpdesk Supervisor Change Management Personnel Coordination Powershell Automation Systems Governance
Nov 2017 Oct 2013

USS Mustin (DDG-89)

Communications Watch Officer

Destroyer Squadron 15

Yokosuka, Japan
RF Systems ADNS (Cisco) Routing VMWare Virtualization CANES/COMPOSE Powershell Automation

Subsidium / NIWC Pacific

Regional Tier IV Engineer - Europe — Mar 2024 - Mar 2025

Tier IV Engineering liaison between NTCS Naples, all regional LNSCs and NIWC PAC engineering team.

  • Coordinated wide-area engineering efforts between NTCS Naples, regional LNSCs, remote sites, and satellite locations.
  • Bridged critical operational communication gaps between PEO Digital and local site leadership to ensure structural alignment.
  • Represented the entire Europe theater on critical engineering design calls, RFC boards, and configuration management meetings.
  • Delivered direct Tier IV escalation engineering support to onsite teams and served as the focal technical liaison to PMW 130.
  • Held weekly meetings with all stakeholders to discuss concerns, upcoming projects and strategic initiatives.
  • Coordinated with other regional Tier IV engineers to ensure consistent implementation of engineering standards and best practices.
  • Responsible for solving escalated trouble tickets in regards to physical hardware, VMWare environment, all networking and infrastructure equipment, active directory and group policy management, application and database support, and all other technical issues that arise across the entire European theater.

Dynetics, a Leidos Company

Senior Systems Engineer — Apr 2023 - Jun 2024

Enterprise Infrastructure Modernization

  • Maintained and defended multiple isolated infrastructure suites supporting global missile defense, weapons development, aerospace, and tactical warfare simulation labs.
  • Responsible for quick and secure building of new systems to support TDY teams with crucial mission and infrastructure requirements.
  • Implemented unique solutions to address complex infrastructure challenges and improve overall system performance despite limited funding to IT and engineering teams.
  • Trained junior engineers on best practices for infrastructure management and troubleshooting.
  • Executed strict system hardening baselines, automated orchestration routines, and built user access management schemes.
  • Engineered and maintained centralized Cisco ISE deployment engines across lab frameworks.
  • Designed, evaluated, and deployed updated infrastructure systems to eliminate dependencies on legacy operational environments across several remote networks.
  • Worked with Leidos leadership to suggest and implement improved hardware and software solutions across multiple domains and segregated networks.
  • Provided software support to engineers responsible for large data management and simulation development.
  • Required to maintain extremely old hardware well past warranty and end-of-life dates, often necessitating creative solutions to keep critical systems operational.
  • Completely overhauled physical server rooms to improve cooling, power distribution, cable management and overrall infrastructure resilience.
  • Due to a unique defective battery issue, implemented a comprehensive replacement and disposal strategy with local government to minimize downtime and ensure continuous operation.

Lockheed Martin

Software Integrator - C2BMC Program — Jun 2022 - Feb 2023

Virtualization Integration & Lab High Availability

  • Sustained 100% operational uptime bounds across dense virtualization testbeds for development pipelines and full-scale simulation scenario runs for the C2BMC and missile defense programs.
  • Integrated production-grade application software suites into cluster-managed VMware frameworks, controlling rollback paths via systematic snapshots and volume backups.
  • Programmed automated infrastructure status dashboards using vRealize Operations tailored for non-technical leadership.
  • Administered NetApp storage devices and took part in system wide hardware refresh initiatives due to hardware end-of-life deadlines.
  • Administered hardware platforms including HPE ILO and Dell iDRAC frameworks to coordinate systemic bare-metal firmware compliance updates.
  • Completely overhauled network and server room cable management systems to improve organization and reduce downtime, implemented current labelling standards still in use today by Lockheed Martin Engineers.
  • Provided Powershell scripting support for SecDevOps team for automatic deployment of new simulation environments.
  • Administered VMware vCenter Server and managed virtual machine lifecycle operations.
  • STIG Compliance: Ensured all systems met Department of Defense security standards and implemented necessary remediation measures.

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Virtual Infrastructure Engineer — Nov 2020 - Jun 2022

Cloud Automation & Hypervisor Engineering

  • Managed core bare-metal ESXi hypervisor hosts, virtual storage nodes, and adjacent networking frameworks serving high-concurrency analyst loads.
  • Served as chief technical advisor evaluating hardware lifecycles, full migrations, and systems decommissioning documentation.
  • Maintained Dell PowerEdge infrastructure layers, overseeing physical disk arrays and RAID controllers.
  • Executed mandatory quarterly STIG compliance remediation scripts and upgraded core virtualization clusters.
  • Developed automated on-premises cloud infrastructure utilizing advanced vRealize Automation blueprints.
  • Worked with Dell Federal Support to resolve hardware and software issues across multiple sites.
  • Provided technical support and training to end-users on virtual infrastructure tools and applications.
  • Hand-selected by leadership to be a part of the technical team to develop NGA's first cloud solution based in VMWare vRealize.
  • Provided Powershell scripting support for Active Directory team to assist in user profile management and environment automation based on customer needs.
  • Took part in an on-call rotation ensuring 100% availability of critical systems and engineering support 24/7.

NCTS Far East (ONE-Net)

VMware Administrator — Jan 2019 - Nov 2020

Enterprise Services & Scripted Task Automation

  • Administered multi-site enterprise production systems for the ONE-Net network infrastructure, focusing on the Cyber Network Defense (CND) security suite.
  • Conducted daily maintenance and transaction log processing on relational Microsoft SQL databases using SQL Server Management Studio.
  • Automated recurring server administration protocols by developing custom management tools in C# (.NET) and PowerShell.
  • Built custom desktop user interfaces to allow junior engineers and help desk personnel to execute complex administrative actions safely.
  • Overhauled current PMS (Planned Maintenance System) systems from manual checks to automated desktop applications to reduce operational overhead.
  • Received Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for efforts to reduce manpower required to complete system maintenance by over 4800 hours per quarter.
  • Responsible for hardware maintenance for Dell iDRAC servers.
  • Worked with security team to implement and maintain Splunk environment from the ground up.
  • Used Powershell to automate VMWare environment monitoring during network casualty in lieue of manual checks due to funding issues and COVID manning requirements.
  • Maintained DNS Blackhole configurations for network security purposes.
  • Changed user deployment process from manual click and dragon to automated scripts and active directory profile deployment to ensure standard configuration of users.

SUSLAK (Seoul, Korea)

Deputy Chief, User Facing Services — Nov 2017 - Jan 2019

Tactical Operations Leadership & Asset Migrations

  • Directed a multi-service squad of 21 joint military personnel delivering user-facing enterprise services across 14 tactical command locations throughout the Korean Peninsula.
  • Coordinated maintenance lines for specialized SIGINT field configurations operating within the 8th Army Area of Responsibility.
  • Managed the structural relocation of operational systems and personnel from legacy Seoul facilities to Camp Humphreys.
  • Supervised an agency-wide technical hardware modernizing lifecycle project, reducing contractor resource costs by $250,000 and finishing three weeks ahead of schedule.

USS Mustin (DDG-89)

Communications Watch Officer — Oct 2013 - Nov 2017

Afloat Tactical Systems Administration

  • Managed shipboard data network environments traversing three distinct generation evolutions of IT21 fleet engineering: COMPOSE 3.5, COMPOSE 4.0, and CANES 1.2 architectures.
  • Maintained off-ship real-time RF communication pathways and technical infrastructure while deployed afloat.
  • Leveraged local SQL relational instances to process maintenance records and isolate active shipboard STIG security discrepancies.
  • Managed all shipboard applications required for critical operational needs while underway, servicing everything from food service to the ship's store.
  • Served as lead Automated Digital Networking System (ADNS) administrator, maintaining crypto-enclave isolation routers and transport circuits.
  • Fixed long-standing issues with integrating CAC-Logon (CLO) functionality with initial CANES networking configurations. Received Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for implementing this solution for all ships in the Seventh Fleet AOR, resolving a critical security vulnerability and enabling secure access to critical systems for hundreds of sailors."
  • Automated VMWare environment-wide restart processes to ensure high availability and minimize downtime. Trained junior sailors on how to run these scripts.