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Cody Keenen

Aurora,CO

Summary

A space systems operational specialist with over 5 years of leadership, instructing, data analysis, and critical operations experience. Through continued motivated service within the U.S Space Force both in and out of uniform, I have gained erudition in Space Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS) and Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Battlespace Awareness Center (OBAC) operations, testing, evaluation, and integration. Skills accumulated within these areas have driven my passion and desire towards the goal of self and team improvement.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Battlespace Awareness Systems Engineer/Trainer

Rampart Technologies Corporation
11.2023 - Current
  • 24/7 Mission support provided to space operators performing global real time missile warning.
  • Responsible for overall system maintenance/performance to include the management/troubleshooting of virtual machine's via vSphere, applications via OpenShift, account management and creation via YML manipulation and Red Hat Identity Management, data transfers, data flow, fail overs, and general support for mission continuity on both legacy and next gen systems.
  • Spearheaded the development and deployment of training and policy of the on site BASE (Battlespace Awareness Systems Engineer) team under the umbrella of FORGE (Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution) system to include framework and application.

Space Systems Operator

United States Space Force
09.2019 - 09.2023
  • Evaluated and Instructed oncoming members on the intricacies of OPIR data analysis and manipulation.
  • Supervised a dynamic team of 5 SAGE operators. Fostering an efficient and highly motivated team environment. Providing
  • Conducted global space operations that enhance the way joint and coalition forces fight, while also offering decision makers military options to achieve national objectives.
  • Served 4 years at Buckley Space Force Base in the 11th Space Warning Squadron (11 SWS), a unit within the U.S. Space Force's Space Delta 4 to provide missile warning, missile defense, battlespace awareness, and technical intelligence by utilizing the $29.4 billion dollar Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) within the Mission Control Station (MCS). SBIRS is a consolidated system comprised of three different satellites: Defense Support Program (DSP), Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO), and Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO).

Education

Security+ Certification -

CompTIA
03-2025

Space Warfighting Follow On Course -

Peterson Space Force Base
07-2020

Enlisted Undergraduate Space Training -

Vandenberg Space Force Base
04-2020

High School Diploma -

Northview High School
Dothan, AL
06-2017

Skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Integration and Testing
  • Training
  • Anomaly Detection and Resolution
  • Open Shift Utilization and analysis
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Red Hat Identity Management
  • VMware vSphere and Leostream
  • Confluence
  • Missile Warning
  • Operations Management
  • Leadership

Timeline

Battlespace Awareness Systems Engineer/Trainer

Rampart Technologies Corporation
11.2023 - Current

Space Systems Operator

United States Space Force
09.2019 - 09.2023

Security+ Certification -

CompTIA

Space Warfighting Follow On Course -

Peterson Space Force Base

Enlisted Undergraduate Space Training -

Vandenberg Space Force Base

High School Diploma -

Northview High School
Cody Keenen