Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Technical Experience
Qualifications - Clearance
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John Norton

Augusta,GA

Summary

Diligent serviceman with 4 years of experience in various intelligence community roles. Possesses refined skills in communication, leadership, critical thinking, and organization. Demonstrated expertise in multiple Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance fields including Mission Management, SIGINT analysis, Overhead Collection Management, Passive Geolocation Operations, and Mission Reporting. Proficient in deploying and managing services and resources on Amazon Web Services (AWS), holding AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associates certifications. Committed to leveraging hands-on experience and technical certifications to contribute to the success of a dynamic and motivated team.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

AWS Cloud Solution Architect Apprenticeship

SkillStorm
07.2024 - Current
  • Architected and automated AWS infrastructure using SDK and CLI, implementing cost-optimization strategies that reduced cloud spend by over 25%; leveraged Well-Architected Framework to design scalable solutions using EC2, ASG and ELB, S3, RDS, and Lambda while ensuring security and operational excellence
  • Designed and deployed fault-tolerant web applications achieving 99.9% uptime using EC2 Auto Scaling Groups and Application Load Balancers; implemented comprehensive monitoring with CloudWatch and SNS, reducing incident response time and maintaining optimal performance under varying loads
  • Developed and launched serverless applications using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, CloudFront and S3; automated infrastructure deployment through CloudFormation, resulting in 99.9% availability, considerable reduction in operational costs, and consistent API response times
  • Collaborated on cloud migration projects in cross-functional teams, implementing CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code using AWS CloudFormation; established security controls through IAM roles, KMS encryption, and AWS Security Hub, resulting in zero security incidents and 60% faster deployment cycles

Mission Manager

United States Air Force - NSA
05.2023 - Current
  • Maintained accountability of and managed over 250 personnel between various departments, providing guidance and organization regarding missions
  • Coordinated with assets to ensure all asset information was up to date in METRICS
  • Communicated with customers to provide time-sensitive information between linguists, reporters, and SIGINT analysts

Passive Geolocation Operator

United States Air Force - NSA
04.2023 - Current
  • Performed near-real time geolocation
  • Provided near-real time aerial precision guidance to support customers
  • Drafted reports and tips to METRICS alongside analysts and linguists
  • Reported time-sensitive information to both national and tactical customers

Cryptologic Language Analyst

United States Air Force - NSA
01.2021 - Current
  • Responsible for providing accurate and reliable information regarding foreign communications
  • Pointed out communication network systems worldwide in order to locate high priority targets
  • Trained multiple potential linguists in department standard operating procedures relating to foreign communication collection

Reporter, SME, and Trainer

United States Air Force - NSA
08.2020 - Current
  • Communicated with customers daily to provide near-real time intelligence for forward deployed US and Coalition forces
  • Sanitized sensitive intelligence reports to disseminate to various customers as well as across the intelligence community
  • Trained and mentored joint-service members through the Reporter JQS
  • Conducted quality control of both KLIEGLIHGTS and Preliminary Mission Summaries daily

Education

Cryptologic Language Analyst Course -

Goodfellow Air Force Base
San Angelo, TX
08.2020

Cryptologic Language Analyst Course -

Defense Language Institute
Monterey, CA
06.2020

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Cost Optimization
  • Scalability Planning
  • Cloud Computing
  • Cybersecurity
  • System Administration
  • Information Security
  • Automation
  • Computer & Cloud Networking
  • Network Design & Architecture
  • Operational Planning
  • Safety and Security Compliance

Certification

  • CompTIA A+, 08/24
  • CompTIA Network+, 09/24
  • CompTIA Security+, 10/24
  • AWS CCP, 11/24
  • AWS SAA, 12/24
  • JOIO Basic Operator Course, 11/20
  • Reporter JQS, 10/20
  • PGO JQS, 04/23
  • Mission Manager JQS, 11/23

Technical Experience

Information Technology Skills

  • Network Support
  • Access Management
  • Troubleshooting
  • Data Handling

Operating Systems

  • Windows
  • Linux

DevOps Tools

  • Docker | Kubernetes
  • Terraform | Git & Github

Scripting

  • Bash | Python

Qualifications - Clearance

TOP SECRET/SCI with CI Polygraph, 08/20

Timeline

AWS Cloud Solution Architect Apprenticeship

SkillStorm
07.2024 - Current

Mission Manager

United States Air Force - NSA
05.2023 - Current

Passive Geolocation Operator

United States Air Force - NSA
04.2023 - Current

Cryptologic Language Analyst

United States Air Force - NSA
01.2021 - Current

Reporter, SME, and Trainer

United States Air Force - NSA
08.2020 - Current
  • CompTIA A+, 08/24
  • CompTIA Network+, 09/24
  • CompTIA Security+, 10/24
  • AWS CCP, 11/24
  • AWS SAA, 12/24
  • JOIO Basic Operator Course, 11/20
  • Reporter JQS, 10/20
  • PGO JQS, 04/23
  • Mission Manager JQS, 11/23

Cryptologic Language Analyst Course -

Goodfellow Air Force Base

Cryptologic Language Analyst Course -

Defense Language Institute
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