1. Derrick Wafford
400 Gaslight Terrace Phone: (703) 459-5602
Henrico, VA 23229 Email: derrickwafford@gmail.com
Qualification Summary: A results driven and experienced client service professional
with an active Secret Clearance and proven success in project deployments, time
management, and executive communication. Consistently demonstrates ability to
proactively identify risk while being innovative and solution oriented and within
budget.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Pentagon Force Protection Agency November 2012 – Present
Senior Field Technician
Prism Maritime LLC October 2014- Present
Davis-Paige Management Systems, LLC (DPMS) November 2012-September 2014
Active Secret Clearance
• Day to day operation and preventative maintenance of detection equipment for
Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA).
• Created, implemented, verified, and tracked maintenance protocols for equipment vital to the
PFPA mission.
• Evaluating and solving technical problems across a broad spectrum of technologies necessary to a
CBRNE anti-terrorism mission.
• Perform preventative maintenance support and testing for equipment for the Pentagon’s Interior
and Exterior Chemical and Biological Sensor Networks.
• Project lead for the commissioning of the Pentagon’s biological valve network for the Interior
Biological Sensor Network (IBSN) to ensure they are all working properly and free of any
obstruction
• Project lead for preventative maintenance on the Pentagon’s Mitigation Control System
(Advanced Ultraviolet System) as well securing all the plenum chambers to ensure for airtight
integrity
• Project lead and subject matter expert for the installation of CAT6 cable and installation of over
700 optical sensors and Video Analytic Modules for the Interior Chemical Biological Sensor
Network (ICSN)
• Project lead for the relocation and build out of the Mobile Chemical Agent Detector located
outside of the Pentagon Reservation
• Main point of contact for the coordination of maintenance and vendor support of the Mobile
Chemical Agent Detectors with MESH.
• Perform weekly preventative maintenance and repairs on the Pentagon’s primary biological
identification sensor (Triggered CANary) and chemical sensor (Griffin 460 Gas
Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer)
• Team lead for all Radiological maintenance concerns
• Main point of contact for all LIDAR/Leosphere Wind Modeling Sensor maintenance requirements
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) December 2010 – October 2012
Senior Security Specialist
Davis-Paige Management Systems, LLC (DPMS)
Top Secret with SCI Access
• Served as interim Program Manager for a $1.7 million contract, responsible for day to day
personnel management for all Security Specialist personnel, organizing resource support for
special projects on and off regular business hours

2. Derrick Wafford
• Personnel Project Lead for $50K hardware security upgrade installation project completed on-
time and within budget
• Managed and maintained status of security violations, DHS security equipment, operation logs,
and asset accountability for DHS Security Specialist personnel
Davis-Paige Management Systems, LLC (DPMS) July 2008-December 2010
Information Technology Office Manager, DPMS Headquarters
• Planned and executed the installation of the telecommunications infrastructure that included
termination of all CAT6 cables for all LAN drops and VOIP connections for the telephone system.
• SME for new technologies, maintenance procedures and made recommendations regarding
Information Systems to the Executive team.
• Lead support for Facility Security Officer at DPMS HQ
• Procured Information System equipment for DPMS headquarters and served as vendor liaison.
Premiere Global Services June 2007 - June 2008
Account Executive
• Partnered with clients to improve telecommunications efficiencies and costs savings
• Maintained accountability of classified information and equipment
• Managed and distributed VTC conference software to clients
T-Mobile, USA March 2005- June 2007
Regional Account Manager
• Managed 25 stores.
Enterprise Rent-a-Car (Akron, OH) July 2000- July 2004
Branch Manager
• Managed over a $1M business operation which included personnel, inventory and building
operations for the largest office in the Akron area;
Summary of Skills
Ability to quickly analyze and logically troubleshoot defective equipment
Excellent time management, customer service, and decision-making skills
Proactive Problem Solving
Hardware & Software Installation
Education
Bachelor of Individualized Study (Expected May 2018)
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
Associate of Science (2012)
Northern Virginia Community College
Woodbridge, VA
Certificates/Training
• SPAWAR Radiological Sensor Training San Diego, CA
• FLIR Griffin 460 Operator and Developer Course, Crystal City, VA.
• DoD Personnel Security Adjudications Independent Study
• Introduction to Personnel Security Management
• Personnel Security Management