1. JAMES A. CALDERON
7571 Vogels Way, Springfield VA 22153
(703) 717-2861; paraguayusmc@gmail.com
SUMMARY
Ground Electronics Technician. Specialized in VHF, UHF, SATCOM systems, command and control
equipment,andCounterRadioControlled IEDElectronicWarfare equipment. Deployed to Afghanistan
to support ground combat operations and to coordinate maintenance requirements with field service
representatives. Deployed to Fort Bliss, Texas to field test integration of the Joint Battle Command
Platform during Network Integration Event 14.2. Selected as Acting Non Commissioned Officer-In-
Charge for the battalion’s complete inventory of communication assets and oversaw its preventive
maintenance, operational checks, and inventory updates during the unit’s absence overseas.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2010 - 2015
Communications Technician, United States Marine Corps
• Repairedandoperatedcommunicationsequipment inthe field including telephones, computers, and
radios manufactured by Harris, Motorola, and Raytheon.
• Conductedadministrative actions and coordinated repairs with higher echelon personnel, as well as
tracked and received the ordering of parts for communications equipment.
• Briefed managers and supervisors on status of repairs and equipment capabilities.
• Deployed to Helmand Province, Afghanistan, April to October 2013 as communications technician.
• Managed and repaired communications systems in tactical wheeled vehicles.
• Reached over 90% operational rate of assigned communications equipment for weapons company;
highest during the battalion’s deployment to Afghanistan.
• Bridged relationships between lower echelon operators and higher echelon maintainers.
• Set up efficient field systems that maximized the unit’s VHF communication capability and range.
• Successfully completed Blue Force Tracking Unit Level Maintenance Course, January 2013
• Installed and repaired Blue Force Trackers in tactical wheeled vehicles.
VOLUNTEER SERVICE, August – November 2010
Groundskeeper Assistant, Fairfax County Public Parks
• Kept workout facilities and supervised volunteers during large public events.
Assistant Freshman Football Coach, Fairfax County Public Schools
• Coached and supervised high school freshmen during practice and pre-game activities.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
• Incidental Radio Operators Course, Communications Training Center-2 II MEF, September 2014.
One week course on communications security and tactical radio fundamentals.
•Telephone Systems Personal Computer Repair Course, MCCES 29 Palms, California, April 2012.
Seventeenweeksoncircuitanalysis,operation,troubleshooting,restoration, and repair of telephone
systems, computers, computer peripherals, and cryptographic equipment.
• Basic Electronics Course, MCCES 29 Palms, California, August 2011. Thirteen week course on AC/DC
circuit analysis, digital circuits, electronic devices, and circuits soldering.
• West Springfield High School, Fairfax County, Virginia; Advanced Studies Diploma, June 2010.
QUALIFICATIONS HIGHLIGHTS
• GovernmentSecretClearance.
• Advancedknowledgeof MicrosoftExcel.
• ExperiencedinMicrosoftWord,Outlook,PowerPoint,andOracle basedapplications.
• FluentinPortugueseandhighlyfluentinSpanish.