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Hi, I'm
William Kilgore

AWS Cloud Practitioner Foundational Certification Badge

Axelos ITIL Foundations Certification Badge

Core Values
Honesty	Integrity	Committment	Life-long Learning	Passion Over Paycheck	Never underestimate Your Value	Assume Noble Intent
- Being truthful and transparent is key to all trusting relationships. Honesty and trust are essential to a successful business.
- Do what you say, and say what you mean. Stand up for your ethics.
- Set a course and do what you can to support that endevour.
- Strive to learn something every day. Nobody knows all. Be humble enough to know what you don't know.
- Work-Life balance is important for stress management. Enjoy what you do. Live to work, do not work to live.
- In a diverse climate, everyone brings unique experience to the table. Imposter syndrome is real, but everyone has value.
- We can't know the perceived conditions of another's environment. Do not assume others are acting out of malice.

Life Experience			Download Résumé
July 2023 to Present		Self-paced study	Remote	+
Hack the Box Academy ACI learning ITIL Foundations AWS Vertified Cloud Practitioner
November 2020 thru June 2023	US Navy	Senior Language Enabled Target Digital Network Analyst	FL	+
Translated key information to fill intelligence gaps. Audited raw database queries. Trained and performed quality control for Peers. Issued and troubleshooted PKI requests as Limited Trusted Agent. Led 28 person Fire and security watch section. Programmed automated scheduler in VBA for 13 weekly watch positions filled by 28 man section. Provided edits to training manual affecting ALL current and future peers.
September 2017 thru November 2020	US Navy	Language Instructor	MD	+
Instructed multiple 160 hour non-acquisition foreign language courses. As acting dept chair, assigned instructors to scheduled courses. Created STEM focused courseware in accordance with course requirements. Liased with operational cutomers to produce course requirements. Programmed webscraper using Python 3.6 to find and analyze graphic content for inclusion in foreign language courseware. Co-presented at 2017 LEARN conference on using automated processes to curate langauge content. Completed Military Cryptologic Continuing Education Program.
August 2014 thru August 2017	US Navy	Language Analyst / MLAP Intern	MD	+
Translated key information to fill intelligence gaps. Audited raw database queries. Trained and performed quality control for peers. Earned Adjunct Faculty certification. Graduated Military Language Analyst Program.
July 2011 thru July 2014	US Navy	Language / Operational Mentor	GA	+
Tracked compliance with language readiness requirements. Mentored peers and guided progression in language training and MCCEP-LA. Assisted in the creation of 13 one-hour operational courses, taught once/wk and rotated monthly.
July 2008 thru July 2011	US Navy	Language Analyst	GA	+
Provided operational translations. Provided indications and warning for seaborne platforms.
November 2004 thru July 2008	US Navy	Language Analyst	GA	+
Translated key information to fill intelligence gaps. Performed local troubleshooting of connectivity issues in data flow from forward deployed assets. Trained and performed quality control for peers.
August 2003 thru November 2004	US Navy	Language Student	CA	+
Under classroom instruction for six hours a day, five days a week. Participated in other general sailorization and fitness training.
June 2003 thru August 2003	US Navy	Recruit	IL	+
Bootcamp.


December 2022	UMGC	BS in Computer Networks and Cybersecurity, Minor in Forensics	Cum Laude (3.8/4)
June 2022	DLIFLC	AA in Persian-Farsi

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