Barton A. Melius serves as Information Assurance Manager and LAN Administrator, for USS MONTPELIER (SSN 765). He has held a variety of increasingly responsible IT/IA positions as well as executive positions with the United States Navy, including Assistant Officer-In-Charge (Assistant CEO level job), Senior Enlisted Leader (Command Master Chief level job), Weapons Department Chief, Information Systems Security Officer, Network Security Officer, LAN Administrator, weapons operator and electronics operation and maintenance through a career that has included experience in information assurance, program management, finance, operations and maintenance.

Born in Waconia, Minnesota, Mr. Melius is a summa cum laude graduate of Capella University.  He earned a bachelor's degree in information technology from which he received the Distinguished Alumni Award.  He is a graduate of the Senior Enlisted Academy and has served in the United States Navy since 1989.

Chronological Work History

2006 – Present: USS JACKSONVILLE (SSN 699), USS MONTPELIER (SSN 765)
LAN Coordinator, Information Assurance Manager, and Alternate Chief of the Boat (COB)
●   Coordinated LAN upgrade to SubLAN1 updating system architecture, infrastructure, policies and security measures.
●   Installed old LAN in a training building to operate while upgrading to new LAN.  Connected temporary LAN to submarine LAN using cryptologic equipment to allow normal operations onboard.
●  Project completed early and was heralded by Space and Naval Warfare Systems (SPAWAR), Raytheon and Naval Submarine Support Center as “the best installation coordination out of 9 submarine installations”. 
●   Recognized as “the best LAN Coordinator I have served with” by Commanding Officer on annual evaluation for 2007.
●   Supervised 140 personnel in all aspects of submarine operation on multiple occasions as Alternate COB.
●   Completed BS in Information Technology with perfect 4.0 GPA while on arduous sea duty.

2003 – 2006: Center for Information Dominance Learning Site Norfolk
Information Systems Security Manager Instructor, Senior Enlisted Advisor, and Assistant Officer-in-Charge
●   Trained 68 students to become command ISSMs including Mobile Training Teams to Rota Spain, Naples Italy, and Yokosuka Japan. 
●   Spearheaded the transition from Fleet Combat Training Center Atlantic to the Center for Information Technology including the addition of 35 staff members, 16 courses and 2 buildings on a separate base.
●   Coordinated the merger with the Center for Cryptology including 25 staff members, 20 courses and 1 building while increasing security requirements due to the classification of the new courses.
●   Elected NAS Oceana Dam Neck Annex CPOA President and increased membership by 20% to 240 members.
●   Selected as NAS Oceana Dam Neck Annex 2005 Open Athlete of the Year.
●   Created a student administration database which streamlined reports and saved over 200 man hours per month.

USS PENNSYLVANIA (SSBN 735),  2001 – 2003:
Information Systems Security Manager, Weapons Department Leading Chief Petty Officer, Public Affairs Officer and Command Fitness Leader
●   Completed a full accreditation from the ground up with no existing paperwork or documentation. 
●   Supervised all aspects of operation in the LAN, SONAR, Fire Control and Torpedo Divisions consisting of 38 personnel.
●   Selected as the #1 Chief Petty Officer for 2002/2003.
●   Certified Personal Trainer by the Cooper Institute.  
●   Awarded Navy Commendation Medal for coordinating the LAN upgrade to IT21, fire control system upgrade, and reducing physical readiness test failures from 42 to 7 in 1 year.

USS WYOMING (SSBN 742), 1998 – 2001:
LAN and Fire Control Division Leading Petty Officer, Network Security Officer
●   Supervised 6 personnel in all aspects of operation, maintenance and security of the LAN and Fire Control System.
●   Assisted in the full accreditation of the network and was instrumental in becoming the first submarine to have internet access. 
●   Co-created the SIPRNET web page which provided mission critical references and links to all crew members to optimize operations in all areas. 
●   Awarded 2 Navy Achievement Medals for developing a training program used ship wide, LAN repairs, coordinating a LAN upgrade and creating the web page mentioned above.     

USS JAMES MADISON (SSBN 627), USS JAMES K. POLK (SSN 645), Submarine Training Facility Norfolk, 1989 – 1998:
Electronics Equipment Repair, Key Control Officer  
●   Assisted with operation, maintenance, and security for the Torpedo Fire Control System and SONAR system tactical computers.
●   Augmented security in Bahrain for 90 days during heightened threat condition.
●   Received several commendations for routine and emergent repairs to various tactical systems.

Education

●   BS in Information Technology, Summa Cum Laude, 4.0 GPA, Capella University, Minnesota
●   AA, University of Phoenix

Technical Training

●   Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) 2779, Information Systems Security Manager, A-531-0009, 120 hours
●   NEC 2781, Advanced Network Analyst, 320 classroom hours
●   NEC 2780, Network Security Vulnerability Technician, 320 classroom hours
●   NEC 2735, Information Systems Administrator, A-531-0046, 320 classroom hours
●   NEC 2730 Shipboard Non-Tactical Automated Data Processing SNAP III Administrator, A-531-0021, 200 hours
●   NEC 9502, Instructor, A-012-0077, 140 classroom hours
●   Submarine Local Area Networks, A-531-0100, 120 classroom hours
●   Senior Enlisted Academy, P-920-1300, 360 classroom hours
●   Advanced Leadership Development Program, P-500-0021, 78 classroom hours
●   NEC 1196, Fire Control System MK 113 “C” School, A-130-0146, 720 classroom and laboratory hours
●   Basic Electronics Rate Training, A-100-0089, 560 classroom hours
●   53 additional classroom, laboratory and/or computer based training courses completed (over 2,200 hours)

Information Technology Skills

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS: Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) and Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Reference Models.

NETWORKS: GCCSM/GCCSJ, VPNs, LANs, WANs, ATM, Frame Relay, Enterprise Management Systems / Systems Management Server, (EMS/SMS) and Enterprise Resource Planning (SAP), Windows NT, Windows 2000, Novell, Cisco Works, Cisco device management tools, NTCSS, SNAP and Novell. 

SECURITY AND EXPERIENCE: Certified DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP), DoD Information Technology Security Certification & Accreditation Process (DITSCAP), National Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (NIACAP), Exchange 2007 (Enterprise)/Outlook 2007, McAfee, Norton and InoculateIT Antivirus, DMS middleware, PKI middleware, Intrusion Detection Systems, Firewalls, Single Sign-On and Content Inspection.

SOFTWARE/OPERATING SYSTEMS: Microsoft Back office Package to include Word, Excel, Access, Project, FrontPage, Power Point, Outlook, Server, Exchange, SMS.  Languages including Visual Basic, DOS, and SQL Server.  Operating Systems including Windows XP, 2K, Vista, Server NT, 2003, Unix, Linux, DOS, and NOVELL. 

HARDWARE TOOLS: Xylan switch, Cisco Router, Unix and Linux Servers/Workstations, TCP/IP Configuring and Networking, T1 Connectivity MUX/Demux, Hewlett Packard Printers, Various Encryption Devices such as TACLANE, KIV, Multi-Processor Servers, and RAID.