AFCEA Quantico-Potomac is pleased to host a luncheon on Thursday, Sep 5, 2024. Mr. Luis Velazques, the CTO of the Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC), will be the guest speaker.
The venue will be the Cyber Bytes Foundation in the Quantico Corporate Center.
Agenda
1100-1130 Registration
1130-1200 Lunch
1200-1300 Speaker Remarks
Mr. Luis Velazquez
Mr. Luis Velazquez
CTO of Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC)
Consummate professional leader and information technology engineer with over 35 years of professional experience providing technical solutions utilizing a vast array of networking and information data systems. Subject Matter Expert (SME) with extensive engineering experience in employing network engineering, software engineering, and systems integration performing general, advance, and special purpose services to include Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) simulation systems integration with tactical C4i devices. Extensive Information Technology (IT) and Data Communications engineering experience assessed developed and implemented plans for improvement of modernization of Pre-Deployment Training Databases, and identified unit and individual training standard, to meet the needs of current and expected operation environments. Military Joint Training and USMC Service Modeling and Simulations (M&S) project
officer, project manager, capabilities, and requirements analyst. Lead technical systems analyst, network, and software engineer for multiple LVC integration projects. Computer Science Instructor to include Assembly Language, C# Programming, SQL Server and ASP.NET integration for course offerings. Director of Computer and Telecommunications Division Responsible for the network administration of critical enterprise switches and servers as well as the voice and data communications networks for the Parris Island, South Carolina Marine Corps Depot. Developed Quality Assurance Standing Operating Procedures, trained personnel on mitigation of conflicting requirements and introduced advance repair technique procedures, expedited, and tracked high priority requisitions which allowed a readiness rating above 90%. Developed new trouble shooting procedures, recommended modification of existing procedures, interpreted technical data and schematics, maintained maintenance records, identified adequate substitute of standards, and prepared effectiveness reports. Retired Marine Corps Officer and serving as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Marine Corps Systems Command. Author of various Information Exchange Agreements (IEA)s and Data Exchange Agreements (DEA)s with multiple international coalition countries. Designated Office of Research and Technology Applications (ORTA) managing various Technology Transfer (T2) agreements. Master of Science, Computer Science, w Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, Data Systems Officers Course w USMC Quantico, VA, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, w Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL.