* Retired U.S. Army Signal Corps Colonel with 30 years total military experience (Army, Joint, National Guard, & Special Operations organizations)
* Former senior business development leader for a VSAT OEM company

* Proven leader in driving excellence primarily within Operational and Technology-focused delivery teams
* Over 30 years management and leadership experience (including 8 years with civilian employers)

* Over 30 years telecommunications, cyber, SATCOM, and Information Technology (IT) experience

* 12 years Special Operations experience (to include an elite Special Mission Unit, or SMU)
* Diverse experiences with a demonstrated ability to excel in a wide variety of challenging environments

* A career innovator known as a decisive thinker, visionary and clear communicator with exceptional interpersonal skills



Quick Hits

Independent consulting specializing in MILSATCOM and C4 business development support within the Special Operations Forces (SOF) and DoD markets

cell:  808.285.0                email:  harry@eagle6x.com

eagle 6x, llc
president
  • Established at the request of Tampa Microwave to continue to provide business and product development support
  • Philosophy: if I think I can help you, I'll tell you. If I don't think I can or I'm not the best fit for your needs, I'll tell you.
July 2019 - present
special operations command, pacific (socpac)
chief information officer (j6)

  • Selected for this Colonel-level position over all available Colonels as a lower-ranking Lieutenant Colonel

  • Primarily responsible for delivering and managing C4 support to all Special Operations Forces (SOF) operating within the Pacific Theater including support to Operation Enduring Freedom’s Joint Special Operations Task Force - Philippines (JSOTF-P)

  • Managed a Joint (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines) team consisting of over 80 employees (primarily military personnel) based primarily in Hawaii and the Philippines; managed an annual operating budget in excess of $8M and a separate externally funded $8M Enterprise IT contract task order.

  • C4 team included a tactical communications detachment that provided contingency C4 support to the 4-star Pacific Theater Commanding General anywhere in the Pacific

  • Ensured delivery of SOF-unique C4 support to all Special Operations Teams collocated within several U.S. Embassies around the Pacific Theater

  • Primary author of a new Special Operations global IT delivery architecture; selected over all other Theater Special Operations Commands to lead the Pilot implementation in the Pacific Theater

  • Pioneered the first beyond line of sight (BLOS) Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR)/Full Motion Video (FMV) communications network capability outside of the Middle East providing timely processing, exploitation, and dissemination (PED) in support of SOF within the Pacific Theater

  • Served as the organization’s Designated Approving Official (DAA) responsible for the overall cyber security posture of all SOF networks and systems within the Pacific Theater

Recent Experience (details matter!)

July 2014 - March 2016

Summary

May 2016 - July 2019

Harry "X" Xenitelist

July 2011 - July 2014

CURRENT HOME: Prescott, AZ
DEGREE: BA, Communications
ARMY RETIREMENT DATE: 31 MAR '16
ARMY CAREER FIELD: Signal Corps
SECURITY CLEARANCE: Active Top Secret (TS-SCI) (renewed 6 NOV 15)

BLUF (bottom line up front): Wins. Grows business. Ethical. Gets things done. Excellent leader, mentor, and team player.

We are all a product of our experiences – mine includes years of solving complex problems in some of the most demanding business conditions in the world with the highest stakes.  I have been fortunate to have been mentored by some of the greatest leaders resulting in an understanding of the importance of key traits such as integrity, transparency, attention to detail, personal accountability, team work, being a team player, humility, striving for excellence, and the importance of treating people with dignity and respect. 

If these traits, experiences, and proven performance may be of value to your organization, please contact me to discuss how I may be of service.

Eagle 6X, LLC

Tampa microwave, vsat oem
Director, business development
  • Responsible for all company business development, sales, marketing, customer advocacy, and product development recommendations
  • Led Capture Team that won the USSOCOM PoR SDN-L 5-year contract over incumbent L3 in 2018
  • Led efforts to win the US Army’s SFAB, ESB-E, and TEK-V major programs over the PM’s own PoR solution resulting in unprecedented & unforecasted conventional Army market penetration in 2018
  • Led efforts to win major US Marine Corps sales opportunities over their own PoR solution resulting in unprecedented and unforecasted conventional Marine Corps market penetration in 2018
  • Developed the company’s first-ever formal new product development process that set more consistent conditions to develop new products likely to succeed in terms of sales and increased market shareSenior IT executive responsible for cyber security compliance and posture of all networks supporting a global customer base; oversees Missile Test site.
US Army space and missile command (smdc/arstrat)
chief information officer (g6)
  • Led an IT organization consisting of over 250 employees (mostly civilians) based primarily at Redstone Arsenal, AL and Peterson Air Force Base, CO and Regional SATCOM Support Centers (RSSCs) located in Hawaii, Germany, Colorado, and Tampa.
    Responsible for managing a $21M operating budget
  • Senior IT executive responsible for cyber security compliance and posture of all networks supporting a global customer base; oversees penetration testing and independent validation & verification programs; no reportable breaches to date
  • Led first-ever fusion of cyber, human, and physical threat intelligence resulting in identifying security gaps
  • Led first organization-wide effort in many years to raise cyber defense posture commensurate with current threat analysis
  • Provided DoD’s highest level designation of Satellite Communications (SATCOM) expertise in support of both narrow and wideband military SATCOM constellations providing 24/7/365 SATCOM support to DoD agencies and services, Regional Combatant Commanders, other governmental agencies (OGAs), Special Operations Forces (SOF), the Special User community and select foreign partners
  • Served as Army lead for an urgent DoD-wide program to rapidly improve SATCOM resiliency capabilities
  • Led final efforts to operationalize the Navy’s multi-billion dollar Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) narrowband military satellite constellation
  • Served as the command's Designated Approving Official (DAA) / Approving Official (AO) responsible for the overall cyber security posture of 64 SMDC networks supporting the command's global space and missile defense missions, to include supporting the Kwajalein Atoll Reagan Missile Test site.