About

Highlights

I hold a Master of Arts in American History from George Mason University, am a Certified Information Systems Security Professional, and serve as a full-time member of the Army National Guard working at the National Guard Bureau in Arlington, Virginia.

email: cyoungh@gmu.edu

Digital Domain

No Time to Talk: The Cuban Missile Crisis

Projects in the works:
Plague-Rat.com: It’s the little things that can kill ya

The DeadGuyQuotes on Linked-in

Education

MA in American History at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

BA in History and Government at Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC

International Relations and European History at the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Chief Information Officer Certificate at the National Defense University, Washington, DC

Information Systems Management at Army Leader College for Information Technologies, Ft. Gordon, GA.

Strategic Studies at Command and General Staff Officer’s College, Ft. Lee, VA

Army Force Management at Army Force Management School, Ft. Belvoir, VA

Signal Officer’s Basic and Advanced Courses, Ft. Gordon, GA

Experience

I have served in the Army National Guard for sixteen years and presently serve at the rank of major in the Army Signal Corps. I am a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, serving in Kuwait and Iraq during the initial invasion from 2003 to 2004.

Prior to my time on active duty with the National Guard, I co-owned Carl Douglas & Associates, LLC with Douglas Williams where we specialized in industrial databases and customized reporting systems.

I have also been trained as a Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt, focusing on production efficiency management and quality control analysis. I am also an Army Information Systems Management Officer specializing in Information Technology, Knowledge Management, and Network Engineering and Security.

Career History

Enterprise Architect, Army National Guard, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, VA

Force Management, Army National Guard, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, VA

Plans and Operations, 228th Signal Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard, Spartanburg, SC

Logistics, 151st Signal Battalion, United States Army, Kuwait and Iraq

Operations, 11th Signal Brigade, United States Army, Kuwait

Training, 228th Signal Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard, Spartanburg, SC

Adjunct Professor (object-oriented programming), Greenville Technical College, Greenville, SC

Partner, Carl Douglas and Associates, LLC, Spartanburg, SC

Owner, Computer Solutions, Spartanburg, SC

Professional Associations

(ISC)2 – Certified Information Systems Security Professional

Phi Alpha Theta

Organization of American Historians

American Historical Association

Society for History in the Federal Government

Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association

Signal Corps Regimental Association

Hobbies and Interests

I enjoy new technology, low flying, smooth sailing, great books, fast cycling, bad golf, and slow fishing