Ed B. is currently working as a Master Role DevSecOps | C# | Java | SQL Developer at United States Southern Command. Ed's main responsibilities include setting up and administrating Kanban, providing support to various military units, troubleshooting production problems, building new SQL Databases, and designing new software products. Ed has also worked as a SQL Data Analyst at TracFone Wireless, a SQL SSIS SSRS Developer at Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust, a ASP.Net Programmer at Dominion Enterprises, and held various other programming roles at companies like HONEY TECHNOLOGIES CORP and Comcast Spotlight. Ed holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Miami.
United States Southern Command
The United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), located in Doral, Florida in Greater Miami, is one of ten Unified Combatant Commands (CCMDs) in the United States Department of Defense. It is responsible for providing contingency planning, operations, and security cooperation for Central and South America, the Caribbean (except U.S. commonwealths, territories, and possessions), their territorial waters, and for the force protection of U.S. military resources at these locations. USSOUTHCOM is also responsible for ensuring the defense of the Panama Canal and the canal area. As explained below, USSOUTHCOM has been under scrutiny due to several human rights and rule of law controversies in which it has been embroiled for nearly a decade.