Andrew Halus

Military Service:

• Rank: Lieutenant

  Branch/Position: Navy

  Period: May 2020 - June 2025

  Occupation: 1110 - Navy URL - Surface Warfare - 1110

  Security Clearance: Top Secret Clearance

  Duties Description:

  During active duty service I served as an Electronic Materials Officer and Communications Officer leading advanced technicians across multiple specialties.

Work history:

• Job Title: Electronic Materials Officer

  Company: LCS 26 USS MOBILE

  Period: December 2023 - June 2025

  Role Description:

   · Led 10 sailors on a modern, minimally manned surface vessel responsible for all on and off ship communications equipment RADAR, navigation equipment, and engineering control systems 

  · Led the safe and tactical implementation of a $300 million warship in the South China Sea 

  · Ranked number one among peers by Commanding Officer after only three months onboard 

  · Officer of the Deck during deployment in Seventh Fleet 

  · Only Junior Officer qualified as Command Duty Officer, responsible for the safety of a $300 million dollar warship in the absence of the Commanding Officer 

  · Conducted written investigative report resulting in contractual changes to ship launched UAS in Seventh Fleet 

  · Coordinated with five maintenance facilities throughout the Pacific Fleet in order to clear 27 casualties  

  · Led the innovative implementation of two secondary means of communication during a communication casualty raising fleet wide capabilities in degraded environments Led the primary damage control repair facility responsible for all casualties 

• Job Title: Communications Officer

  Company: DDG 117 USS PAUL IGNATIUS

  Period: November 2020 - March 2023

  Role Description:

   · Led 18 sailors maintaining all off ship communication and cryptographic systems, providing secure communications 

  · Led flight II-A technology insertion DDG on maiden deployment to Sixth Fleet following Russian invasion of Ukraine 

  · Alternate Communications Security Manager responsible for the issue, use, destruction of cryptographic material  

  · Led public affairs engagements, creating targeted narratives in multiple languages in support of democracy and regional security in Europe  

  · Coordinated personnel exchanges with six NATO/OTAN allies  

  · Conducted homeport shift of most modern US Naval asset joining Forward Deployed Naval Forces 

  · Conducted deployments to the North Atlantic, Baltic Sea, and Arctic Sea with over 1000 hours as Officer of the Deck 

  · Ranked number one among peers by Commanding Officer 

  · NATO control officer during integrated operations with Standing NATO Maritime Group 

  ·Led the primary damage control repair facility responsible for main engineering space casualties  

Education:

• United States Naval Academy

  Bachelor's Degree – Cyber Operations

  Period: September 2026