HDI Capital Area Analyst of the Year Finalists

Congratulations to Aileen Chan, who was announced as HDI Capital Area’s Help Desk Analyst of the Year at our December 11, 2009 Awards Luncheon. Ms. Chan advances to the Northeast Regional Competition. The winner of the Northeast Regional Competition will advance to the Global Competition and the winner will be announced at HDI’s 2010 Annual Conference on March 16 to 19th in Orlando.

Congratulations to our all of our finalists and their companies - Jeanne Barnard, Federal Reserve Board; Sean Biederman, The MITRE Corporation; Katrina Brown, Federal Reserve Board; Richard Nguyen, The MITRE Corporation; SSG Tara Rhinesmith, Defense Information Systems Agency. Each finalist represents the best in class in the industry.

Northeast Regional Analyst of the Year

After a rigorous and difficult judging process, Technical Sergeant Norman Robinson was announced as Northeast Regional Analyst of the Year. Congratulations to Norman and best of luck as he competes for the Global Analyst of the Year at the HDI Annual Conference in April in Las Vegas!

HDI Capital Area Help Desk Analyst of the Year Finalists

Technical Sergeant Norman Robinson announced as HDI Capital Area’s Analyst of the Year

Congratulations to Technical Sergeant Norman Robinson, United States Air Force, of the Defense Information Systems Agency Joint Staff Support Center (Pentagon), who was announced as HDI Capital Area’s Help Desk Analyst of the Year at our December 5th Awards Luncheon. Technical Sergeant Robinson advances to the Northeast Regional Competition. The winner of the Northeast Regional Competition will advance to the Global Competition and the winner will be announced at HDI’s 2009 Annual Conference in Las Vegas.

Congratulations to our all of our finalists and their companies - Anson Barney, Mitre; Adrian Barry, Federal Reserve Board; Alpesh Gor, Marriott International; and Mohamed Sisay, Technisource at IMF. Each finalist represents the best in class in the industry.

Our previous HDI AOY winners

Technical Sergeant Norman H. Robinson, Jr., of Fredericksburg, Virginia, is currently assigned to the Defense Information Systems Agency / Joint Staff Support Center as Tier-I Windows System Analyst for the Joint Operations Support Center Service Desk. Norman Robinson joined the Air Force in August of 1996 shortly after graduating from high school. He was first assigned to Aviano Air Base, Italy, as a System Administrator, where he took part in the base-wide operating system migration from Windows 3.11 to Windows NT. During that time he also worked at the local Autodin Message Center, where he gained valuable experience with classified information protection and security policies that would benefit his career thereafter.

After Aviano, Norman Robinson was transferred to the second largest communications squadron in the Air Force--719th Communications Squadron of Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado, where he was a System Security Officer responsible for maintaining IBM servers that were used for tracking various objects in space. There he also served the base Booster Club as the squadron’s Public Affairs Representative and the flight’s Quality Representative and was handpicked to represent his squadron in a meeting with the Space Wing Commander, where they discussed issues of the local enlisted community.

After two years in Colorado, Norman Robinson returned to the National Capital Region for an assignment at the Air Force Intelligence Analysis Agency (AFIAA), a field operating unit of the HQ USAF Intelligence. At AFIAA Norman Robinson performed a myriad of duties ranging from System Administration to Project Management, and he played a major role in developing the organization’s network migration and disaster recovery plan, ensuring data security and reliability to key Air Staff decision makers in case of emergencies. During that time Norman Robinson continued his participation in the military community; he was an active member of the National Capital Region Airman’s Association, elected President of the region’s Middle Tier Council, and served as a member of the Bolling Air Force Base Advisory Board.

Sergeant Norman Robinson is married to his high school sweetheart, Sabrina, and they recently celebrated their 10-year anniversary. Together they have two beautiful boys, Jahquan (9) and Nayquan (7). Norman Robinson’s hobbies include weightlifting, reading, sports, fishing and spending time with his family. In his free time he also serves as a Youth Leader for the Lighthouse Baptist Church Youth Department. Additionally, Norman Robinson is currently studying at George Mason University where he is on the Dean’s List and working toward his Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology.

Norman Robinson’s decorations include the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Air Force Achievement Medal, the NATO Medal and the National Defense Service Medal.