THE GOLDEN RULE


From an early age, we learned the golden rule—treat others as you would want to be treated—one of the most basic philosophical principles, tweaked in various ways by different groups to guide our actions in a variety of situations. For most adults, it’s unspo- ken common knowledge, but is it common practice?


It is for Jacob Sisko. JACOB SISKO


COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Army Futures Command; U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command; Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center


TITLE: Team lead YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 7


DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Practitioner in engineering and technical management


EDUCATION: M.S. in electrical and computer engineering, University of Delaware; B.S. in security and risk analysis, Penn State University


AWARDS: Team award for quarter one, fiscal year 2023 for the Readiness Engineer- ing portfolio in the C5ISR Center (2023), Certificate Of Achievement For Exceptional Service (2020), Special Act Or Service Award (2019), employee of the month for the Space, Terrestrial and Communications Directorate (2018)


Sisko, who is the team lead at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C51SR) Center, spends a lot of time in group settings both in and outside of work. He always ensures that others are treated with the same brand of respect and consideration that he would hope to receive in return.


“One of the most important things I’ve learned is to treat people how you want to be treated,” he said. “I try to make connections and build strong relationships with my coworkers and leadership because you never know when they may be able to help you or how you may cross paths with old colleagues in the future. Being able to maintain healthy relationships has helped me in my career progression and increased my ability to get work accomplished.”


Sisko’s team GAMET, the Global Autonomous Mitigation and Evaluation Team, is comprised of 30 contractor and civilian personnel who support the counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) mission. More specifically, his team supports the commercial off-the-shelf UAS Exception to Policy Army Board—which pre-approves all UAS (or drone) activity in the Army. Te process, he said, focuses on cyber vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies to reduce risk for UAS activity. He also provides vulnerability assess- ments and mitigations for the systems to securely activate and operate them in the field. “We support the whole cycle, from acquiring, building and assembling, and ensuring the UAS is airworthy and secure,” he said.


Sisko spent the first two years of his Army career in the Chief Information Officer, G-6 Army Knowledge Leaders (AKL) Program, where he received extensive on-the-job train- ing, skills-based rotational assignments, mentorship and formal instruction. He learned techniques for facilitating decision-making through improved flexibility and adaptability, and the integration and synchronization of people, processes, tools and the organiza- tion. After successfully completing the program’s training requirements, he transferred to the C5ISR Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, where he joined the Army Acquisition Workforce. “What appealed to me about the work was the rapidly changing environment that I supported and how we were responsible for developing innovative technologies and capabilities to meet the needs of the warfighter,” he said. Te C5ISR Center conducts research and development to empower the warfighter by discovering, developing and rapidly delivering innovative technologies that enable decisive lethality through information dominance in multidomain operations.


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Army AL&T Magazine


Summer 2023


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