I currently located in Atchison, Kansas (an hour from Kansas City). If I sent you this link I'm likely seeking your employment! I am available for part-time or contract work as well.
Profile
Systems Administrator with extensive and thorough experience providing IT support for over eight years with a wide breadth of knowledge in technologies, programming languages, and platforms. Diligent in prioritizing tasks, motivated, hard worker. Leverages strong interpersonal skills to confidently present information to team members and leaders. Great problem solver working with computers. Performs research to find and document simple, reliable, long-term solutions to problems.
Core Competencies
- Windows and Linux servers and operating systems
- Data center hardware, storage, networking, power, and cooling
- Virtualization (VMware vSphere, ESXi, Hyper-V and KVM)
- Storage management - RAID, BTRFS, ZFS, LUKS encrypion
- Enterprise software deployment – SCCM/WSUS
- Database management (MySQL, Oracle, Postgres)
- Networking, routing, switching, firewalls, and DNS
- CI/CD pipelines
- Contianer management with Podman, Docker, and Kubernetes
- Automation with Chef and Ansible
- Bash, Python, PowerShell, and Ruby scripting
- Microsoft Exhange
- Active Directory
- Backups
- Antivirus
- File servers: Samba, NFS, SFTP and WebDAV hosting
- Nginx configuration
- Security, Regulations, and Compliance experience (HIPAA, CIP-10, SOC 2)
Free & Open Source Software contributions
Working on Open Source software and other distributed projects highlights my ability to work with a diverse array of many different individuals, and shows I have the drive to fix problems, optimize the tools, I use share my knowledge with others.
Experience
Platform Engineer @ PayIt
September 2024 - current
- Maintained production EKS clusters, Azure infrastructure, and self-hosted CI/CD systems
- Rolled out company-wide VPN replacement
- Unified container image builds for team-owned images
- Created shared CI pipelines for terraform repos and sped up CI runs
- Instrumental in removing secrets from code and implementing proactive secret scanning
- Planned, architected, and rolled out new services for engineering
- Developed automation and monitoring around certificates and ensured seamless transition to new certs
- And still going!
Site Reliability Engineer @ Illuminate
March 2023 - September 2024
- Wrote ansible automation to configure client environments - databases, kubernetes clusters, Windows servers, and various internal products and services
- Re-wrote all the ansible automation in chef
- Implemented software-defined router and configured NAT in client environments
- Removed legacy code and brought up infrastructure to modern levels
- Chose and implemented user-facing infrastructure tools and rolled them out to the whole company
- Worked with software development teams to hunt bugs and solve issues
- Implemented software updates, continuous deployment, backups, and other best practices in client sites
- Managed several dozen self-deployed kubernetes clusters (not managed k8s!)
Site Reliability Engineer @ Vendavo
December 2021 - March 2023
- Rewrote public-facing Nginx proxy system from scratch to be completely autonomous and more secure
- Improved automation and security with audit log changes, Linux LDAP configuration, on-access virus scans
- Assisted IT department with cloud migration – databases, Atlassian services, Docker, Kubernetes, and more
- Managed security rules, servers, databases, and other Azure services with Terraform
- Built/maintained observability platform in Kubernetes – Graylog, Prometheus, Grafana
Senior Systems Analyst @ Oracle
March 2020 – December 2021
- Mass-migrated all servers off older hardware platforms in OCI
- Deployed servers, databases, and network components with Terraform
- Created automation for building and deploying of in-house and third-party software with Jenkins and Chef
- Performed troubleshooting on Java applications, SELinux, OS configuration, performance, and added proper configs to automation
- Wrote custom custom scripts and configured monitoring with Nagios, Grafana, Graylog, and Kibana, among others
System Administrator @ Peak Reliability
August 2017 - December 2019
- Maintained on-premises data center hardware, cooling, and power
- Deployed software baselines and implemented infrastructure conversions
- Maintained backups, antivirus, email relays and DNS servers
- Load balancing and site-to-site failovers
- On-call responsibilities
- Single-handedly upgraded our Linux stack to a supported operating system release
- Rolled out our production environment's first Windows Server 2016 gold image
System Engineer @ Cerner Corporation
May 2015 - June 2017
- Advanced support and administration of several hospitals’ hosted healthcare systems
- Maintained Red Hat Linux servers, Windows Citrix Server farms
- Participated in large-scale disaster recovery tests
- Regular auditing of systems for performance, stability, and security
- Created and followed standard procedures and work plans
Older jobs and internships (expand)
HRIS Intern, Human Resources @ JE Dunn Construction
May 2014-November 2014
- SQL and Tableau to generate repeatable reports for headcount, attrition, and in-house training
- QA-testing our benefits enrollment system
- Helped implement a brand-new on-boarding system
- Helpdesk role for incoming questions about systems
- Created Sharepoint site for benefits system
Ministry Leader, Stewardship & AV/Tech Teams @ Benedictine College
August 2013-May 2014
- Ran A/V and slideshow booth for prospective student visits
- Supported the technological requirements of College Ministry
- Automation through scripting
- Helpdesk role for College Ministry
Education
Benedictine College, Atchison, KS, Computer Science - Graduated May 2015
La Salle Catholic College Preparatory, Portland, Oregon - Graduated June 2011
boot.dev learning platform - ongoing
CompTIA Linux+ Certification - Obtained November 2019