A brief recap
I started out in tech as just another kid with a home PC that was frequently broken in one way or another, usually by my own doing. By the time I reached high school through all my mistakes, I had a solid understanding of networking and computing concepts; I was running servers for a few different multiplayer games. My entry to corporate infrastructure began with the Glenview Park District in 2013. I soaked up as much knowledge as I could from my mentor, a former ISP engineer. From there, the rest is history.
Education
University of Iowa | B.A. Geoinformatics, Minor Computer Science
Certifications
Amazon | AWS Certified Solutions Associate
Site Reliability Engineer @ iManage
January 2022 - Current
Currently working to engineer a cloud-native global AI/Machine learning platform built on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Knative, Temporal, and the Istio service mesh.
IT Consultant @ Prescient Solutions
March 2017 - January 2022
At Prescient, I was part of a “do it all” team embedded onsite with the client.
Anything from server infrastructure, core / public networking, network security, Active Directory, VDI, and application deployment, the team and myself were behind it.
We hosted several mobile applications, customer portals, and a home grown ERP system; all on premises.
Tier 2 Engineer @ Blue Star Tec
May 2016 - March 2017
At Blue Star, I was a part of a 15 person MSP team. Serving on the second line of support, I learned how vital solid documentation, good note taking, and quality monitoring and alerting is to an organization. Being an MSP, I was able to gain invaluable experience with many business structures and operating methods.
Help Desk & Junior SysAdmin @ Glenview Park District
September 2008 - June 2010
My entry into the IT world. I started on the help desk, consisting of myself and another full time employee.
I quickly moved into assisting with the Park District’s Windows terminal servers, Active Directory administration, and managing the on premises Exchange environment.