About Me
I am a Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer with 15+ years of experience supporting and modernizing Windows Server and Microsoft 365 environments. Proficient in troubleshooting complex issues, securing systems, and managing virtualization, networking, and cloud platforms. Experienced working with on-premises and cloud environments across a mix of operating systems and network infrastructure. Proven track record maintaining reliable, secure infrastructure while operating independently and supporting business goals.
Windows Server Administration
Experience with Windows Server 2003-2025, including managing Domain Services, DNS/DHCP, WSUS, Active Directory & Group Policy.
Microsoft Exchange / Microsoft 365
Experience with both on-premises Exchange 2003-2019 servers and cloud based Microsoft 365, including migration from each.
Virtualization
Experience with managing Virtual PCs & servers, including P2V migrations to Hyper-V, Proxmox, and VMware containers.
Networking Administration
Experience with all aspects of Network switching/routing, VPNs, VLANs, Wi-Fi, firewalls, designs and troubleshooting.
Backup & Disaster Management
Experience with Backup procedures with digital and tape backups, including periodic backup testing and generating off-site copies.
Web Programming
Experience with HTML/CSS/JS/PHP, building company websites, internal tools, customer scorecards, and API integrations.
Experience
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IT Systems Engineer
Ronile - Rocky Mount, VA
Led the migration of 10+ servers and network infrastructure to the Ronile facility following acquisition of Bacova Guild. Designed and implemented secure VLAN segmentation to isolate legacy systems from Ronile's internal IT environment. Provide ongoing remote IT support for 50+ end users, servers, and MS SQL databases, diagnosing and resolving hardware, software, security, and network issues. Serve as senior escalation engineer for infrastructure and security incidents, providing root-cause analysis and remediation for high-impact issues.
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Senior System Administrator
Bacova Guild - Covington, VA
Owned architecture, day-to-day operations, security, and lifecycle management of the company's entire IT infrastructure, supporting 80+ end users across Windows and Mac endpoints, servers, networking, VPNs, switches, and firewalls. Key accomplishments included upgrading a Windows Server 2003 domain to Server 2019, migrating Solaris 8 to virtualized Solaris 10, migrating Exchange 2003 to Microsoft 365, and modernizing the entire network from legacy Cisco/Dell hardware to a Meraki-based architecture. Administered Microsoft 365 tenants, managed Active Directory, implemented backup and restore processes, and created and maintained technical documentation, SOPs, and network diagrams.
