Resume

Experience

Linux System AdministratorClarkson University
Jan 2024 – Present · Potsdam, NY
  • Migrated the virtualization environment from VxRail to Proxmox
  • Maintain multiple high-availability, business-critical systems
  • Leading the migration to Rocky Linux 9
  • Manage and maintain the Puppet environment and codebase
  • Part of a 24/7 on-call rotation
Cyber Engineer T2CACI Inc.
Nov 2018 – Jul 2023 · Rome, NY
  • Built, secured, and automated in-house cloud environments for customers
  • Automated deployment and configuration of RHEL and Ubuntu guests — SaltStack, then Ansible
  • Managed segmented networks across Juniper, HPE, Force10, and Cisco switching
  • Stood up hypervisor clusters on ESXi and KVM
  • Worked in a small agile team and authored documentation to company standards

Education

B.S. in Network and Computer SecuritySUNY Polytechnic Institute
Aug 2013 – May 2017 · Utica, NY
  • GPA 3.47 overall, 3.72 in major; minor in Computer Information Systems
  • Researched hypervisors, ARM devices, and Linux system benchmarks for capstone and independent study
  • Worked part-time for the Computer Science department on web and network study

Skills

Automation

AnsibleSaltStackPuppet TerraformDockerKubernetes

Operating Systems

DebianUbuntuRHEL / Rocky FreeBSDProxmoxESXi

Networking

CiscoHPE / ArubaJuniper Force10MikroTikCumulus

Storage & Hardware

ZFSTrueNASServers ARM SBCs