Résumé

My name is Kyle. I’m a systems administrator and engineer who specializes in network infrastructure, Linux and Windows servers, active directory, cloud infrastructure, containerization, complete user endpoint solutions (Windows, macOS, Linux), automation, cybersecurity and more.

My most current résumé along with additional background details may be found on my LinkedIn.

Skills

Network Infrastructure Engineering
Active Directory Management
Google Cloud Infrastructure
Google Workspace Management
Azure Cloud Management
MDM (JamF, Addigy, etc.)
Secure Data Backups (Local & Cloud)
Computer & Server Construction and Repair
Cybersecurity & Cryptography
Information Security
High-Tier Troubleshooting & Debugging
Software Testing
Python (3.X), Rust, C, C++, C#
Bash, PowerShell
Hardware Engineering
3D Modeling (CAD)
Computer Science

History

Professional Development
- Career Break
- August 2023 - Present
- Returned to University to acquire Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science.
eSudo Technology Solutions
- Senior Network & Systems Engineer
- March 27, 2023 - August 11, 2023
- Managed Service Provider for several clients in California and across the continental United States.
Regent5, LLC
- Senior Information Technology Specialist
- August 30, 2021 - January 6, 2023
- Managed Service Provider for several clients in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Thermo Fisher Scientific
- IT Site Support Engineer
- May 7, 2018 - February 3, 2021
- Internal helpdesk and ops support for local and remote employees, handling troubleshooting tickets and deployment of endpoint hardware, supporting over 1000 employees along the west coast of the United States. Supported work to shift operational practices during the COVID-19 pandemic, quickly and smoothly enabling hundreds of employees to work remotely and maintain productivity.
Dell EMC
- Field Engineer 4
- October 2017 - May 018
- Performing computer hardware repair services on behalf of Dell servicing Dell’s wide line of computer products. Repair services were covered by Dell’s ProSupport warranty, providing premium in-person customer service for enterprise and home users.
Texstars, Inc.
- Systems Administrator
- July 2016 - January 2017
- Administered internal enterprise-class network and mission-critical data infrastructure in compliance with NIST security standards required by government contracts. Upgraded network switches and reconfigured as part of an overhaul to the network map. Deployed upgrades to software & hardware of existing infrastructure and audited & improved network security.

Project Spotlight

Projects via Employers

NTTData
- Client: Thermo Fisher Scientific
  - Enterprise Infrastructure Support
  - Internal Support of COVID-19 Response across the United States
  - Internal Support of Developer Operations and deployment of overhauled tooling for hundreds of users
  - Recovered critical high value data by exploiting cryptographic vulnerabilities in commercial full disk encryption software on failed hardware
TexStars
- Infrastructure Support
- Redocument existing infrastructure
- Decrypted and brute-forced lost keys and passwords
- Assisted Planning, Documentation and Design of Network Overhaul at client site

Freelance Projects

Tarleton State University Research
- Advised researchers on the design, budget and construction of a dedicated compute cluster for running astrophysics simulations

Personal Projects

Design, construction, and implementation of compute servers
Machine Learning experiments using TensorFlow
Design, construction, and implementation of small and medium-scale private networks