About Me

I’m an avid techie that loves to do obstacle course races. The email at the top is the best way to reach me!

Work Experience

Premium Waters, Inc

Network Architect September 2022 – Present

Designed an automated onboarding and offboarding workflow resulting in a 10-minute reduction in work per new employee by linking Active Directory and the HR system (rollout in progress). Acted as lead for multiple concurrent projects including a network device and battery backup audit, implementation of a security validation product, and replacement of previous intrusion detection system. Lead multiple incident response groups during business and on-call hours including emergency travel, remote diagnostics, and vendor support calls.

Network Administrator January 2019 – August 2022

Secured Office 365, VPN, and other applications by leading the roll out of Okta multifactor authentication. Administered Ruckus ZoneDirector and Virtual SmartZone for 15 locations totaling 200+ access points. Designed and installed a network monitoring system using SNMPv3, NetFlow, and other technologies.

Helpdesk Technician February 2017 - December 2018

Automated the Windows imaging process by leveraging Microsoft Deployment Toolkit and PDQ Deploy. Documented infrastructure for all Premium Waters manufacturing and corporate locations. Produced PowerShell scripts to improve Active Directory administration, incorporate monitoring, and more.

Rescom Helpdesk at UW-Eau Claire

Help Desk Associate August 2015 – December 2016

Maintain multiple computer labs including servicing of peripherals, printers, and other equipment for the student population living on campus.

Awards

  • 2019 Wave Award (Employee of the Year)
  • 2019 4th Quarter Ripple Award (Employee of the Quarter)
  • 2019 4th Quarter Droplet Award (Corporate Employee of the Quarter)
  • Skills

    Networking
    Cisco switchingWatchguard FirewallsRuckus SmartZone, ZoneDirector, and AnalyticsOracle Talari SD-WANPRTG Network Monitoring
    Network Security
    Pentera Automated PentestingVectra and Darktrace IDSOkta Identity Platform
    System Administration
    Windows Server 2008-2022WSUS and Windows Update for BusinessGroup PolicyMicrosoft 365 SuiteAzure AD Administration

    Homelab Experience

  • PfSense/OpnSense
  • ESXI/Proxmox
  • AWS EC2
  • Github Actions
  • NGINX Load Balancing
  • LibreNMS and Oxidized
  • Cloudflare WAF
  • Education

    BBA in Accounting with Information Systems Minor

    UW Eau Claire