Duckhorn Portfolio 2022 – Present• Administration and management of technical hardware, virtual infrastructure, cloud infrastructure, and application infra-structure to ensure maximum uptime, reliability, and performance.• Administration of the daily backup process; verify disaster recovery preparedness for physical, virtual, and cloud-based sys-tems.• Respond to infrastructure system alerts, outages, and errors; assess, respond, and repair.• Perform network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes, and security configurations (Firewalls, Switches, Wireless, etc.)• Respond to infrastructure system alerts, outages, and errors; assess, respond and repair

Pro bono work - Providing free IT services below to local businesses who were affected by the pandemic. • Security and systems upgrades. Providing audits and reporting on the state of existing systems and internet connections. • Securing data. Utilizing cloud storage, built-in tools, and custom scripts to secure production data to an alternate location for geographical redundancy. • Document the environment and daily reporting of the overall health of systems geared towards nontechnical owners and staff.

Solano County ConsultantServed as the primary resource to Solano County as the senior virtualization, storage, and UNIX infrastructure administrator. Championed the design, implementation, and administration of all enterprise storage, virtualization, and highly available systems for the County. Executed day-to-day production and development infrastructure tasks with a goal of no customer impact. Delivered exceptional customer service as the first point of contact and lead technical resource for all Cisco UCS hardware questions.· Directed the planning, design, implementation, and administration of all key infrastructure projects.· Led infrastructure team daily operations, including managing the entire VMware virtual infrastructure and ensuring a key focus on long-term strategic goals.· Executed UNIX administration of all Redhat, AIX, CentOS servers, and appliance-based UNIX derivatives.· Streamlined several operational processes and functions by writing and maintaining scripts.· Developed expertise in sizing, implementing, and managing Hyper-Converge virtualization platforms, such as Cisco HyperFlex and HP’s Simplivity.· Authored and maintained comprehensive standard operating procedures and related documentation.

Storage Administrator, Virtualization Administrator, UNIX System AdministratorDesigned, implemented, and administered virtual infrastructure and high availability systems for non-profit healthcare provider serving the Monterey Peninsula and surrounding communities. Served as lead engineer and administrator on all enterprise systems, including Windows, AIX, Solaris, HP-UX, DEC/TRU64, LINUX, and DG-UX servers.· Exceeded expectations by transitioning the hospital from 0% to over 90% virtualized during tenure.· Transitioned the existing enterprise backup solutions into one easy-to-manage and cost-effective system with significantly enhanced data protection by completing an extensive, two-year project in under one year.· Achieved optimal OS levels, firmware, and patches based on application and end-user constraints.· Managed the design, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of an extensive disaster recovery plan for all mission-critical servers with the goal of zero unplanned downtime for all key servers and services.· Maintained oversight of all security policies and administered firewalls, intrusion, detection, and remote access processes.· Leveraged script writing skills for the automation of daily functions, resulting in enhanced operational efficiencies.