• Management of servers in Enterprise-level Azure and VMWare Infrastructures• Development of automation through Ansible Playbooks and other tools to automate resolutions. • Development of Configuration Management Scripts to automate common resolutions.• Development of shell scripts for the purpose of health checks and server-side intelligent resolution.• Lifecycle management including design, development, testing, implementation, integration, and maintenance of servers, storage units, virtual and cloud infrastructure and various subsystems of Linux Operating Systems• Installation and configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Family of Linux systems.• Maintenance of server and system integrity meeting the requirements as established by service levels, disaster recovery, backup, and security following Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)• Maintenance of code and code versions using git for python, bash, Ansible, perl, java and other sources.• Coordination with vendors, suppliers, and subject-matter experts in networking, software, and support personnel.• Configuration and troubleshooting of authentication protocols utilizing lightweight active directory protocol (LDAP), Kerberos, and integration of Linux/Unix servers with Windows Active Directory (AD).• Management and support for software and applications for customers and for internal purposes.• Professional development including self-initiated training, corporate-mandated training, and mentoring my colleagues in order to foster team development overall.• Two migrations of virtual machines and supporting resources between datacenters.• Azure Tenant cloud migration involving the reconfiguration of the environment using Terraform code.

• Development of Ansible Playbooks providing a common operating environment for our system administrators and providing tools to automate resolutions. Initiation of a test environment for puppet to implement a configuration management schema.• Development of Configuration Management Scripts to automate common resolutions for customer machines, resulting in reduced downtime.• Development of specialized Nagios health check scripts to automate notification of problems for managed systems, resulting in providing resolutions before the customer knows of a problem.• Development of shell scripts for the purpose of health checks and server-side intelligent resolution.• Lifecycle management including design, development, testing, implementation, integration, and maintenance of servers, storage units, virtual machines and cloud infrastructure and various subsystems of Linux Operating Systems (PaaS)• Installation and configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ubuntu Server Linux.• Maintenance of server and system integrity meeting the requirements as established by service levels, disaster recovery, backup, and security following Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)• Maintenance of code and code versions using git for python, bash, and C++ code.• Coordination with customers, vendors, suppliers, and subject-matter experts in networking, software, and support personnel.• Configuration and troubleshooting of authentication protocols utilizing lightweight active directory protocol (LDAP), Kerberos, and integration of Linux/Unix servers with Windows Active Directory (AD).• Management and support for software and applications for customers and for internal purposes.• Professional development including self-initiated training, corporate-mandated training, and mentoring my colleagues in order to foster team development overall.

Administration of mission-essential Windows/Linux/Solaris servers and Bright-managed clusters used in a scientific computation environment, including support for web servers (Apache/Microsoft IIS), file servers, database servers (MySQL/MariaDB and MS SQL Server), document management servers, and computation/execution servers. Administration of backups, archiving, and disaster-recovery solutions on Windows/Linux/Solaris servers using Bacula backup software.Installation and configuration of software including operating systems, backup software, database software, system updates, and others as required by the client or as mandated by need.Installation, replacement, and configuration of hardware components including hard drives, system cards, batteries, fans, switches, tape drives/exchangers, RAID configurations, and other storage options. Rackmounting and replacement of servers.Script tasks for automation using bash, Bourne, C-shell and python on Solaris and Linux systems, and compile Fortran and C applications for Solaris and Linux.Maintain and administer network connectivity both within a local network and over a wide-area network, including the management and troublehooting of network switches.Maintain network security by the implementation of Linux-based firewalls using iptables and Shorewall.Maintain computer systems and provide technical support for computer systems used by the administrative and scientific staff.Research and development of new systems with anticipation of the scientific and administrative staff's future needs.Technical writing covering the processes of administration, configuration, and development of systems and solutions.Technical reporting on a monthly basis to report the work undertaken for the client.Perform work remotely greater than 50% of the time, maintaining a remote connection to the network over secure VPN.

• Develop and manage a high-intensity learning environment for approximately 165 students of Algebra I and II. • Lead the math department in collaborative sessions investigating the best strategies for improving student achievement. • Instruct and support staff as a member of the Apple Core team at VHS.• Develop and deploy a personal hosted website for the purpose of parent/student communication (https://vhsmathclass.com/sperkins)

• Opened the minds of students at a small classical school to the knowledge of chemistry, biology, geometry, algebra, and Latin. • Fostered hands-on learning in the sciences and empirical exploration of mathematics using Socratic and mimetic methods. • Engaged students with original Latin texts that brought to life the history and mythology of Rome.

• Built and managed a specialized classroom devoted to unfolding the mysteries of biology, chemistry, earth science, and Latin. • Made and maintained relationships with students and their families that persist to this day. • Prepared and deployed laptops in a student technology program and supported and administered them for the student population. • Designed, procured, and implemented a wireless network on campus for student and teacher use.

• Supported and administered PACS network systems for clients worldwide.• Installed, configured, and maintained systems for clients both by remote access and on-site.• Wrote SQL queries and scripts to improve the monitoring of health of database and storage servers, as well as customer workstations.• Resolved numerous issues on-site having to do with disaster-recovery, backup, and depep storage operations.

• Implemented proprietary software to complete crucial batch jobs and conduct nightly transactions for two credit unions.• Monitored jobs and resolved issues as they arose.

• Administered, monitored, and troubleshot backups on Agilent’s network using NetBackup.• Prevented data loss numerous times and served customers needing restores.• Remote access of Unix, Linux and Windows servers to troubleshoot issues with backups.