My current role here at KRESA is the Infrastructure Manager. I keep the following teams rollin' along: Server/Cloud Team, Network Team, and Information Security Team. I started out in IT back around ‘99 (technically, I was doing it as early as ’96 when a friend of mine and I started a computer business building custom computers, but I don't really count that) working at Pharmacia's (now Pfizer) Global Support Center as helpdesk tech. I went on to lead a portion of the helpdesk team there for their big Windows 2000 rollout project (yep, I'm that old). After that, I spent a couple years as helpdesk and deskside tech at Bronson Hospital. I then moved on to Secant Technologies for about 8 years. I started as a desktop tech, earned my MCSE cert and moved into the engineer role. I earned the VMware VCP and moved into the Senior Engineer role, leading many of the larger projects for Secant. I took a job as Infrastructure Manager at Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek, but quickly left there to come to KRESA as a Systems Engineer. Once here, I moved into leading just the Systems Team and eventually ended up where I am now, leading the full Infrastructure group of teams.Certifications has been a big part of my career. It is important in a Managed Services company like Secant to prove to customers that they have highly skilled engineers and support staff. That is one of the reasons I tend to push certifications here at KRESA. We are very similar to Secant, People Driven, and other MSP vendors in that having certified staff helps prove to our districts that we are experts in our field, and that helps us grow and partner with other districts. I have earned the following certs: MCSE 2000, MCITP:Enterprise Administrator (2012, I think), Security+, VCP 3.5/4/5.5, AWS Solutions Architect Associate, AWS SysOps Administrator, Certified Scrum Master.Last fall, I was selected to be one of Amazon Web Services' inaugural group of “
Education Champions”. There were 12 selected and I was one of two K-12 Champions, with the rest being higher ed.
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