Work & Learning

Two aspirations I set early in my life were to become a music minister and become Cisco CCNA certified.

I have been blessed to serve and work in a few capacities in the Church to have met my first goal.

I have been working in the Information Technology ("I.T.") field for the majority of my working career building my technical proficiencies.

I have held several jobs starting with entry-level call center roles, up the ranks of various technical support tiers, into enterprise software support, corporate help desk, network administration, and presently as a systems administrator in the behavioral health field.


Here are some of the high-level technologies I have worked with:


Networking

Since first learning about Cisco in my NetAcad classes in high school, I have always had a fascination with the networking field in I.T.

I've worked with Cisco routers and switches and Meraki switches and SD-WAN in current and prior jobs.


Operating Systems

I've pretty much lived and breathed Microsoft my entire life (with a here and there dabble in Linux or Mac). When I was a kid learning on Windows 95 (and Server 2000), up to my professional roles using all OS/Server architectures since then.


Server Virtualization

I find virtualization technology fascinating. What once required vast amounts of physical space to store seemingly endless, often repetitive servers, now can be virtually created in a fraction of the space.

I presently work with Broadcom's VMware, but have also worked with Hyper-V, and Oracle VirtualBox.

I also have extensive experience with Ubiquiti's UniFi product line. Including the Dream Machine Pro, switches, and access points.

What am I currently learning or studying?


I am currently studying for my CompTIA Server+ certification.

I have my sights set to acquire Cloud+; Azure 900, 104, and 305;  CCNA and maybe CCNP.