I took over the Honors College's IT department in early 2012. At the time, the College was standardized on Mac OS X 10.6.8, with aging server hardware.
Virtualization
Accomplishments:
I migrated the infrastructure to VMWare ESXi.
I created a virtual backup structure, with the use of TriLead's VM Explorer.
Automation
Accomplishments:
I automated the ingestion and processing of Honors College Application items.
I used the Exchange Web Services API to automatically process email.
I implemented Nagios to monitor the uptime of server and printing systems.
Deployment & Administration
Accomplishments:
I worked with the University of Houston's IT department to make it easier for nontechnical staff to work with Active Directory.
I implemented an automated deployment system through the use of DeployStudio and Munki, which allows nontechnical staff to self-service their computers and automatically collect usage statistics.