Systems Engineer by day, Homelabber and wannabe Coder by night.
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I’m a ravenous homelabber dedicated to learning, practicing, and sharing new and nerdy things.
Some of my top areas of interest are cloud, code, and containerization – but I will pick up and learn just about anything. Lately, artificial intelligence has also piqued my interest.
By day, I’m a Systems Engineer; identifying and closing gaps between operational problem-sets and technical solutions.
By night, I’m a Homelabber (and sometimes a wannabe Software Engineer). I love to tinker with new technologies and work on the infrastructure of my homelab. Automation tools are something I get giddy over. Linux is my daily driver, and learning to code is a fascination of mine.
However, what I love most of all, is sharing my knowledge with others. Whether it’s through mediums like this blog, social media, or just every day conversation. Every now and then, someone tells me that they got value out of something I wrote or created. This keeps me motivated and fuels my passion for technology.
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I currently work in Cloud and Data operations as the Group’s Data Systems Engineer. I work directly with the CTO on data-related innovation efforts. I champion major IT projects and cybersecurity efforts while managing multiple Azure-based cloud environments.
Accomplishments:
This was my first job after graduating the Information Systems Engineer course at Ft. Gordon (now Ft. Eisenhower). Here, I got plenty of hands-on experience with VMWare, SharePoint, Active Directory and PowerShell. I spent most of my time Briefing the commander on our tactical network architecture, ensuring that our systems were highly available, secure, and meeting the needs of the brigade. I also worked on several projects to improve our network architecture and security posture.
Accomplishments:
It was at this course that I found my passion for solving problems with technology. It all started with CCNA. I drank from a firehose and in two months, I went from asking the question “What is an IP address?” to having my CCNA. The course covered networking, Microsoft Server, VMWare, cloud, cybersecurity, RMF and more. I also began studying for my master’s degree during this time.
Accomplishments:
US Army Alaska has since been re-flagged as the 11th Airborne Division. I took over as the Deputy Commanding General’s Aide-de-Camp just in time for COVID to start. Unfortunately this meant that all of the fun travel plans never happened. I did, however get a front row seat to the making of the US Army’s Arctic strategy.
It was during this job that I took an interest in tech. Dealing with the rapid deployment of Microsoft Teams and various other teleworking solutions required this lowly infantryman to act as a tier 1 helpdesk.
Accomplishments:
This was my first real job in the Army. I got to ride around in trucks with big guns, sneak around in the woods and fight pretend bad-guys at the Joint Readiness Training Center, and generate some stories that I’m sure I will tell my grandchildren in inflated detail for dramatic effect.
The Josh of this era would have never guessed that he would be doing what he does today.
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