Career
December 2015 – Present
Costco Wholesale (Corporate)
Unix Systems Administrator
- Enterprise Linux administration (RHEL 5–7, AIX 6) supporting SAP, Oracle, WebSphere, and other critical platforms
- Configuration management at scale using Puppet, Ansible, and Git
- Lead audit contact for SOX, PCI, and HIPAA compliance standards
- Change management liaison for policy and workflow optimization across teams
- Onboarded and trained new team members; maintained team documentation and procedures
April 2015 – Present
Bellevue College
Adjunct Teaching Staff — Institute of Business and Information Technology
- Instructed Using & Supporting Linux and Administering a Linux Server courses aligned with LPIC-1 and CompTIA Linux+ objectives
- Taught classes of 8–24 students across hybrid and in-person 2–3 hour sessions over multiple quarters
- Designed lesson plans, lectures, and assignments; managed course content and grades via Canvas LMS
June 2006 – November 2014
Sno Falls Credit Union
IT Administrator & Marketing Specialist
- Sole IT administrator handling domain management, Tier I–III help desk, telephony, patch management, and disaster recovery
- Designed and launched a redesigned organization website and intranet; assisted with rollout of a new in-store branch location
- Installed and configured Asterisk VoIP telephony across multiple locations with automated menus, agent queues, voicemail, and faxing
- Led physical-to-VMware virtualization migration including vendor selection, system design, deployment, and ongoing support
- Marketing lead for web, print, and digital signage campaigns; coordinated events and community relations programs
- Represented the IT department to the board of directors on technology strategy, policy, and department status
August 2005 – June 2006
Excell Data Corp.
Resume Processor
- Data entry using Microsoft Outlook and proprietary database systems
- Customer service via front desk, email, and phone; general facilities support
Education & Certifications
- CompTIA Linux+ Certification 2016
- LPIC-1 Linux Certification 2016
- SUSE Certified Administrator 2016
- AA Technical Support, Bellevue College 2009
- AA Networking Services, Bellevue College 2009
- CompTIA A+ Certified Professional, 2006
