IT Support Engineer — CYNC Solutions

Ringgold, GA · May 2024 – Present
FortiGate · VMware · Azure AD · SentinelOne · Veeam · Intune

Tier II/III escalation owner across 40+ client environments, leading remediation for server, network, and endpoint security incidents while hardening Microsoft 365 and Fortinet estates.

  • Stabilized multi-site FortiGate deployments by defining VPN and routing templates with documented change control and rollback.
  • Recovered failing Veeam jobs by troubleshooting VSS writers, storage saturation, and replica configuration issues.
  • Enforced Conditional Access, Intune compliance, and SentinelOne response workflows to reduce dwell time and noisy alerts.
  • Authored SOPs and documentation that standardize MSP workflows and reduce onboarding time for new technicians.

Network Administrator — Kenco Management Services

Chattanooga, TN · 2022 – 2024
AWS · Juniper SRX · VPN · LogicMonitor

Designed and supported secure connectivity for 100+ warehouse and office sites across the US, while coordinating with carriers and on-site techs to keep logistics operations available.

  • Built AWS-hosted vSRX hubs and site-to-site VPN standards that reduced new-site onboarding time by ~30%.
  • Implemented LogicMonitor dashboards and alerting that cut downtime incidents by roughly 20% through proactive detection.
  • Documented IP schemas, escalation paths, and change procedures to shorten vendor MTTR and avoid guesswork during outages.

Systems Administrator / IT Specialist — US Navy (Submarine Force)

Various deployments · 2013 – 2022
Active Directory · Exchange · DoD compliance · IDS/IPS

Led shipboard IT operations for 200+ sailors under strict DoD accreditation, ensuring secure communications and zero-defect mission readiness.

  • Managed AD, Exchange, and backup systems with no data loss across multiple underway deployments.
  • Monitored and remediated cybersecurity threats using IDS/IPS and shipboard security tooling.
  • Authored recovery runbooks and incident-response drills adopted across the submarine squadron.
  • Earned Submarine Warfare qualification for technical leadership, safety, and mission performance.