Experience

Technical depth meets business reality.

My role is often the bridge: uncover what matters, shape the right solution, make the trade-offs clear, and help the people responsible for delivery succeed.

  1. September 2024 to present

    Starfish Computer Corporation

    Sales Engineer

    I lead technical discovery, infrastructure solution design, bills of materials, product and vendor selection, proposals, client presentations, and project handoffs. The work spans managed-services assessments, branch projects, client onboarding, and complex deployments from planning through go-live.

    • Technical discovery
    • Solution design
    • Infrastructure assessments
    • Vendor coordination
    • Implementation planning
  2. April 2023 to August 2024

    Starfish Computer Corporation

    Level 2 Engineer

    I served as a primary escalation resource for endpoint, server, Microsoft 365, networking, and application issues. I delivered onsite and remote support, assisted senior engineers with infrastructure work, and built the documentation needed for clean technical handoffs.

  3. November 2021 to April 2023

    Hyland Software

    Cloud Specialist 1

    I supported customer cloud infrastructure, networking, servers, and hosting tools. The role included scheduled database and environment refreshes, server migrations, technical investigation, and coordination across customers, partners, and internal teams.

  4. October 2020 to October 2021

    Concord Technology Group

    Lead Systems Administrator

    I was the dedicated lead administrator for a school environment with more than 700 users and endpoints. I led Microsoft 365 and email migrations, server upgrades, network deployments, PowerShell and Group Policy automation, and disaster recovery planning and testing.

  5. February 2020 to October 2020

    Kloud9 IT

    Technical Support Engineer

    I supported client networking, applications, and endpoints, coordinated with software vendors, assisted with rollouts, and joined sales engineers on customer site visits to handle technical questions.

  6. September 2019 to March 2020

    Presrite Corporation

    IT Coordinator

    I supported IT across four locations, including Active Directory, PC deployment, and asset management, and helped move the Sightline application from local servers to cloud hosting.

  7. September 2018 to September 2019

    Cornerstone IT

    Helpdesk Engineer

    I resolved an average of 20 tickets each day across desktop, networking, and server support, deployed workstations, and remediated malware and other endpoint threats.

Education

Built from a hands-on foundation.

Technical education gave me the starting point. Eight years of progressive work across support, administration, cloud operations, engineering, and solution design built the rest.

2017 to 2019

Auburn Career Center

Career Technical Program in Internet Programming & Development.

  • Honors
  • National Technical Honor Society
2017 to 2019

Lakeland Community College

Computer & Information Sciences coursework.

Capability map

What I work across.

Not a wall of buzzwords. This is a practical view of the systems, disciplines, and conversations that connect in real projects.

Core infrastructure

  • Windows Server
  • Active Directory
  • Group Policy
  • DNS
  • DHCP
  • PowerShell

Virtualization & storage

  • VMware ESXi & vCenter
  • Hyper-V
  • HPE & Dell servers
  • SAN & iSCSI
  • Synology

Risk & resilience

  • Cybersecurity
  • Datto
  • Veeam
  • Disaster recovery
  • Business continuity
Supporting credentialsFortinet cybersecurity

Operations & delivery

  • NinjaOne
  • HaloPSA
  • Technical documentation
  • Vendor coordination
  • Infrastructure assessments
  • After-hours cutovers

Verified credentials

Always learning. Publicly verifiable.

My public Credly record includes current cybersecurity and network credentials, technical training, and the digital-skills foundations that helped start the path.

Fortinet

Cybersecurity and FortiGate

  • Fortinet Certified Associate CybersecurityExpires Jun 4, 2028
  • Fortinet Certified Fundamentals CybersecurityExpires Jun 4, 2028
  • Fortinet FortiGate 7.6 OperatorIssued Jun 4, 2026
  • Fortinet NSE 1 Certified in CybersecurityExpires Jun 4, 2028
  • Fortinet NSE 2 Certified in CybersecurityExpires Jun 4, 2028
  • Fortinet NSE 3 Certified in CybersecurityExpires Jun 4, 2028
  • Getting Started in Cybersecurity 3.0Issued Jun 4, 2026
  • Introduction to the Threat Landscape 3.0Issued Jun 4, 2026

WatchGuard Technologies

Network security and secure wireless

  • Network Security Sales CertificationExpires Feb 5, 2027
  • Secure Wi-Fi Technical CertificationExpires Aug 18, 2027

New Horizons Computer Learning Centers

Endpoint administration training

  • MD-102T00 : Microsoft 365 Endpoint AdministratorIssued Dec 1, 2023

Certiport

Digital literacy foundations

  • IC3 Digital Literacy CertificationIssued Apr 18, 2019
  • Living OnlineIssued Apr 18, 2019
  • Key ApplicationsIssued Feb 14, 2019
  • Computing FundamentalsIssued Dec 18, 2018
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Badge names, issuers, and dates shown here match Joseph’s public Credly profile.

Evidence over adjectives

See the work in context.

Projects show how these skills come together when the constraints are real.

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