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Two disciplines,
one standard.
Engineering keeps things reliable. The creative work keeps things interesting. Both run on the same obsession with detail.
Engineering keeps things reliable. The creative work keeps things interesting. Both run on the same obsession with detail.
IT Systems, Cloud & IAM Engineer — identity lifecycle, endpoint engineering, cloud infrastructure, security operations, and automation across regulated environments.
Lead infrastructure, endpoint, cloud, IAM/security, and service operations for a 400+ employee general contractor spanning corporate users and 25+ distributed construction-site environments.
Built the Entra ID / Intune endpoint foundation — MDM enrollment, app deployment, device compliance, Conditional Access and MFA alignment, and JML efficiency.
Deploy and standardize jobsite infrastructure: connectivity, endpoints, remote management, camera/security systems, vendor coordination, and 90-day footage retention workflows.
Support cloud and server automation with Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD practices, Microsoft Sentinel, and security tooling — plus M365, CrowdStrike, Barracuda, backup/DR, RMM, and secure AI enablement.
Primary IT owner for the City and Police of Atherton and Half Moon Bay while consulting for 30+ local government clients across infrastructure, security, cloud, endpoint, and service operations.
Modernized city and police environments: cloud storage migrations, network redesign, access and security improvements, new building/museum IT buildouts, and Hyper-V server work.
Created secure network segmentation for police bodycam upload workflows and supported CJIS-aligned public-safety environments. Automated workflows and reporting with PowerShell, Python, R, SQL, Power Automate, APIs, Azure SQL, and Power BI.
Supported 120 FTEs and contractors across enterprise applications, lab systems, endpoint management, AWS workloads, security monitoring, and regulated biotech operations.
Administered Okta SSO/SAML, Microsoft 365, Zoom Rooms, Freshservice, Veeva Vault, SentinelOne, Arctic Wolf, and AWS EC2/S3/IAM. Implemented Intune, Autopilot, Automox, and PowerShell workflows for enrollment, patching, and lifecycle handoffs.
Engineered AWS and lab data protection workflows — custom IAM JSON permissions, VLAN segmentation, Synology/Acronis backup/DR, VPN/IP allowlisting, and Windows/macOS/Linux support.
Supported multiple Bay Area biotech clients across helpdesk, systems administration, endpoint management, applications, networking, and security tooling — including consulting support for Bolt Biotherapeutics.
Supported students, faculty, and staff with IT, computing, AV/video production, documentation, and technical training. Led a four-person data analysis project tied to public transit route recommendations.
Information Technology Management · Minor in Supply Chain Management · Dean's Honors List
DJing and producing as BYE CHAII, making videos with and for other artists, and running LÖHAN — a clothing label built on minimal silhouettes and heavyweight fabrics. Everything here was made after hours.
Bad Bunny’s halftime show. Full ghillie suit, on the field, in front of the entire planet. No further questions.