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Brian E. Cole

IT Operations & Systems Administration

Hands-on IT operations and systems administration professional with more than 25 years of experience supporting business-critical environments across hospitality, gaming, manufacturing, and higher education.

I combine technical problem-solving with operational ownership, helping organizations improve infrastructure reliability, identity and access, endpoint services, documentation, automation, and user support.


SELECTED CAREER IMPACT

  • Support 24/7 IT operations across 10 hotels and corporate headquarters
  • Manage identity and access for more than 250 users
  • Reduced recurring administrative work by approximately 30% through PowerShell automation
  • Reduced physical hardware requirements by 25% through virtual-system consolidation
  • Maintain 99.99% availability across a distributed business environment

CORE EXPERTISE

  • Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Entra ID
  • Identity and Access Management
  • Endpoint and User Services
  • Virtualization and Infrastructure
  • PowerShell Automation