About Me

Education

I live in Massachusetts and went to college in New York. I graduated from Hofstra University in 2017 with a BBA in Information Technology and a minor in Computer Science. I've been working in some form of system administration since 2017. I am always interested in playing with the newest hardware and software.

Some relevant classes taken were:

  • IT 30 Web Dev and Analytics - HTML/CSS
  • IT 31 Data Driven Web Application Development - PHP
  • IT 90 Visual Basic - SQL Server Management Studio
  • IT 116 Structured System Analysis/Design
  • IT 117 Database Management Systems - Microsoft Access
  • IT 120 Business Computer Networks - Cisco Packet Tracer
  • IT 95 Introduction to Java
  • CSC 15 Fundamentals of Comp Sci 1 - Python
  • CSC 16 Fundamentals of Comp Sci 2 - C++
  • CSC 17 Fundamentals of Comp Sci 3 - Java
  • CSC 14 Discrete Math and CSC 24 Discrete Math 2

Hobbies

In my free time, I enjoy photography, playing guitar, and some video games.

Work History

I have been in IT professionally since 2017

Systems Administrator at Essex District Attorney's Office: June 2018 - Present

  • Patching of servers and workstations
  • Active Directory and Group Policy administration
  • Case management software administration
  • Monitoring backups for servers
  • Multifunction device support
  • Hardware maintenance - replacing parts for laptops and workstations
  • Helpdesk support

Technology Used

  • Powershell
  • Patch management software
  • Monitoring software
  • Security camera and physical access control software
  • Reporting Software
  • VMWare ESXi
  • Every video player you can imagine

IT Specialist at Ironside: May 2017 - June 2018

  • Helpdesk support
  • Active Directory administration
  • Deploying laptops for new hires
  • Inventory Management
  • Preparing laptops to ship for training sessions
  • Audio/Visual system setup

Technology Used:

  • Active Directory
  • Group Policy
  • Cisco Meraki
  • VMWare player
  • Linux - Ubuntu and Windows 10
  • GSuite for Business

Supervisor at Hofstra Department of Public Safety: September 2015 - December 2017

  • Managed a team of students and interviewed potential new hires
  • Assisted Public Safety officers on calls around campus
  • Worked events ranging from hundreds to thousands of attendees
  • Worked with Nassau County Police and EMS when they were required for calls
  • Worked with the Secret Service during the first debate for the 2016 presidential election

Work Projects

I have a homelab setup and use VMs to play with the newest technology as well as software or operating systems that I don't use for my job.

I use powershell to make a lot of the administration part of my job easier. I wrote a script for setting up user accounts that adds all the correct information so I don't have to worry about typos. It also adds the correct security groups based on location and title parameters and sets their home directory in the correct location. I reused some of this script to create one that moves the user to a different office location. This makes sure I don't forget to change something. It changes their address in AD, removes their old location security group, and adds the new one. It then opens their old home directory and the new one in the new location in explorer. The remove user script changes the password, disables the account, and moves it to a different OU.

I also made a few simple scripts that just start various services on some servers when they don't start correctly on their own.

Instead of physically doing it or buying software to do it, I wrote a script to remotely upgrade from Office 2010 to Office 2016. It runs an unistall script to get rid of 2010. It then runs the Office 2016 installer with parameters from the Office Deployment Tool. When the Office 2016 installer finishes, it verifies that Office 2016 was actually installed. If the install failed, it will send me an email so I can check on it. I modified this script to uninstall Office 2016 and roll out Microsoft365. I also have a simpified script to upgrade to the newest Windows 10 Feature Update.

Photography

I enjoy taking pictures of birds, planes, the moon, and landscapes. I use a Nikon Z6 II.


Contact Me

You can contact me at Contact@StephenBarnard.com