Erik Skinner

Erik skinner

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location of Erik SkinnerColorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Phone number of Erik Skinner+91 xxxx xxxxx
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  • Timeline

    Jun 2000 - Nov 2004

    Technology Support

    Harrison School District
    Nov 2004 - Nov 2016

    Senior Network Systems Administrator - Cloud Infrastructure

    Atmel Corporation
    Mar 2017 - Apr 2022

    Sr. Systems Engineer II - Global Virtualization / Site IT Manager

    Microchip Technology Inc.
    Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
    Current Company
    Apr 2022 - now

    Sr. Engineer - Virtualization and IaC

    Nordstrom
  • About me

    Virtualization and Infrastructure as Code

  • Education

    • Colorado technical university

      2007 -
      B.s. information technology

      in progress

    • Pikes peak state college

      2002 - 2005
      A.a.s networking technology
  • Experience

    • Harrison school district

      Jun 2000 - Nov 2004
      Technology support
    • Atmel corporation

      Nov 2004 - Nov 2016

      Previously providing support for Atmel's Cloud Infrastructure. (ATML was acquired by MCHP)

      • Senior Network Systems Administrator - Cloud Infrastructure

        Jul 2015 - Nov 2016
      • Senior Desktop Support Technician

        Apr 2011 - Jul 2015
      • Desktop Support Technician

        Nov 2004 - Apr 2011
    • Microchip technology inc.

      Mar 2017 - Apr 2022

      Providing architectural guidance and supporting other virtualization administrators in our hybrid cloud operations with a focus on VMware products. Orchestrating and executing global virtualization projects.Promoting and evangelizing Infrastructure as Code and script-assisted routines for configuration management and Desired State Configuration in the environment. Building standard images via modern OS life cycle pipelines for life cycle consistency and increased security and sharing that to our counterparts globally.Supporting day-to-day IT operations, planning and execution of projects, and providing staff support for local data center, networking, and infrastructure teams at Microchip offices in Colorado. Facilitating IT group communication and partnership with the various business units we support to ensure each team has what they need to succeed. Show less Supporting day-to-day IT operations, planning and execution of projects, and providing staff support for local data center, networking, and infrastructure teams at Microchip offices in Colorado. Facilitating IT group communication and partnership with the various business units we support to ensure each team has what they need to succeed. Providing global governance and continuing support for our hybrid cloud operations with a focus on VMware products. Orchestrating and executing global virtualization projects.Driving automation initiatives for the business while learning and introducing other topics to the team ranging from Infrastructure as Code and script-assisted routines for configuration management to Desired State Configuration and template build pipelines for life cycle consistency. Show less

      • Sr. Systems Engineer II - Global Virtualization / Site IT Manager

        Sept 2021 - Apr 2022
      • Site IT Manager for Colorado Springs / Sr. Systems Engineer in Global Virtualization

        Nov 2016 - Sept 2021
      • IT On-Site (Helpdesk) Manager

        Mar 2017 - Mar 2020
    • Nordstrom

      Apr 2022 - now
      Sr. engineer - virtualization and iac

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  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Microsoft certified desktop support technician

      Microsoft
      Jan 2005
    • Microsoft certified professional

      Microsoft
      Jan 2005
    • Vmware certified professional 2022 - cloud management and automation (vcp-cma 2022)

      Vmware
      Jan 2022
    • Vmware certified professional 2020 - cloud management and automation (vcp-cma 2020)

      Vmware
      Dec 2020
    • Microsoft certified: azure fundamentals

      Microsoft
      Aug 2021
    • Vmware certified professional 2019 - cloud management and automation (vcp-cma 2019)

      Vmware
      Aug 2019