Michael Bailess

Michael Bailess

Brake Press Trainer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    DevOps Manager

  • Education

    • Danville Community College

      1998 - 2001
      Associate Applied Science - IST - Networking

      Honors in Web Page Design

    • Pittsylvania County Vo-Tech

      1996 - 1998
      Certified Electronics Technician Electronics

      3rd place in Electronics - Virginia State VICA Competition1st place in Electronics - District VICA Competition1st place in Electronics - Pittsylvania County VICA Competition

    • Gretna High School

      1994 - 1998
      High School Diploma
  • Experience

    • E M Solutions

      Mar 1999 - Jan 2001
      Brake Press Trainer

      E M Solutions manufactured computer cases and racks from bare sheet metal. E M Solutions’ customers included large companies such as EMC and HP. I began working for E M Solutions in an entry-level position and, through several promotions, achieved the second-highest position on the production floor. My experience included:• Blueprint Analysis• Sheet Metal Mathematics• Employee Training• Programming and operating various types of brake press machines including Cincinnati Press Brakes Show less

    • Dimon Inc

      Oct 2000 - Aug 2001
      IT Intern

      DIMON was a global company with operations in over thirty countries. During my internship I was exposed to numerous issues and problems of significance in today’s IT industry including:• HTML and ASP Development• Intranet Reconstruction• Graphic Editing• Workstation Deployment• Administration in a Windows NT Environment• Installation and Operation of Windows 2000• Troubleshooting Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Microsoft Office Software• Installation of Corporate Software Packages Show less

    • American National Bank and Trust Company

      Aug 2001 - Dec 2016
      Banking Officer - Network Administrator

      American National Bank and Trust Company is a full-service community bank with locations in southern and central Virginia and north central North Carolina. American National has approximately $1.5 billion in total assets with 27 banking offices. While at the bank I have worked with core data systems provided in-house by Fiserv and outsourced by Jack Henry. The core conversion was a six month process that was completed in February 2012 and required a monumental effort for all employees.February 2016 - Banking Officer - Network AdministratorMay 2014 - Banking Associate - Network AdministratorJune 2006 - Network AdministratorAugust 2001 - Network TechnicianVendor ManagementManaging an Annual Technology BudgetMulti-Site Server and Workstation VirtualizationVoIP Management and InstallationMicrosoft Server Technologies including Exchange, Lync, SQL Server, and Active DirectoryMultiple Wide Area Network technology management and configurationDisaster Recovery and Business Continuity PlanningMultiple Advanced Storage TechnologiesHTML, CSS, Javascript, AngularJS, Powershell, C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET Show less

    • Krispy Kreme

      Jan 2017 - Nov 2018
      • Infrastructure Technology Manager

        May 2018 - Nov 2018
      • Senior Systems Engineer

        Jan 2017 - May 2018
    • Amazon Web Services (AWS)

      Nov 2018 - Dec 2021
      • Senior Technical Lab Developer

        Aug 2020 - Dec 2021
      • Senior Technical Trainer

        Apr 2020 - Aug 2020
      • Technical Trainer

        Nov 2018 - Apr 2020
    • Incident IQ

      Dec 2021 - now
      • DevOps Manager

        Apr 2023 - now
      • Senior DevOps Engineer

        Dec 2021 - Sept 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Michael Bailess
      Support and Services Excellence Award American National Bank and Trust Company Nov 2014 Employee of the Year
    • Awarded to Michael Bailess
      Employee of the Month American National Bank and Trust Company Sep 2002