Nick Elwood

System Administrator


About me

I'm Nick.

I work in IT as a Systems Administrator, and right now, I am working to make the transition to become a full-stack developer.

Outside of that, I run, cycle, and try to build home decor and furniture in my garage for cheaper than I can buy it, which, let's be honest, is usually impossible. Can you remember a home project where you didn't exceed your budget by at least $100 and 3 trips to Home Depot? C'mon....

APR Energy

System Administrator - Cloud Systems

May 2021 - Current

  • Administrate and monitor Microsoft 365 environment, aligning cloud technology solutions with business strategies; Ensure security and reliability of Exchange Online and Office 365 systems and services.
  • Maintain consistent, quality documentation to meet ongoing operations and business continuity requirements, including system topologies, operating instructions, and disaster recovery procedures for new and changed infrastructure.
  • Communicate to and educate the technical and business communities on current architectures and technologies and industry trends.
  • Participate in technical research and development to enable continuing innovation within the Enterprise.

    • The Suddath Companies

    System Administrator Jr.

    June 2019 - May 2021

  • Configure and mantain development, test, and production servers. Support servers and monitor usage and up-time.
  • Research and recommend innovative, and where possible, automated approaches for system administrative tasks.
  • Perform daily monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes and reviewing of system logs.
  • Provide tier 3/other support per request from various constituencies.
  • Maintain On-Premise Microsoft and Azure SQL servers, performing regular and ad-hoc maintenance. Monitor and improve database performance. Manage SQL database jobs, logins and processes.
  • Manage physical and virtual servers in VMWare on Dell Compellent and Nutanix hardware. Maintain backups using VEEAM and Rubrik backup solutions.

    • Application Support and Systems Analyst

    January 2018 - June 2019

  • Deploy Crystal, SQL, SSRS reports to Dev/QA/Prod environments
  • Research, document, and map application configuration and use
  • Support of 200+ applications and services used by the business
  • Deploy and upgrade new and existing software across local devices, servers, and Citrix environments
  • Active Directory user and computer administration
  • Microsoft Exchange on-prem and O365 account management
  • O365 and Azure
  • Powershell scripting
  • Application, Service, and process documentation

    • HelpDesk Technician

    January 2017 - January 2018

  • Internal employee phone and desktop support
  • Develop strategies for hardware and software tracking and management
  • Monitor Telecom devices, servers, and networking infrastructure
  • Install/manage 200+ user applications and processes