Todd Butters
Support Specialist, Diligent Documenter, Avid Alliterator
Work
CTERA - Technical Support Engineer
East Syracuse, NY // Nov 2015 - Present
- Deploy to cloud platforms with a focus on AWS and VMware ESXi.
- Manage and support server pools running CentOS, Apache-Tomact, and PostgreSQL.
- Support physical and virtual NAS appliances running BusyBox Embedded Linux, and SQLite.
- Support software on endpoints with a focus on Windows Server 2008 - 2016, Windows 10, and macOS.
- Contributing nearly one hundred knowledge base, how-to, and tips and tricks articles in Confluence.
- Write scripts and maintain Python project to accelerate admin and support tasks.
- Manage cases and document customer environments and upgrades in Salesforce.
- Manage escalations and report software bugs in Jira.
Google - Fieldtech Resident
Mountain View, CA // August 2013 - Oct 2015
- Provided delightful technical support across all platforms for all employees, contractors, and interns at global headquarters.
- Created training program to transition 150 child educators from Microsoft Office to Google Docs platform, and from Windows to ChromeOS.
- Served on several support teams, including Bit9 Ninjas, Finance, Legal Discovery, and three-month rotation with Corporate Windows Operations.
- Used SCCM to deploy PowerShell script that detected and removed dormant PsExec instances from corporate network.
RIT - Desk Attendant
Rochester, NY // March 2012 - May 2013
- Handled student and guest check-ins, answered facility inquiries, and managed equipment rentals at the RIT Student Life Center.
- Awarded Employee of the Quarter for Winter 2012-13.
Sovena - Desktop Support
Rome, NY // June 2011 - August 2012
- Provied technical support for software, desktops, laptops, printers, and hand scanners for 80-person office and 150-person warehouse.
- Reported system security violations like checking email on servers.
School
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
2013 Bachelor of Information Technology, 3.2/4.0 GPA
Concentration in Database Management and Networking
Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, NY
2010 Associates in Computer Information Systems, 3.2/4.0 GPA