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Kaylie Beighle

System Engineer II
Amarillo,TX

Summary

System Administrator with 15+ years of experience in IT. Efficient at analyzing and resolving customer conflicts and concerns. Highly experienced in maintaining customer and co-worker relationships. Proven capability to work in a team based environment. Established problem solving techniques and troubleshooting at a high level. Demonstrated ability to plan work to meet scheduled completion dates within time and resource requirements. Well-rounded knowledge of Microsoft products including Windows OS, Windows Server, Exchange and Office 365.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

System Engineer II

CSI
10.2022 - Current
  • Resolved issues and escalated problems with knowledgeable support and quality service. This includes working with multiple technical teams to ensure the correct experts were involved in a speedy resolution.
  • Resolved complex technical issues through effective problem-solving techniques and root cause analysis.
  • Provided expert support for end-users, ensuring optimal system performance and user satisfaction.
  • Simplified troubleshooting processes by creating detailed documentation for system configurations, procedures, and best practices.
  • Mentored junior techs on best practices related to system administration, providing guidance and mentorship for their professional growth.
  • Reduced downtime for critical systems through proactive monitoring and maintenance tasks.
  • Ensured all new infrastructure devices added to CSI monitoring were fully checked for Quality Assurance and ready for full managed support.
  • Assist management with ticket queue review and assignment

System Administrator

American Quarter Horse Association
07.2019 - 10.2022
  • Oversee and maintain a mixed environment of 200+ servers including Windows and Linux across VMware and Hyper-V
  • Migrated our email system and 300 users from 2010 Exchange to Office 365 and was able to fully decommission the Exchange 2010 system
  • Rolled out Teams and OneDrive to the company. The introduction of these two apps has helped AQHA continue working during the pandemic and work from home remotely
  • Developed and implemented a strategy for a rotating VM and Hyper-V update patch schedule to keep all systems fully updated and prevent hardware issues due to out of date software/hardware
  • As part of a larger team, I assisted in the migration of production systems to a co-location for maximum up time and stability of in house and public facing programs


Network Administrator

Sagiss
10.2018 - 07.2019
  • Take incoming calls/tickets and troubleshoot various hardware and software issues remotely using Kaseya for over 80 businesses
  • Collaborate with multiple teams and escalation to resolve complex end user, network and server related issues
  • Work with multiple tools to to monitor and troubleshoot performance of computers, networks and servers
  • Went on-site to multiple businesses to complete hands-on tasks

Information Technology Manager

Interstate Restoration
03.2018 - 09.2018
  • Managing transition of the helpdesk to an outsourced MSP
  • Escalation point for internal IT and external helpdesk staff
  • Work effectively with various stakeholders (executives, department heads, end users, vendors, or consultants) to define business and systems requirements
  • Defined and implemented Azure disaster recovery and backup procedures for all systems

System Administrator

Interstate Restoration
02.2014 - 03.2018

Responsibilities:

  • Configuring and managing 50+ virtual machines using VMware
  • Deploy and maintain 20 domain controllers across nation
  • Performing routine maintenance and patching on workstations, servers, and various middle ware platforms during scheduled maintenance windows
  • Responsible for entire domain upkeep/changes, file servers, terminal servers and access/permissions to each part of the domain
  • Created Office 365 tenant and performed the entire migration of all staff and upload of all personal and network files to Onedrive and Sharepoint

Desktop Support

Cactus Feeders
07.2012 - 02.2014

Responsibilities:

  • Provide hardware/software technical support for corporate office and feed yards
  • Configuring, deploying and maintaining SCCM

Help Desk Technician

Hastings Entertainment
07.2011 - 07.2012

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems

West Texas A&M University
Canyon, TX
12-2011

Associate of Science - Business Administration

Amarillo College
Amarillo, TX
05.2001 -

Timeline

System Engineer II

CSI
10.2022 - Current

System Administrator

American Quarter Horse Association
07.2019 - 10.2022

Network Administrator

Sagiss
10.2018 - 07.2019

Information Technology Manager

Interstate Restoration
03.2018 - 09.2018

System Administrator

Interstate Restoration
02.2014 - 03.2018

Desktop Support

Cactus Feeders
07.2012 - 02.2014

Help Desk Technician

Hastings Entertainment
07.2011 - 07.2012

Associate of Science - Business Administration

Amarillo College
05.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems

West Texas A&M University
Kaylie BeighleSystem Engineer II