Summary
Work History
Skills
Interests
Timeline
OperationsManager

Patrick Luke

Midpines,CA

Summary

Resourceful IT Systems Administrator with over 18 years of IT and operations experience. Taking pride in problem solving and troubleshooting abilities combined with a varied background that allows unique and creative solutions to IT and operations challenges.

Work History

Operations Manager

Pink Poppy Properties
San Carlos, CA
01.2020 - Current

Manage 6 AirBNB Properties,

  • Turn house over after guests duties include wash/dry/replace bedding and towels, cleaning kitchen area including oven, stove and counters, bathroom toilets and showers and replace consumables as needed.
  • Clean up of outdoor spaces, blowing debris, lawn care if needed.
  • Downtime work includes touchup painting, repairing appliances or facilities, additional cleaning including windows, fans and other harder to reach areas.
  • Seasonal work includes tree/brush work utilizing chainsaws, wood chippers
  • Developed systems to track and log work issues.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally to refine procedures, devise best practices and enforce quality metrics.

Owner

Zest Bakery
San Carlos, CA
11.2009 - 02.2021
  • Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow to 12 employees.
  • Oversaw business budget planning and administration, accounting functions, purchasing and bi-weekly payroll of 12 employees.
  • Trained new employees on established protocols and customer service standards.
  • Interacted well with customers and vendors to build connections and nurture relationships.
  • Performed daily sweeping and moping of floors, clean and sanitize bathrooms, cleans windows and walls, and sanitizes trashcans.

Operations Manager

Blue Oak Brewery
San Carlos, CA
02.2018 - 07.2019
  • Assisted in weekly brewing schedules which included brewing and packaging, maintaining inventory, cleaning of various equipment such as pumps, hoses, fittings and fermentation vessels to established cleaning standards
  • Bartender, poured beer, handled cash and credit transactions, cleaning of bar, tables, glassware and dining facilities following all established cleanliness protocols
  • Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow
  • Reviewed operations reports to understand numbers and trends
  • Formulated processes to reduce downtime and financial loss
  • Developed systems to track and log work issues

Systems Administrator III

Populus Group / eBay
Campbell, CA
06.2015 - 11.2016
  • Performed renewals and deployment of SSL certificates to over 200 load balancers and web servers
  • Utilizing scripts written in python and eBay's proprietary DNS API over 10000 automated DNS changes where made each day as needs changed.
  • Troubleshot automated server re-image failures, determined root cause and initiated appropriate corrective actions
  • Installed important security and functionality patches to maintain optimal protections against intrusion and system reliability
  • Completed reports detailing network and systems performance and downtime issues

Linux Systems Administrator

ConnecTV
Emeryville, CA
06.2010 - 01.2012

Developed strategy to deploy machines and video hardware nationwide to allow realtime fingerprinting of TV shows.

  • Developed methods to re-image servers remotely with RedHat's kickstart program.
  • Implemented redundant nagios monitoring clusters for 5 colocation spaces as well as develop custom python scripts to monitor in-house applications.
  • Provided input on hardware and software purchasing, prioritizing return on investment to optimize IT spending
  • Coordinated cross-site installation of networked systems, confirming post-install connectivity
  • Developed organization-wide administration policies to encourage continuity across multiple systems and facilities

Skills

  • Unsurpassed work ethic
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Interests

Robotics, IoT, Arduino, Outdoors, 4x4, overlanding

Timeline

Operations Manager

Pink Poppy Properties
01.2020 - Current

Operations Manager

Blue Oak Brewery
02.2018 - 07.2019

Systems Administrator III

Populus Group / eBay
06.2015 - 11.2016

Linux Systems Administrator

ConnecTV
06.2010 - 01.2012

Owner

Zest Bakery
11.2009 - 02.2021
Patrick Luke