Michael Hanft
1303 8th Ave S, South St Paul, Minnesota 55075 +1-224-888-1337 M_Hanft@hotmail.com
Summary
- Over 10 years of technical experience in the areas of infrastructure support and systems administration
- Thorough knowledge of Azure Cloud Architecture, Virtualization platforms and SAN systems
- Proven ability to quickly adapt to new technologies and environments
- Advanced troubleshooting, analysis, and problem resolution skills
- Demonstrated excellence in customer service and communication skills with multiple awards and recognition
Skills
Networking
- Cisco IOS
- Cisco WLAN
- Brocade FOS
- Force10 FTOS
Business
- Technical Writing
- Process Improvement
- Quality Improvement
Experience
Red Wing Shoes, Azure Engineer
Red Wing, MN (Februrary 2021 - Present)
- Designed and configured Azure Virtual Networks, Azure Virtual WAN, subnets, network settings, DHCP address blocks, DNS settings, security policies and routing
- Enhanced business continuity for on-prem and Azure resources with active/passive site-to-site tunnels, Azure Site Recovery, and cross-regional replication
- Deployed and supported Azure virtual machines and Platform services, including SQL, Storage Accounts, Key Vaults, Web Apps, and API Management
- Integrated ARM Templates, Pester and Terraform Infrastructure-As-Code tools into existing CI/CD pipelines
- Secured access to Azure resources using Conditional Access Policies, Network Security Groups, Role Based Access Control, IP Address Whitelisting, Just-In-Time Access, and OAuth Integration
- Implemented Azure VDI platform to enable contractor, developer, and vendor access to protected resources with BYOD hardware
- Performed regular assessments of Azure resources to control costs by scaling assigned resources and decommissioning deprecated systems
- Managed enterprise logging, monitoring, and analytics with RabbitMQ and Elastic Stack
- Worked closely with Enterprise Architecture, BSAs and developers to coordinate enhancements for enterprise services, software, and hardware
- Supported Desktop initiatives for identity management, endpoint management, MDM, and MAM through Microsoft InTune
- Enhanced cloud and on-premises server management, security, and monitoring with Azure Arc
- Research, develop and implementation of proof-of-concept prototypes for assessment in lower environments
Education
Inver Hills Community College
Inver Grove Heights, MN (2006 - 2007)
Networking Administration and Security