Aaron Crate

Technical Project Manager

480.227.2381 | [email protected] | crate.zip/resume.html

Summary

I am a project manager and technical advisor with interest in a wide range of modern information technologies. Originally self-educated, I have knowledge on automation, virtualization, containerization, encryption, networking, programming, and other tools that form the basis of strong small-scale and enterprise IT infrastructure environments. I have experience working with firewalls, virtualization environments, container orchestration, API integration, VPN/VLAN/SD-WAN routing and connectivity, vulnerability management, automated backup/DLP/data validation procedures, and storage/platform migrations & upgrades, both in the home-lab environment and for large-scale business applications. I have coordinated and completed projects for all of the above, including long-term planning, technical design review and continuous collaboration with non-IT personnel, while ensuring resource allocations and project timelines align with the real goals and procedures of the business as a whole.

Professional Experience

Registration Technician
Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC | April 2021 – July 2023

Secure and maintain regulatory compliance and registration for sale and distribution of agriculture and T&O crop protection and production products (pesticide & fertilizer) through regular communication/correspondence with State and Federal agencies (DEQ/DPR/EPA) per FIFRA, 40CFR Section 3 and extended State and local guidelines; assist product development by collaborating with laboratory personnel, brand management, procurement teams, suppliers and contracted manufacturers to align standard operating procedures with regulatory requirements.

Technical Decision Support Analyst
Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC | July 2023 – Present

Plan, initiate, execute and deliver IT projects for infrastructure and business needs; coordinate meetings and guide discussions; document objectives, challenges, workarounds, infrastructure configurations and procedures; assist with design, deployment, implementation and maintenance of new technologies and assets; provide training & documentation for support personnel; facilitate communication between management, technical resources and business/end users; provide help where it is needed and opinions when asked.

Certifications

Assorted Skills

Linux (deb/rpm)
Windows
Microsoft Office
Proxmox
Docker
OPNsense
Cloudflare
Python
AWS (EC2/S3/IAM)
DigitalOcean
Oracle EBS
Wireguard
OpenVPN
IPsec
VBA
SQL
Bash
PowerShell
GIMP
Photoshop
Cisco Meraki
openSSL
SSH/SFTP
nginx
HAProxy
Agile
CI/CD
DevOps
Synology
Kasm
phpIPAM
LibreNMS
Wazuh
Tenable
Etc.