Jason Saari
Seasoned Infrastructure IT Professional with comprehensive expertise in diverse disciplines, including on-premises Windows administration, network and firewall management, as well as Azure and GCP cloud infrastructure development and oversight. Adept at driving seamless integration and automation to enhance operational efficiency and security.
Work Experience
Greenleaf Hospitality Group - Kalamazoo, MI January 2021 to Present
Field level III issues and escalations for all systems
Built and managed virtualization solutions (VMware, Scale, Azure, GCP)
Built and managed VDI solutions (Horizon, Parallels, Windows RD, and Azure Virtual Desktop)
Build and oversaw on-premises Windows and Linux environments (Debian, Fedora, CentOS)
Managed Firewalls, VPNs and network switching (Juniper and Palo Alto)
Create and maintained scripts and automations (Bash, PowerShell, PowerAutomate)
Built and managed Google Workspace Suites
Developed and administered Azure and GCP environments
Recent Projects
Implemented an Ansible instance for software deployment to endpoints
Automated Windows and Linux system updates via Ansible
Integrated SSO and MFA using hybrid-Azure/On-Prem AD
Automated new account creation and permission assignment using Power Automate
Migration of on-premises workloads to hybrid-Azure environment
Greenleaf Hospitality Group - Kalamazoo, MI October 2019 to December 2020
Served as level II escalation point for the Operations team
Conducted Lean Six Sigma Planning and Assessment for software RFPs
Led mobile key infrastructure project from RFP to implementation
Resume: Saari, J
Technology Services Specialist Greenleaf Hospitality Group - Kalamazoo, MI August 2017 to October 2019
Provided technical service support for level I issues. (WiFi, POS, AV)
Managed and coordinated the Service Desk
Maintained and managed 50+ mixed server environment for Windows and Linux
Administered Mitel VOIP system
Supported end-users across five restaurants, two event venues, and the ECHL Kalamazoo K-Wings organization
Denso Manufacturing, Michigan December 2015 – August 2017
Monitored systems for proper operation and resolved emerging issues promptly.
Handled incoming help-desk requests, providing resolution of escalation as needed.
Logged incidents into the ticketing database.
Certifications
January 2020
January 2020
April 2021