Blake Smith

Blake Smith has diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Blake'smost recent role was as the Systems Administration Manager at Bridgehead IT, where they started in January 2022. Prior to this, they held the position of Lead System Administrator at the same company from June 2019 to March 2023. Blake also served as a System Administrator at Bridgehead IT from November 2016 to March 2023.

Before joining Bridgehead IT, Blake worked at Professional Performance Development Group, Inc. (PPDG) as an IT Systems Administrator from November 2010 to October 2016. Blake'sresponsibilities at PPDG included managing and maintaining internal IT systems such as Active Directory, Exchange 2013, SharePoint 2013, Lync 2013, and the Mitel digital phone system. Blake also handled network administration tasks such as VPNs, VLANs, NAP, DHCP, and firewall/router configuration. Additionally, Blake supervised web developers for website creation and upgrades.

Earlier in their career, Blake was employed at FedEx Office as a Customer Service Consultant from 2007 to 2010. Blake began their professional journey at Whataburger, where they held the position of Assistant Manager from 2003 to 2007. In this role, they managed a team, oversaw training, scheduling, inventory, and handled daily financials to ensure a positive customer experience.

Overall, Blake has demonstrated expertise in systems administration, network administration, web development, customer service, and managerial roles throughout their career.

Blake Smith received an Associate's Degree in Microsoft Systems Administration from Northwest Vista College, which they completed between 2004 and 2010. In addition, they have obtained various certifications in the field of technology. These include being a Red Hat Certified System Administrator from Red Hat (obtained in July 2016), holding a CompTIA Linux+ certification (Powered by LPI) from CompTIA (obtained in May 2016), and possessing an LPIC-1 certification from the Linux Professional Institute (obtained in May 2016). Blake also has a SUSE Certified Linux Administrator certification from SUSE (obtained in May 2016). Furthermore, they have acquired several Microsoft certifications, including "Installing and Configuring Server 2012" (obtained in March 2015), "MCTS: Windows 7 and Office 2010, Deployment" (obtained in May 2013), "MCPS: Microsoft Certified Professional" (obtained in April 2012), and "MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration" (obtained in February 2011). Lastly, Blake holds a CompTIA Security+ (2008 edition) certification from CompTIA (obtained in July 2009).