Kelvin Rodriguez Jr

Kelvin Rodriguez Jr has a diverse work experience, starting with their most recent position as a Cloud Engineer at GlideFast Consulting since June 2023. In this role, they are responsible for cloud automation and operations, utilizing Azure, F5, Cisco, Linux, Splunk, Python, Chef, Ruby, and network administration for a government contract.

Before their current role, Kelvin worked as a Technical Services Engineer 3 at Pure Storage from October 2022 to June 2023. Kelvin provided technical support and troubleshooting services.

Prior to that, Kelvin held a dual role at Yellowfin Yachts Inc as an Information Technology Site Administrator and a Support Escalation Engineer from July 2022 to November 2022. In these positions, they managed O365 administration, VMware, Azure, network/server installation and troubleshooting, site surveys, network mappings, inventory management, and Yellowfin Yachts help desk.

Kelvin also gained experience at CompuCom, where they worked as a Level 2 Desktop Analyst from February 2022 to July 2022, providing remote and on-site desk-side support, WAP installation/troubleshooting, and network troubleshooting. Kelvin also briefly served as a Field Services Engineer from February 2022 to April 2022.

Furthermore, Kelvin has a significant work history with the US Army, specifically as an Infantry Squad Leader from June 2015 to October 2019.

Kelvin Rodriguez Jr began their education history in 2019 at Florida International University, where they pursued a degree in Management Information Systems. Kelvin attended the university until 2021. In that same year, Kelvin also attended Divergence Academy, where they focused on Cybersecurity Penetration Testing. Additionally, they attended New Horizons in 2021 to study CompTIA, CISCO, and Azure.

In 2021, Kelvin enrolled in Western Governors University to pursue a Bachelor's degree in Cloud Computing, which they are expected to complete in 2022.

Kelvin has obtained several certifications in various fields. In 2021, they earned the CompTIA Security+ ce Certification, while in 2022, they obtained certifications including CompTIA Network+ ce Certification, CompTIA Secure Infrastructure Specialist – CSIS Stackable Certification, and CompTIA IT Operations Specialist – CIOS Stackable Certification. In the same year, they also obtained the Linux Professional Institute Linux Essentials certification.

Kelvin continued to add to their certifications in 2023 by obtaining the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, CompTIA Project+ Certification, ITIL 4 ® Foundation certification, and the Pure Certified Data Storage Associate certification from Pure Storage.