David Thole

David Thole is a skilled IT professional with extensive experience in system engineering and infrastructure management. Currently serving as a System Engineer at Portfolio since July 2023, David's previous roles include Infrastructure Engineer for O'Neal Steel, Site Reliability Engineer at JPMorgan Chase via Pinnacle Group, and Infrastructure Engineer at SmithFoods, Inc. David has a strong background in general system administration, including Active Directory, AzureAD, Veeam backups, and virtualization technologies such as Hyper-V and VMware. Earlier positions include System Administrator II at Aultman Hospital and IT Administrator at Vantage Financial Group, where David managed technological operations and compliance with regulations. David began their career as an IT Manager at the United Way of Greater Stark County and contributed to community research efforts as a COMPASS Researcher. David holds a Master's degree and a Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology from the University of West Florida.