Peter Spangler

Enola,PA

Summary

Results-driven IT professional with 10+ years of experience leading cloud migrations, enhancing security, and optimizing IT infrastructure. Proven ability to mentor teams, implement innovative solutions, and deliver cost savings.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

Contractor

Tek Systems

05.2025 - Current

Collaborated with PLAs on new system builds, upgrades, and replacements.
Built and maintained servers in both AWS and vSphere.
Serves as daily on-call resource for team, triaging incident tickets received throughout day.
Executed disaster recovery tests with PLAs to verify compliance of systems.

Azure Admin II

West Shore Home

12.2023 - 05.2025

Lead Azure Admin: coached and mentored junior administrators.
Designed and implemented an AI chat bot for sales support, enhancing customer engagement and productivity.
Spearheaded a complete IDP migration to Entra for 3K+ employees (Windows, Mac, iOS), improving security and user experience.
Led the transition to a new email security system, resulting in a 20% reduction in spam and phishing attacks.
Spearheaded multiple projects generating substantial cost savings.
Product Owner of Google Cloud: assisted in-house developers and Data/AI teams with environment setup and maintenance.
Led a NAS replacement project, moving to hybrid setups with Azure File Shares.

Systems Admin

Prelude Services

12.2022 - 12.2023

Successfully led multiple site transitions, migrating on-premises systems to cloud directories.
Subject matter expert for Azure Cloud Services: Entra, Azure VMs, and Azure Backups.
Proven track record of analyzing systems, identifying root causes, and implementing effective solutions for enhanced security and optimized performance.
Member of the Cyber Response Team.

Systems Analyst - Information Security

UPMC

07.2016 - 11.2022

Managed a provider database of 50K+ referring and 2K+ employed providers; supervised 2 employees.
Managed an Active Directory database of 57K+ accounts, ensuring efficient user access and security.
Mentored and trained new employees, facilitating team integration.
Contributed to the design and development of a role-based security matrix for 5K+ job titles/roles, enhancing security.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

Purdue Global

West Lafayette, IN

06-2028

Skills

Cloud Computing: Azure (Entra, VMs, backups), AWS (S3 Buckets, VMS), Cloud Migration, Cloud Security, Google Cloud
Operating Systems: Windows Server Administration, MacOS
Directory Services: Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, On-prem to Cloud Directory Migrations
Security: Cyber Security Incident Response, Email Security, IDP (Entra), Role-Based Security Design, Epic-Security Certified

Virtualization: VMware ESX, vSphere, Citrix
Leadership/Mentorship: Leading teams, coaching junior admins, project leadership
Problem-Solving: Troubleshooting, identifying root causes, incident response
Project Management: Leading projects, site transitions, IDP migration, email security system conversion

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