Carl Kernek
IT Systems engineer
North Yarmouth, Maine | crlkernek@gmail.com
If it has to be done more than twice, automate it!
Performance Summary
9+ years' experience in the IT industry. Team lead and IT system engineer for multiple sites with over 3000 devices on multiple operating systems including Linux, Windows, macOS, and mobile devices in desktop, server, and virtualized environments. Planned and implemented multiple projects from start to finish.- Mastered new technologies quickly resulting in managed mac fleet to grow at scale from 0 to 800 devices within 1 year
- Ranked top in annual reviews for IT department for 5 yeasrs out of a team of 20.
- Led a small team and utilized agile framework, increasing team ticket resolutions by 300% week over week for 3 months with a final ticket resolution increase of 3600%.
- Updated annual license contract for mobile device managment system saving company $60,0000.
- Coordinated and executed multiple hardware migrations resulting in doubling performance in key business AI software metrics within 3 months.
Professional Experience
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Technological Management & Entrepreneurship Arizona State University, 2019 Summa cum laude
- Associate of Science Pima Community College, 2011
Certifications
- AWS Solutions Architect - Associate January 2024 - January 2027
- CompTIA Linux+ June 2022 - June 2025
- CompTIA Security+ July 2020 - July 2026
- CompTIA Network+ July 2015 - July 2026
- CompTIA A+ October 2014 - July 2026