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Axel Padilla

@axelpadilla

IT Specialist at Universidad de Costa Rica who automated server provisioning with Ansible, reducing manual deployment time by 40%.

Costa Rica

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At the Computer Science School IT Department at Universidad de Costa Rica, I automated server provisioning and repetitive configuration tasks with Ansible, reducing manual deployment time by 40% and ensuring consistent configurations across virtual environments.

I also maintained automated Windows and Linux backups and administered user accounts and permissions through Windows Active Directory. As an IT Infrastructure Course Student Assistant, I supported students with Ansible deployments and troubleshooting in VMware ESXi environments.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

IT Infrastructure Course Student Assistant

Universidad de Costa Rica

Aug 2025 - Dec 2025 (4 months)

Guided deployment of end-to-end services, mentoring students on High Availability architectures, cloud scalability, and database cluster orchestration. Provided hands-on support in streamlining deployment workflows using Ansible and resolved configuration bottlenecks in VMware ESXi and SAN/NAS storage systems.

Ansible VMware ESXi High Availability Cloud Computing Database Clusters SAN NAS Network Simulation Mentorship

IT Support

Universidad de Costa Rica

Mar 2023 - Dec 2025 (2 years 9 months)

Automated server provisioning and configuration tasks using Ansible, reducing manual deployment time by 40% and ensuring 100% configuration consistency across 20+ virtual environments. Managed secure access and infrastructure security by administering user accounts, RBAC, and password policies for 200+ users via Windows Active Directory.