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Ben Larson

@benlarson1

Senior Infrastructure Engineer at Boise Cascade, leading virtualization strategy across multiple datacenters and hybrid cloud environments.

United States

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At Boise Cascade, I architect and lead enterprise infrastructure deployments across hybrid cloud, high-availability systems, and VMware and Hyper-V environments. I lead virtualization strategy across multiple datacenters, consolidating workloads and guiding site IT teams.

Previously, at Canyon County, I managed more than 250 servers in VMware vCenter and led Microsoft 365 and Azure administration. I also implemented JAMF with Apple Business Manager and automated recurring administrative work with PowerShell.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Current

Boise Cascade

Feb 2024 - Present (2 years 8 months)

Architect and lead deployment of enterprise infrastructure solutions spanning hybrid cloud, high-availability systems, and VMware and Hyper-V virtualized environments. Own the end-to-end infrastructure lifecycle including capacity planning, procurement, implementation, optimization, and decommissioning.

Azure Microsoft 365 VMWare Hyper V High Availability Live Migration Disaster Recovery PowerShell Virtualization Capacity Planning

Infrastructure Engineer III

Idaho Department of Lands

Mar 2023 - Feb 2024 (11 months)

Managed the organization's Hyper-V and server environment, including maintenance, backup operations, and recovery using Veeam. Administered Microsoft 365 and Azure services, including Exchange, SharePoint, and Teams, while serving as a primary infrastructure resource.

Hyper V Veeam Microsoft 365 Azure Exchange SharePoint Teams Active Directory DNS DHCP IIS SQL Mobile Device Management apple

Systems Administrator II

Canyon County

Oct 2015 - Mar 2023 (7 years 5 months)

Managed 250+ servers in VMware vCenter, along with desktop virtual machines supporting MacBook users, including provisioning, updates, and retirement. Led Microsoft 365 and Azure administration across SharePoint, Teams, and Exchange, using both graphical tools and PowerShell.