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Brian Planton

@brianplanton

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Infrastructure engineer with 15+ years of experience in IT reliability.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a role that challenges my technical skills and offers opportunities for growth in a collaborative environment.

With over 15 years of experience in driving infrastructure reliability and service delivery, I have developed a proven track record in deploying scalable monitoring solutions and managing hybrid storage environments. My expertise includes leading disaster recovery implementations across global data centers, which has resulted in a 30% improvement in system uptime and a 25% reduction in storage latency.

In my current role as an Infrastructure Engineer II at Columbia Sportswear, I engineer hybrid storage systems and provide Level 3 support for IBM iSeries systems. My previous experience includes roles at Berkshire Hathaway Energy and Fiserv Inc., where I honed my skills in multi-domain environments and infrastructure health monitoring. I am passionate about leveraging technology to enhance system performance and reliability.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Infrastructure Engineer II

Columbia Sportswear

Aug 2022 - Jul 2025 (2 years 11 months)

Engineered hybrid storage systems integrating cloud-cached and on-prem environments. Provided Level 3 support for IBM iSeries systems in distributed settings.

VMWare RHEL LogicMonitor GitHub Ansible Lifecycle Management

Systems Analyst

Berkshire Hathaway Energy

Mar 2022 - Aug 2022 (5 months)

Supported multi-domain Windows environments and resolved OS and network conflicts. Proactively monitored infrastructure health using logs and internal tooling.

Windows Environment Infrastructure Monitoring Log Analysis Root Cause Analysis Internal Tools

Systems Analyst III

Co-Op Solutions

Nov 2021 - Mar 2022 (4 months)

Delivered production application support for financial systems in a distributed setup. Created and maintained a system-wide knowledge base to improve operations.

Application Support Financial Systems Log Analysis API Performance

Systems Administrator III

Bonneville Power Administration

Jul 2021 - Nov 2021 (4 months)

Designed and supported virtualized storage and backup systems for mission-critical services. Led engineering efforts on high-visibility infrastructure initiatives during a short-term contract.

Backup Infrastructure Engineering Data Center Operations System Design

Senior Systems Engineer

TEC Equipment

Oct 2020 - Jul 2021 (9 months)

Managed Hyper-V virtual infrastructure across a distributed multi-site environment. Oversaw storage and backup improvements using Veeam and SAN/NAS monitoring.

Hyper V WSUS SAN NAS Monitoring Backup Solutions Vendor Relations

Staff Systems Engineer

Fiserv Inc.

Jul 2016 - Oct 2020 (4 years 3 months)

Hardened server security and streamlined domain policies across a multi-domain setup. Supported 24/7 enterprise systems across varied platforms including Windows, Linux, and VMware.

Domain Policies Windows Linux VMWare Mentoring Documentation

Senior Systems Administrator

Fiserv Inc.

Aug 2014 - Jul 2016 (1 year 11 months)

Maintained over 3000 endpoints across a multi-domain enterprise. Played a key role in PCI audits, internal compliance, and GPO redesign.

Commvault GPO Redesign Backup Solutions

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Montana

B.S., Business Administration – Information Systems

Activities and societies: IT Internship with Portland Trail Blazers (two summers)

Completed a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a focus on Information Systems. Gained practical experience through an IT internship with the Portland Trail Blazers over two summers.