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Daren Gillespie

@darengillespie

DevOps engineer at Cencora who migrated an Amarillo data center to Azure while keeping operations running.

At Cencora, I migrated a physical data center in Amarillo, including its VMware environment, to Microsoft Azure, designing and building the replacement while keeping operations running.

I automated infrastructure deployment with Terraform, Bicep, Azure DevOps pipelines, and GitHub Actions. I also served as the main on-call escalation contact and supported remote customer sites, including switching a cattle feedlot to satellite backup when flooding cut its internet.

Before Cencora, I spent about 20 years as the Nebraska Legislative Council's senior network administrator. I designed and maintained its network and infrastructure, led major application projects and the Legislature's AWS adoption, and managed technical staff.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Network Administrator

Nebraska Department of Labor

Progressed from intern and help desk to network administrator. Converted Novell servers to Windows NT, monitored networks and servers, and supported Exchange, Citrix, Token Ring, and Microsoft SQL cluster infrastructure.

Novell Windows NT Network Monitoring Exchange Citrix Token Ring Microsoft SQL Help Desk Internship

Linux Administrator to Azure Administrator

Cencora

Migrated a physical data center to Microsoft Azure and designed secure, scalable Azure network architecture. Automated deployment with Terraform, Bicep, and Azure DevOps, and served as main on-call escalation contact.

Computer Technician

The Computer Magician

Built and serviced custom PCs and servers for customers, handled on-site service calls, and managed the store in the owner's absence.

PC Building Server Maintenance Customer Service Onsite Support Store Management

Senior Network Administrator, Systems and Application Technology

Nebraska Legislative Council

Designed, built, and maintained the Legislature's network, server, storage, virtualization, identity, and desktop infrastructure. Administered Active Directory, Group Policy, VMware, and led technical staff and projects.