
Tucker Cullum
@tuckercullum
I build reliable, secure managed IT and networks for Austin small businesses.
What I'm looking for
I run Tucker's Help Desk, providing on-demand and managed IT support to small businesses throughout Austin. I design enterprise-grade networks for medical practices, delivering hospital-level reliability without hospital-level bureaucracy.
For a cardiology clinic, I transformed a failure-prone network into 100% uptime, saving $8K–$10K in the first year. My proactive monitoring and remote recovery reduced on-site emergencies by more than 80%.
Previously, at Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, I owned security and infrastructure for a 500+ user legal environment, leading a zero-downtime Windows 11 migration and reducing unplanned downtime 40%. I've also supported SMB environments at TeamLogicIT, endpoint automation at Deloitte, and mission-critical engineering and test operations at Firefly Aerospace.
I help organizations with networking and Wi-Fi, Microsoft 365, new employee setups, data migration, outages, printers, security, and the everyday IT problems that come with running a business. Whether a team needs help on demand or a managed partner to monitor, patch, and back up its systems, I'd love to talk.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Founder and Principal Network Architect (MSP Owner)
Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 8 months)
I design and manage enterprise-grade networks for small medical practices — hospital-level reliability without hospital-level bureaucracy.
• Built HIPAA-grade networks with dual-ISP failover and cloud monitoring that keep VOIP and EMR systems online without interruption.
• Turned a cardiology clinic's failure-prone network into 100% uptime — saving $8K–$10K in the first year.
• Cut on-site emerge
IT Systems Analyst | Security & Automation Lead
Oct 2022 - Sep 2024 (1 year 11 months)
Owned firm-wide security and infrastructure across a 500+ user legal environment.
• Led a zero-downtime Windows 11 migration across 500+ workstations.
• Recurring security audits and remediation cut unplanned downtime 40%.
• Automated hardware lifecycle and asset tracking, cutting deployment time 50%.
• Rebuilt incident-response workflows, cutting ticket resolution time 30% for 500+ attorneys and
• Kept ~99% uptime across 15+ SMB client environments.
• Deployed Windows Server 2019 and VMware vSphere with hardened security baselines.
• Untangled complex Autodesk and engineering-software licensing for architecture and engineering firms.
• Ran seamless Office 365 migrations with minimal email downtime.
• Automated inventory tracking and device visibility with SCCM across a large distributed workforce.
• Streamlined imaging and onboarding for new-hire first-day setup.
• Built an internal tool to locate missing workstations via network audio cues.
Senior IT Systems & Network Support Specialist
May 2017 - Jun 2021 (4 years 1 month)
Ran mission-critical IT for a fast-growing aerospace startup across engineering, manufacturing, and test operations.
• Built a self-service Software Center of 100+ engineering apps (full Autodesk suite) for 200+ engineers — no tickets, no local admin rights.
• Integrated multi-million-dollar 5-axis CNC mills directly with servers, eliminating flash drives and achieving full ITAR/EAR export-contro
• Delivered multi-site on-site IT support for teams of 50+ per location.
• Resolved SQL, RDP, and hardware/software issues to keep sites running.
• Led hardware deployment projects across multiple offices.
• Wrote an on-site IT SOP that improved resolution speed 30% across locations.
• Founded and scaled an IT consulting business serving hundreds of SMB clients over a decade.
• Delivered cybersecurity, network administration, and enterprise Wi-Fi design across on-site and remote engagements.
• Ran Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace migrations that tightened collaboration and email security.
• Managed IT infrastructure and security for a growing financial-services firm.
• Installed and maintained server hardware, enterprise networking, and security systems.
• Implemented disaster-recovery protocols protecting sensitive financial data.
• Led hardware refresh cycles across workstations and mobile devices.
Built and managed IT infrastructure for a high-growth automotive tech startup.
• Designed secure, high-performance networks for 100+ employees, cutting downtime 40%.
• Deployed a multi-site networking upgrade that increased data-transfer speeds 60%.
• Ran vendor negotiations and hardware procurement to optimize the IT budget.
Pedicab Driver & Custom Ride Experience Designer
Sep 2011 - Mar 2015 (3 years 6 months)
Ran an independent pedicab in downtown Austin — part hustle, part engineering project.
• Engineered a custom rig with 3,000+ music-reactive RGB LEDs, a subwoofer, and a redundant, fused battery array built on high-availability principles.
• Built a loyal passenger base, with regulars still calling for rides years after I left the industry.
• Created print and digital media for advocacy campaigns and redesigned the web presence, lifting site traffic 25%.
• Provided IT support across hardware, software, and network issues for internal teams.
• Built a Visual Basic budget-management system that automated financial reporting and cut manual data entry 50%.
• Trained staff and optimized department IT systems for better performance and fewer crashes.
• Provided tier-1 support to faculty, staff, and students, and ran virus/malware removal protecting university IT assets.
• Wrote standardized diagnostic procedures that cut average troubleshooting time 35%.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design
Issued Oct 2024
Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes
Issued Nov 2024
Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate
Issued Oct 2024
Texas A&M University
Bachelor of Science, Information Technology Project Management
2007 - 2011
Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Website
tuckershelpdesk.comSalary expectations
Social media
Job categories
Skills
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