Dylan Beardshear
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Nick Peeples
To whom it may concern (i.e. the lucky person working with Dylan in his capacity as an IT Professional!): I've had the absolute pleasure of working with Dylan Beardshear for many years and in many, many different situations as an IT Professional. I use that term because Dylan's experience and ability to slot into whatever role is necessary make any one term difficult to cover them all. Whatever your IT or IT affiliated needs are, Dylan has you covered. I'd like to very specifically call out three of Dylan's skills that I feel make him a valuable asset on ANY team: Communication. Dylan is one of the best written and spoken communicators I've worked with in IT. He possesses that rare ability to translate IT to non-IT folks, and vice-versa. And like any great communicator he understands communication is always two-ways - he is an expert at listening for and interpreting issues at their roots, deciphering or cutting away whatever jargon or unclear language was involved. Expertise. Dylan goes out of his way to learn new technologies, and more than that he also works hard to become expert at them. No-one can be the best at everything but Dylan tries and is a role-model for his coworkers on staying up-to-date and deeply understanding the technology he manages. Ownership. I saved the most important trait for last. As a manager this was probably what I valued most in Dylan - he owned any and all issues, projects, or work that came across his desk. Too often in IT people get siloed and the pass-the-buck mentality is normalized. Dylan prides himself on owning issues to completion, whether that is an incident, a project assigned to him, or something he sees and takes initiative on. I will very dearly miss the ability to ask Dylan to look into something knowing that it will be handled in it's entirety with little (to no) oversight. Dylan was also an exemplary role-model for his coworkers, and I wish him all the best and look forward to watching him grow into a strong IT leader and further his IT expertise as he sets off for new horizons. Nick Peeples IT Manager ARL Bio Pharma/DNA Solutions USA
Nick Peeples
To whom it may concern (i.e. the lucky person working with Dylan in his capacity as an IT Professional!): I've had the absolute pleasure of working with Dylan Beardshear for many years and in many, many different situations as an IT Professional. I use that term because Dylan's experience and ability to slot into whatever role is necessary make any one term difficult to cover them all. Whatever your IT or IT affiliated needs are, Dylan has you covered. I'd like to very specifically call out three of Dylan's skills that I feel make him a valuable asset on ANY team: Communication. Dylan is one of the best written and spoken communicators I've worked with in IT. He possesses that rare ability to translate IT to non-IT folks, and vice-versa. And like any great communicator he understands communication is always two-ways - he is an expert at listening for and interpreting issues at their roots, deciphering or cutting away whatever jargon or unclear language was involved. Expertise. Dylan goes out of his way to learn new technologies, and more than that he also works hard to become expert at them. No-one can be the best at everything but Dylan tries and is a role-model for his coworkers on staying up-to-date and deeply understanding the technology he manages. Ownership. I saved the most important trait for last. As a manager this was probably what I valued most in Dylan - he owned any and all issues, projects, or work that came across his desk. Too often in IT people get siloed and the pass-the-buck mentality is normalized. Dylan prides himself on owning issues to completion, whether that is an incident, a project assigned to him, or something he sees and takes initiative on. I will very dearly miss the ability to ask Dylan to look into something knowing that it will be handled in it's entirety with little (to no) oversight. Dylan was also an exemplary role-model for his coworkers, and I wish him all the best and look forward to watching him grow into a strong IT leader and further his IT expertise as he sets off for new horizons. Nick Peeples IT Manager ARL Bio Pharma/DNA Solutions USA
Nick Peeples
To whom it may concern (i.e. the lucky person working with Dylan in his capacity as an IT Professional!): I've had the absolute pleasure of working with Dylan Beardshear for many years and in many, many different situations as an IT Professional. I use that term because Dylan's experience and ability to slot into whatever role is necessary make any one term difficult to cover them all. Whatever your IT or IT affiliated needs are, Dylan has you covered. I'd like to very specifically call out three of Dylan's skills that I feel make him a valuable asset on ANY team: Communication. Dylan is one of the best written and spoken communicators I've worked with in IT. He possesses that rare ability to translate IT to non-IT folks, and vice-versa. And like any great communicator he understands communication is always two-ways - he is an expert at listening for and interpreting issues at their roots, deciphering or cutting away whatever jargon or unclear language was involved. Expertise. Dylan goes out of his way to learn new technologies, and more than that he also works hard to become expert at them. No-one can be the best at everything but Dylan tries and is a role-model for his coworkers on staying up-to-date and deeply understanding the technology he manages. Ownership. I saved the most important trait for last. As a manager this was probably what I valued most in Dylan - he owned any and all issues, projects, or work that came across his desk. Too often in IT people get siloed and the pass-the-buck mentality is normalized. Dylan prides himself on owning issues to completion, whether that is an incident, a project assigned to him, or something he sees and takes initiative on. I will very dearly miss the ability to ask Dylan to look into something knowing that it will be handled in it's entirety with little (to no) oversight. Dylan was also an exemplary role-model for his coworkers, and I wish him all the best and look forward to watching him grow into a strong IT leader and further his IT expertise as he sets off for new horizons. Nick Peeples IT Manager ARL Bio Pharma/DNA Solutions USA
Nick Peeples
To whom it may concern (i.e. the lucky person working with Dylan in his capacity as an IT Professional!): I've had the absolute pleasure of working with Dylan Beardshear for many years and in many, many different situations as an IT Professional. I use that term because Dylan's experience and ability to slot into whatever role is necessary make any one term difficult to cover them all. Whatever your IT or IT affiliated needs are, Dylan has you covered. I'd like to very specifically call out three of Dylan's skills that I feel make him a valuable asset on ANY team: Communication. Dylan is one of the best written and spoken communicators I've worked with in IT. He possesses that rare ability to translate IT to non-IT folks, and vice-versa. And like any great communicator he understands communication is always two-ways - he is an expert at listening for and interpreting issues at their roots, deciphering or cutting away whatever jargon or unclear language was involved. Expertise. Dylan goes out of his way to learn new technologies, and more than that he also works hard to become expert at them. No-one can be the best at everything but Dylan tries and is a role-model for his coworkers on staying up-to-date and deeply understanding the technology he manages. Ownership. I saved the most important trait for last. As a manager this was probably what I valued most in Dylan - he owned any and all issues, projects, or work that came across his desk. Too often in IT people get siloed and the pass-the-buck mentality is normalized. Dylan prides himself on owning issues to completion, whether that is an incident, a project assigned to him, or something he sees and takes initiative on. I will very dearly miss the ability to ask Dylan to look into something knowing that it will be handled in it's entirety with little (to no) oversight. Dylan was also an exemplary role-model for his coworkers, and I wish him all the best and look forward to watching him grow into a strong IT leader and further his IT expertise as he sets off for new horizons. Nick Peeples IT Manager ARL Bio Pharma/DNA Solutions USA
Credentials
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CompTIAJan, 2008- Nov, 2024 -
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CompTIAJun, 2011- Nov, 2024 -
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CompTIADec, 2011- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Echo
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United States
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Principal, Information Technology
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Feb 2023 - Present
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DNA Solutions, Inc.
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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IT Systems Manager
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Dec 2020 - Feb 2023
Oversees IT operations and develop strategy for company IT infrastructure including computer and information systems, security, and communication systems. Ensure smooth delivery of IT services by working with executive leadership to identify and align business goals with Information Technology projects. Designed and implemented automation projects that reduced product delivery time, reduced error rate, non-compliance, and improved laboratory performance capacity. Oversees IT operations and develop strategy for company IT infrastructure including computer and information systems, security, and communication systems. Ensure smooth delivery of IT services by working with executive leadership to identify and align business goals with Information Technology projects. Designed and implemented automation projects that reduced product delivery time, reduced error rate, non-compliance, and improved laboratory performance capacity.
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ARL Bio Pharma
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United States
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Systems Administrator
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Feb 2020 - Dec 2020
Actively managed, configured and administered the organization’s IT infrastructure including workstation computers, servers, virtualization servers, and telephone system. Provided technical expertise and recommendations to IT Director for designing, developing, and implementing complex systems. Interrupted and mitigated active cybersecurity incident which mitigated production downtime to 2 weeks with zero data loss. Developed and documented operational procedures, knowledge… Show more Actively managed, configured and administered the organization’s IT infrastructure including workstation computers, servers, virtualization servers, and telephone system. Provided technical expertise and recommendations to IT Director for designing, developing, and implementing complex systems. Interrupted and mitigated active cybersecurity incident which mitigated production downtime to 2 weeks with zero data loss. Developed and documented operational procedures, knowledge base articles and end user documentation. Assisted junior systems administrators by providing expertise on projects, issue resolution, technical training, and occasionally review work for accuracy and completeness. Show less Actively managed, configured and administered the organization’s IT infrastructure including workstation computers, servers, virtualization servers, and telephone system. Provided technical expertise and recommendations to IT Director for designing, developing, and implementing complex systems. Interrupted and mitigated active cybersecurity incident which mitigated production downtime to 2 weeks with zero data loss. Developed and documented operational procedures, knowledge… Show more Actively managed, configured and administered the organization’s IT infrastructure including workstation computers, servers, virtualization servers, and telephone system. Provided technical expertise and recommendations to IT Director for designing, developing, and implementing complex systems. Interrupted and mitigated active cybersecurity incident which mitigated production downtime to 2 weeks with zero data loss. Developed and documented operational procedures, knowledge base articles and end user documentation. Assisted junior systems administrators by providing expertise on projects, issue resolution, technical training, and occasionally review work for accuracy and completeness. Show less
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BankOnIT
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United States
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Information Technology & Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Technical Project Manager
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May 2015 - Jan 2020
Coordinated with Project Management Office (PMO) to design, plan, and execute projects including new clients, existing client upgrades, internal service enhancements, and process definition and implementation. Formed and led an inter-departmental team to standardize projects to pre-defined templates, leading to an increase in efficiency for the project management department and allowing for reproduceable results on projects. Continued improvements made to PMO managed… Show more Coordinated with Project Management Office (PMO) to design, plan, and execute projects including new clients, existing client upgrades, internal service enhancements, and process definition and implementation. Formed and led an inter-departmental team to standardize projects to pre-defined templates, leading to an increase in efficiency for the project management department and allowing for reproduceable results on projects. Continued improvements made to PMO managed project templates as new technologies and techniques became available. Traveled to current and potential client locations to gather information about the hardware, software, policies and personnel in place which regularly included working directly with executives to understand technical challenges they faced. Provided guidance to technical staff assigned to work on project related tasks; assuming ownership of the tasks if necessary in order to meet deadlines. Researched new technologies and how they might be implemented to improve service offerings.
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Systems Infrastructure Technician
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Feb 2012 - May 2015
Worked under minimal supervision to provide last stop technical support for clients. Acted as a senior technical resource on various responsibilities including administration of LAN/WAN/Internet/Intranet data communication systems, scheduling and communicating system maintenance, collaboration with the senior network team and maximizing network performance through various monitoring/tuning/optimization techniques. Additional duties included: Regularly rotating on-call… Show more Worked under minimal supervision to provide last stop technical support for clients. Acted as a senior technical resource on various responsibilities including administration of LAN/WAN/Internet/Intranet data communication systems, scheduling and communicating system maintenance, collaboration with the senior network team and maximizing network performance through various monitoring/tuning/optimization techniques. Additional duties included: Regularly rotating on-call schedule. Data center administration to resolve any issues not resolved remotely. Last stop onsite support for high profile issues. Information sharing and coaching for junior technicians.
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Help Desk Technician
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Nov 2011 - Feb 2012
Provided technical support for clients on a day to day basis. Traveled to customer sites as needed to provide in person technical support.
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Computer Nerdz
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United States
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Information Technology and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Bench Technician
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Jun 2010 - Nov 2011
Provide technical support for in-shop clients and provide over the phone support for in the field techs. Provide technical support for in-shop clients and provide over the phone support for in the field techs.
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Education
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2007 - 2009
Moore Norman Technology Center
Trade School Certification, Network Technology -
2006 - 2008
Moore High School
High School Diploma
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