Nicholas D.

Dog Father 🐶 | Computer Nerd👾 | Space Lover 🛰️

Mesa, Arizona, United States

About

In my professional career and life one of the most import lessons is that failure is normal and okay. Only once you have accepted failure as a norm can you actually begin to consistently make meaningful progress. Don't be afraid to fail. You may not know everything, in fact the more I learn, the more I know that I know nothing but -- I can find out the unknown. Put your hands to the wheelbarrow and push, you'll get there.

Experience

  • Systems Administrator at Iridium
    Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Co-Owner at Mayberoot
    Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    Helping marketing and web design agencies grow without worry.

  • Layoff/position eliminated at Career Break
    Nov 2024 - Feb 2025 · 4 mos

    GoDaddy had no longer a need for our U.S. based department. GoDaddy was fantastic during the process and compensated all those in the layoff extremely fairly. I used the time to upskill myself, begin pursuing a degree and fix up an investment property.

  • GoDaddy (Arizona, United States)
    • System Administrator / TAM
      Nov 2021 - Sep 2024 · 2 yrs 11 mos

      • Identify and resolve 98% of server-related issues within an average of 15 minutes, exceeding company SLA targets and ensuring maximum uptime for clients. • Ensure services and environment are stable and in good working order. • Deliver comprehensive technical explanations to clients on server management best practices, reduce the need of support tickets related to basic technical issues.

    • Web Hosting Support Specialist
      Jan 2021 - Nov 2021 · 11 mos

      • Troubleshoot hosting issues on Linux and Windows • Handle development-based issues such as those with CMS' like WordPress and Joomla • Provide customer support for a wide variety of technologies such as: DNS, WAFs, CDNs, Backup systems and etc. • Resolved over 1000 customer issues per month, maintaining a high level of quality and accuracy with a 99.9% issue resolution rate. • Collaborated with the product development team to provide customer feedback, resulting in the implementation of new features that increased customer satisfaction.

    • Technical Support Engineer
      Jul 2021 - Sep 2021 · 3 mos

      • Worked on a temporary team to assist the SkyVerge team with providing customer support in a SaaS environment. • Troubleshooted and provided general support for over 100 WooCommerce extensions. • Utilized ticketing system to efficiently resolve customer issues with an average resolution time of 24 hours, reducing the backlog of open tickets. • Participated in training sessions for SkyVerge team members on troubleshooting techniques and software updates, resulting in a decrease of escalations to our engineering support team.

  • Field Service Engineer at Intel Corporation
    Feb 2020 - Jan 2021 · 1 yr

    • Contract via Kelly Services for Intel • Performed preventative maintenance on TEL's dry etch Tactras and Telius architectures. • Collaborated with manufacturing engineers to develop and execute preventive maintenance plan for dry etch semiconductor equipment, resulting in a 30% decrease in unplanned downtime. • Conducted emergency maintenance on dry etch equipment, diagnosing and resolving issues within an average of 5 hours, minimizing production interruptions and reducing lost revenue. • Developed training program for maintenance technicians on best practices for maintaining dry etch semiconductor equipment, resulting in a 28% increase in successful chamber PM's, reducing repeat PM's.