About Me

I'm currently 27 years old living in Woodbury, Connecticut. I have had a career in computers and computer systems for over a decade, starting out as a Computer Repair Technician, then later a Systems Administrator. Long before that career started, I was always helping friends and family out with technology, and playing the the latest gadget, or trying to configure and play with some software to get it to work, always looking for a new challenge to overcome. Besides computers, I tinker in Android development, web development, RaspberryPi, and other fun projects.

Besides technology, I also have a interest in Weather and run my own weather website from my Personal Weather Station (PWS) located at WoodburyWeather.com. I also have a hobby in cars, and currently drive a lightly modified 6-Speed 2015 Chevy SS (Holden Commodore). I attend local car shows and meets from time to time. I also have three amazing nephews I love to hang out with when I get the time.

Contact Details

Education

Central Connecticut State University

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology • New Britain, CT • December 2013

• Major: Industrial Technology, Concentration in Graphics Technology
• Course work relating to technology in industry, concentrating in printing and graphics.
• Electives in Computer Science, Programming, Networking, and Business courses.
• Completed Business Communication, Math, Accounting courses.

Nonnewaug High School

High School Diploma • Woodbury, CT • June 2006

• Board of Education Award in Technology Education
• Graduation with recognition in Technology Education
• Assisted with setup and maintenance of two computer labs.
• Headed student run Local Educational Access Channel and Tech Crew.
• President of Nonnewaug High School Leo Club (Youth division of Lions Club International)

Work

PTA Plastics

Systems Administrator •Oxford, CT • April 2014 - Present

• Administered all Servers, Networking Equipment, Video Surveillance Systems, Computer Workstations and equipment at Oxford location.
• Responsible for all general IT in Oxford facility including support, deployment, and systems.
• Developed and modified several in house web applications and systems.
• Oversaw first IP Phone Deployment, NSA Firewall deployment, Fiber Ethernet installation, deployment of VLANs, SharePoint Enterprise 2013 deployment.
• Support remote users and users in Boulder, CO location, as well as travel to Boulder as needed.

ACR Computer

Computer Technician• Waterbury, CT & Southbury, CT •February 2006 - April 2014

• Performed Computer Repair and Troubleshooting with workload of 5-15 systems a day.
• Performed on site computer repair and consulting services for business clients
• Directly communicated with clients regarding current jobs.
• Assisted in location selection and set up of satellite store in Southbury, CT.
• Communicated with business partners and suppliers.

Woodbury Drug

Clerk • Woodbury, CT • June 2004 - February 2006

• Operated Register.
• Stock shelves.
• Assisted customers with product selection.
• Assisted pharmacists.

Skills

Software and Technical

• Website Development using PHP, MySQL, HTML.
• Basic understanding of Visual Basic, C+, Java, ASP.NET.
• Familiar with Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux environments.
• Experience with Windows Domain including Domain Controllers, Active Directory, Group Policy, WSUS, Exchange 2010, SQL Server 2008, Server 2003 R2, 2008 R2, 2012, System Center 2012, Hyper-V.
• Over 8 years of experience in computer troubleshooting and repair services covering broad ranges of hardware and software problems on laptop, desktop, server, and mac systems.
• Proficient in Nagios and PRTG Monitoring Services.
• Virtualization (Proficient in Hyper-V, Virtual box, have worked with VMWare).
• Networking. (VLAN, Cisco SG series switches, Dell SonicWall)

Communication

• Effectively convey technical information clearly to users, and customers, and outside service IT personnel.
• Excellent at forming and maintaining customer, user, and client relationships.
• Effectively understand users’ needs and expectations for jobs.
• Operates efficiently with IT team.

Virtualization
Networking
Programming
Troubleshooting
Communication
Windows Server and Domain

I'm Erik Grudzien.

I'm a Connecticut based Systems Administrator. Since a young age I have had a passion for technology and have turned that passion into a career. Let's start scrolling and learn more about me.