David M. Orlo

Lead Technical Engnineer

Corewell Health | Spectrum & Beaumont Network Merger
Responsible for oversight, management, design & implementation, of Network changes for Medical Mile buildings 25 & 35 Michigan St., and with portions of the MSU building (15 Michigan St.).

Infrastructure Architect & Consultant

Complete Architecture Refresh

• Major ground-level and up architecture changes during a 3 month solo project.
• Enterprise 3 tier networking, SD-WAN, MPLS with iBGP, everything HA except Access Switches.
• Built & deployed from zero configuration:
• SAN storage with Replication
• Fiber Storage Network
• 10G distribution network
• 2x ESXi clusters, all hosts with 10G + Fiber networks
• Core Routers with Static, Dynamic Routes & STP
• 12x Meraki 48p switches, Racked, Stacked, with Dual Pair HA 10G aggregate links to distribution switch HA pair.
• Replaced 2 failing Cisco Firewalls on IOS with Firepower modules to Cisco Firepower Firewalls running NextGen FXOS.
• Reconfigured MPLS & changed iBGP to OSPF

And More: See Projects for Full Details

Cloud Architect, Consultant & Engineer

Virtualization & O365 Migration

• Server 2022 Hyper-V Installation with 2 new Server 2022 Virtual Machines, Office 365 Migration, New Firewall Install, Mesh Wireless Upgrade & Enterprise Backups
• Consulted, then completed the installation and configuration of several technologies.
• Setup Windows Server 2022 Hyper-V virtualization host with two Windows Server 2022 virtual machines on new Dell Server hardware remote utilizing iDrac and other remote access services.
• Ubiquiti Firewall and WAP blind-install with UniFi software, upgraded from consumer hardware.
• Complete On-Prem Exchange to Office 365 Migration. < 50 users, < 100 Mailboxes, Full Office upgrades & licensing assistance.
• Fully integrated 3rd party SPAM filtering smart host & reconfigured all internal devices from IIS6 SMTP relay to Smart Host relay with authentication IP Access control.
• We Can’t forget about SPF, DKIM and DMARC! Setup those as well.
• Hybrid Azure AD configuration with Full Cloud Exchange.
• Acronis installation for Hyper-V hosts, Virtual Machine & Office 365 backups.
• Migrated several domains across multiple hosts with Name Servers, Domain Names, SSL Certs & Web Data.
• Consolidation of services into one location saved client nearly $700/Yr in recurring Hosting, SSL and Domain Registration fees.

Sr. Network Engineer

Motio is an MSP primarily servicing South-West & Central Michigan.
My responsibilities included Client relations, Project work, Remote work, Network Engineering & Administration

Network Engineer & Admin

Network Engineering, projects, new installations, maintenance & monitoring. Mostly smaller O365 migrations, Business strategy consulting to free up company resources, reduce recurring subscription overhead and consult on a future business technical strategy.

Sr. Network Engineer

Remote Part-Time assisting in resolving high-level service tickets, emergencies, network infrastructure troubleshooting, and documentation.
Daily responsibilities include setting up and troubleshooting firewall access rules, Active Directory modifications, Group Policy Creation, and site documentation.

Sr. Network Engineer

Standard Computers is a division of K Group Companies and primarily operates as an MSP
Infrastructure architecture design and implementation
Technician management on projects
Sr. level ticket escalation

Sr. Network Engineer

Bischer Technology / GRIT is an MSP Supporting a wide range of companies with a primary focus on contract-based managed services and cloud-based hosting in a collocation facility.
Primary role was to oversee proactive resources (Kaseya, Continuum & Scripting) to help automate managed services, core NOC functions & reduce recurring ticket creation.
Offered Tier 3 support & the highest level of escalation for any unresolved issues & tickets.

Network Engineer & Admin

Power IT is a Managed Service Provider for Northern Michigan primarily supporting businesses related to the medical field. CCR the parent company is a Managed Service and Application Provider leveraging Citrix XenApp for remote application and environment deployments.
Responsibilities included project planning, purchasing & deployment, network operations, Tier 3 support, medical software support & monthly maintenance administration.

Sr. Network Engineer & Architect

Nuspire provides managed hardware & security services worldwide to help customers meet security compliance standards. Nuspire hosts its own data center with over 20 physical and 50 virtual. servers in a mixed Microsoft and Linux environment. Nuspire is 99.99% up-time, which allowed me to hone my skills in High Availability, Microsoft Clustering and, Live Migration technology.

Level 3 Network Engineer

PC Miracles is an MSP, offering both managed & break-fix non-managed support along with smaller-scale infrastructure design and deployment.
My role as a level 3 Technician at PC Miracles included daily and weekly objectives while assisting lower-level technicians. Job responsibilities included Kaseya management serving as the master administrator, network installations including cabling, switching and edge devices, onsite maintenance, and offsite remote support, system and server administration, management of my work schedule, and customer project management.

Level 1-2 Network Technician

PC Innovations primarily supported clients through a break/fix model while offering network installation services. Primary role at PCI was the management of specific clients including architecture design, purchasing, implementation & configuration.