Sean Kearney

Infrastructure Support Specialist in Automation

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Cornwall, OntarioMember since May 18, 2023

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About

I have been working with a mostly Microsoft stack in the industry for 20+ years. I can with relative ease get comfortable with most technologies whether it is Windows, MacOS or Linux. My main skillset I have taken with me from my time at Microsoft is Automation (especially using PowerShell).

I was recently writing a lot of PowerShell code against the the GraphAPI (the Core API for Azure) before the big layoff as well as delivering internal training to customers on the use PowerShell technology to expand the skillsets in larger organizations

I am also very comfortable with public speaking having presented at conferences such as TechEd.

Experience

Professional experience

2017-2023 Microsoft – Premier Field Engineer, Customer Engineer, Cloud Solutions Architect - Engineer

Member of the Corporate Secure Infrastructure team and the Customer Service Unit

Stabilized a set of Enterprise Hyper-V Clusters restoring customer confidence in the product.

Modernized in house developed and undocumented Deployment solution to Configuration Manager

Maintained and updated the "Hey Scripting Guy!" blog until migration to the new Microsoft PowerShell

Community Blog. Involved in setup of the new blog and switchover of public accounts from previous.

Received an internal award for the work on the "Hey Scripting Guy!" Blog

Migrated many Government Departments to Windows 10 with guidance.

Worked with engagements involving compromised environments with Team members across the world.

Assisted Coworkers with PowerShell and Automation related requests.

Delivered PowerShell Internal Training and Chalk Talks to many customers over the years.

Created custom secure endpoints using "Just Enough Administration" technology for customers.

Did a bare metal Configuration Manager Server rebuild including migration of content using only PowerShell

Designed Enterprise scale automation to resolve the Azure “Dual State Authentication” issue

Regularly worked in Azure Graph API for programming automation in Azure

Restored customer confidence in Hyper-V by resolving key stability issues in Enterprise cluster

Resolved overheating issues for Surface devices for an Enterprise resulting in a large scale order

2013 – 2017 Cistel Technology Inc – Senior Solutions Architect

Member of Cistel Advanced Microsoft Solutions Team

Completed Architecture of Lync Server solution including Federation with Microsoft

System Center Application Packaging solutions provided for clients.

Development and Testing of Runbooks for Orchestrator leveraging Windows PowerShell

Installation of new lab Environment using Hyper-V including creation of PowerShell solution to import configurations back into new environment.

Provided consulting to clients regarding Application Compatibility and Mitigation

PowerShell scripts and custom Excel workbooks for Data Analysis

Automated Office 365 Migrations for sites of 400+

Multiple POC (Proof of Concept) solutions performed for Microsoft for Government agencies covering

Deployment of Surface Pro devices.

Training of Government departments supported Application creation within Configuration Manager including use of PowerShell Cmdlets

Sean Kearney, MCT, MCP, PowerShell and Automations Expert 2 | P a g e

Key skills

Active Directory

PowerShell

Azure Automation

Configuration Manager

Regular Expressions

Secure PowerShell Endpoints (JEA)

Accomplishments

Development of a solution to export Attachments from user Mailboxes in Exchange Online to personal OneDrive locations

Managed Twitter account for Microsoft “PowerShell Community Blog” as well as Facebook page including introduction of Automation using ifttt.com (If This Then That)

Microsoft MVP in Windows PowerShell from 2009 to 2017. Status retired when I joined Microsoft Full Time

Presented at iTechConference in Ottawa 2016

Presented at PowerShell Saturday in Tampa Florida 2016.

Presenter at all MVPDays sessions in 2014 and 2015 in West Canada.