Senior IT Consultant & Infrastructure Specialist · Baytown, TX
For more than a decade I've designed, secured, and supported the systems businesses run on: Microsoft cloud environments, business networks, and every device in between. When you bring me a problem, you get someone who has seen it before, understands why it happens, and fixes it so it stays fixed.
Through Allastair Bay Systems, I bring that experience to small businesses as a consultant and go-to resource, helping you build reliable technology at a price that makes sense for a growing company.
10+ Years in ITAzure Administrator (AZ-104)Cisco Meraki CertifiedCloud InfrastructureEndpoint ManagementNetwork Engineering
Areas of expertise
Deep expertise where your business depends on it.
The same platforms large organizations rely on, set up and run by someone who knows them inside and out.
Cloud & Azure Infrastructure
As a certified Azure Administrator, I design, build, and run Microsoft cloud environments end to end: tenants, identity, licensing, and security policy across Entra ID and Microsoft 365. Done right from day one, so you never pay to untangle it later.
AzureEntra IDMicrosoft 365AZ-104
Network Engineering
Networks built like your business depends on them, because it does. Properly segmented VLANs, hardened firewalls, and Wi-Fi that reaches every corner. Certified on Cisco Meraki and grounded in the switching and routing fundamentals underneath it.
Cisco MerakiVLANsFirewallsWi-Fi
Device & Endpoint Management
Every laptop, phone, and tablet your team touches is enrolled, encrypted, and policy-managed through Microsoft Intune. New hires get a ready-to-work device on day one, and a lost device can be locked or wiped remotely before it becomes a problem.
Microsoft IntuneMDMEndpoints
Managed IT & Remote Support
The IT department you don't have to hire. Proactive maintenance keeps small issues from turning into outages, and when something does break, you have a direct line to the person who already knows your setup.
Remote SupportTroubleshootingMaintenance
Advanced Troubleshooting
The problems other people gave up on. A decade of hands-on work has built a deep catalog of obscure fixes, edge cases, and "why is it doing THAT?" moments, most of which I've already seen. I work methodically to the root cause, so the fix holds instead of coming back next week.
Root Cause AnalysisEdge CasesDeep DiagnosticsHardware & Software
How I work
What you can count on.
Skill gets the job done. These are the habits that make it go smoothly.
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Root cause, not band-aids.
I find out why something broke, not just how to make the error go away. Problems get solved once.
02
Enterprise standards, small-business scale.
Security and best practices from the enterprise world, sized to your budget, without the overhead.
03
Plain-language answers.
You'll always know what I'm doing, why it matters, and what it costs, with no jargon and no surprises.
04
You work with the expert.
No ticket queue and no handoffs. The person who answers your email is the person who fixes the problem.
Certifications
Credentials you can verify.
Certified by Microsoft, Cisco, AWS, and CompTIA, and backed by a decade of putting that knowledge to work.
AZ-104
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Microsoft · Issued Nov 2025 · Expires Nov 2026
AZ-900
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
Microsoft · Issued Mar 2022
CMNA
Certified Meraki Networking Associate
Cisco Meraki · Issued Sep 2021
AWS
AWS Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services · Issued Aug 2021 · Lapsed · knowledge kept current
N+
CompTIA Network+
CompTIA · Issued Jan 2021 · Lapsed · knowledge kept current
Have a problem that needs a real expert?
Call or email and tell me what's going on. You'll hear back within 24 hours, with no obligation.
