Infrastructure & Operations
Networks, servers, data centers, virtualization, disaster recovery, incident response, systems operations, automation, and the practical work required to keep environments reliable.
About Dan
Enterprise experience. Practical solutions. A direct relationship.
I've spent my career solving technology problems across infrastructure, systems engineering, cloud, security, operations, Microsoft 365, and cloud cost optimization. Dan's Tech Stuff gives me the opportunity to bring that experience directly to businesses that want capable, practical help without unnecessary complexity.
Enterprise experience, translated
You don't need Fortune 500 complexity. You can still benefit from Fortune 500 experience.
Large and complex environments teach you what matters: reliability, security, scalability, documentation, accountability, incident response, planning, and understanding how technology supports the business. They also teach you that complexity for its own sake does not help anyone.
The goal at Dan's Tech Stuff is to bring the useful lessons from that experience to your environment — then scale the solution to what your business actually needs.
15 → 3Data centers consolidated as part of a large enterprise infrastructure program
30AWS accounts included in automated monthly cloud cost reporting and allocation
~23%Average monthly savings delivered through a prior AWS optimization program
A broad technology background
Experience across the systems that businesses depend on.
I started in hands-on technical roles and moved through systems engineering, engineering management, and director-level technology leadership. That progression matters because I still approach problems from both directions: what needs to work technically, and what needs to make sense for the business.
Cloud & FinOps
AWS and Azure architecture and operations, cloud monitoring, cost allocation, reporting, optimization, commitment strategy, and connecting cloud spending back to business accountability.
Security & Identity
SOC 2 Type II control design and audit readiness, compliance, identity and access, Microsoft 365 migrations, security incidents, governance, and designing systems with security requirements considered from the beginning.
Architecture & Design
Evaluating requirements, selecting technologies, designing stable and resilient systems, estimating costs, and balancing functionality, integration, security, performance, and supportability.
Leadership & Relationships
Building teams, mentoring engineers, working with executives and development groups, coordinating across departments, and translating technical choices into business decisions.
Hands-on Problem Solving
Troubleshooting has remained a constant throughout my career. The technology changes, but the discipline is the same: understand the evidence, find the real cause, and solve the right problem.
How I work
Start with the problem, not the product.
I don't want the first conversation to be about what I can sell you. I want to understand what you're trying to accomplish, what isn't working today, what you already have, and what constraints actually matter.
From there, we can make a technology decision together.
Solve
Understand what is really happening.
Diagnose the underlying problem instead of treating the first visible symptom.
Implement
Build the right solution carefully.
Use sound architecture and good practices without adding complexity the business does not need.
Optimize
Keep improving what matters.
Maintain, measure, refine, and plan for what comes next when an ongoing relationship makes sense.
Professional background
Experience backed by formal credentials.
Formal certifications earned throughout my career are one part of a broader background in learning, operating, and designing technology at scale.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator
ITIL Foundation
ITIL Operational Support & Analysis
Why Dan's Tech Stuff
When you hire Dan's Tech Stuff, you work directly with Dan.
The person learning about the problem is also involved in designing and implementing the solution. There isn't a salesperson handing you to an account manager who hands you to someone else. For the kinds of businesses and projects I want to work with, that direct relationship is a feature — not a limitation.
Solve • Implement • Optimize
Work together
Have a technology problem that needs experienced attention?
Tell me what you're trying to accomplish. We can determine whether Dan's Tech Stuff is the right fit.
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