open to datacenter opportunities

Luke Priest

Datacenter Technician · Dayton, Ohio

I keep critical infrastructure running. At Reynolds & Reynolds I handle large-scale hardware operations, media sanitization, and incident response, with a focus on efficiency: better monitoring, fewer escalation delays, cleaner documentation. CompTIA A+ and Network+ certified.

Luke Priest
900+
Support tickets resolved
3,200+
Devices wiped & destroyed
11
People trained
2
CompTIA certifications
// about

Operations, done right.

I'm a Datacenter Technician at Reynolds & Reynolds in Dayton, Ohio. My work lives in the details most people never see: thousands of storage devices sanitized and destroyed in full compliance, monitoring procedures that cut escalation time and documentation errors, and power events handled without drama. I care about doing unglamorous work exceptionally well, and I measure that in numbers, not adjectives.

Before the datacenter, I ran IT support for a 700-device school fleet and supervised a team of nine at Great Escape Game.

// experience

Where I've worked

Hands-on infrastructure experience, from the datacenter floor to end-user support.

Datacenter Technician – Reynolds & Reynolds
Jun 2026 – Present
Dayton, Ohio · On-site
  • Sanitize and destroy storage media at scale: 1,200+ devices wiped, 2,000+ destroyed, meeting internal compliance standards on every batch.
  • Designed system monitoring procedures that reduced escalation time and documentation errors.
  • Resolved 900+ support tickets, including remote hands-and-eyes support for datacenter operations.
  • Respond to power events to keep critical systems stable.
  • Trained 2 technicians on datacenter procedures and compliance requirements.
IT Technician, Internship – Dayton Regional STEM School
May 2025 – May 2026
Kettering, Ohio · On-site
  • Supported 700+ Windows and ChromeOS devices for students and staff.
  • Streamlined Chromebook staging and enrollment for new device deployments.
  • Re-imaged non-compliant Windows laptops to meet security baselines.
Senior Game Master – Great Escape Game
Jul 2024 – Jun 2026
Dayton, Ohio · On-site
  • Supervised daily operations and trained 9 employees on procedures, customer service, and safety.
  • Resolved escalated guest issues and enforced safety protocols.
// certifications

Credentials

Independently verified certifications, plus what I'm studying next.

Active · expires Apr 2028

CompTIA A+

Foundational IT operations: hardware, operating systems, troubleshooting, and operational procedures.

Active · expires Apr 2028

CompTIA Network+

Network architecture, protocols, security, and troubleshooting across enterprise environments.

Self-study in progress

What's next

CompTIA Linux+, CompTIA Security+, Cisco CCNA, and ITIL 4 Foundation.

// skills

Technical toolkit

The tools and disciplines I use daily.

Datacenter

Hardware OperationsMedia Sanitization System MonitoringIncident Response Physical SecurityCompliance

Systems & Network

WindowsLinuxTCP/IP VLANDNSTicketing Systems

Operations

Process DocumentationNew-Hire Training TroubleshootingWorkflow Optimization
// projects

Built, not just studied

Hands-on projects that sharpened my systems thinking.

01 / automation

Advanced Response Management

Engineered an end-to-end incident acceleration suite bridging Zabbix infrastructure monitoring and ITSM ticketing: streamlined time to escalation to under 60 seconds (down from 200 seconds manually), intelligent ticket formatting, and in-browser SOP escalation viewing.

JavaScript · HTML · Zabbix
// contact

Let's talk efficiency.

I'm open to datacenter technician opportunities in the Dayton area. The fastest way to reach me is LinkedIn message.

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