Hi, I’m Matt Hainley,
devops and solutions expert.

I like putting things together in a way that doesn't break because things are more fun when you do it right.
I currently work for the Iowa Department of Management.

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Who am I?

I specialize in building infrastructure in DevOps roles, and I'm comfortable working in Agile environments. I have a wide variety of experience, from managing all IT for a Midwest-spanning collection of hair salons to helping build solutions for a prominent Iowa college to leading efforts to build data lakes for the State of Iowa. I am capable and energetic and enjoy new challenges. I am always looking for better ways to document.

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Education

2008-2010
University of Oklahoma
Masters of Education with emphasis in Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum
2003-2005
Harding University
Bachelors of English with emphasis in Creative Writing
Sept 2021 - Current
Cloud and Infrastructure Lead
Iowa Health and Human Services
Sep 2017 - Sept 2021
Cloud Network Systems Administrator
Grinnell College
Jun 2015 - Aug 2017
Systems and Network Administrator
VP Group and Aveda Institute Des Moines

Experience

Over 10+ years of experience working with companies from all over the world. I put together solutions to help businesses and improve people's lives.

Skills

scripting: powershell, bash, python

cloud: AWS, Azure, Cloudflare

iac: terraform, AWS CDK, ansible

web: nginx, openresty, IIS

identity: Active Directory, Okta, Duo, Shibboleth, EntraID, PKI

DNS: BIND, Windows DNS, BlueCat, Azure DNS, AWS Route53

OS: Windows, Linux, Mac

containerization: k8s, k3s, docker

code: git, GitHub, Gitlab

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Clients & Works

Iowa Health and Human Services

I strive to be generally brilliant in specific ways. At Iowa Health and Human Services, this involved managing the entirety of their on-prem and cloud (AWS) infrastructure for the Department of Public Health.

Iowa HHS
Iowa Health and Human Services

Managed the deployment of a data lake into AWS and the requisite Quicksight dashboards using GitHub Actions. Architected new network and HCI platform for replacement of aging Cisco and Hyper-V infrastructure using Nutanix and Palo Alto, deployed successfully in stages with little to no user downtime or disruption, and migrated VMs. Managed a team of four in improving security posture, cost management, and networking across broad AWS environment during a time of 10x expansion in the cloud. Effectively managed team in patching and maintaining Windows and Linux servers and applications, including Active Directory, monitoring software, VPNs, VDI, DNS, and DR strategies. Participated in several committee meetings with DoM DoIT in determining state-wide IT strategies.

Grinnell College

I'm a big fan of letters and I use them all the time. At Grinnell, those letters were PKI, AD, DNS, PS, and AZ.

Grinnell College
Grinnell College

Began work on building out Azure environment, eventually migrating authentication from ADFS to passthrough authentication agents in Azure using PTA. Built out PowerShell scripts to manage dynamically updating security groups for managing key operational aspects of the college, including RBAC and Microsoft licensing. Oversaw complete rearchitect and deployment of DNS infrastructure using BlueCat DNS, as well as deploying secondary BIND servers into Azure using Ansible. Managed critical identity infrastructure, including PKI, Active Directory, ADFS, Shibboleth IdP, and LDAP. Participated in key conversations in redesigning DR architecture.

Aveda Institute Des Moines & VP Group

I had never worked in the cosmetology field before and it turns out stylists are actually pretty cool people. Work involved all the things plus some of the things that I didn't know were also all of the things.

AIDM
Aveda Institute Des Moines & VP Group

Replaced all aging infrastructure and made sweeping changes to network design to resolve connectivity issues across all locations. Built out inventory system from scratch and implemented monitoring across all locations. Implemented open-source, remotely-managed digital signage solution. Redesigned and deployed Group Policy and patching solutions for user-facing machines. Deployed enterprise-grade anti-virus to all users and redesigned security posture for HR and Finance. Managed all networking (Meraki), DNS, DHCP, Active Directory, hypervisors (Hyper-V, ESXi), MDM, Apple devices and business accounts, Windows servers, Microsoft 365 licenses for users, DemandForce accounts, Google accounts, website updates, ISP contracts, and phone systems for all locations. Built out onsite and offsite DR solutions using Veeam.