Lonnie Lee

Senior Systems Administrator with 12+ years running enterprise IT infrastructure for a Fortune 500 retail distribution operation — servers, virtualization, networks, Active Directory, SQL Server, and industrial automation.

Delivered 99.5%+ uptime across 50+ Windows/Linux servers, full-stack development in VB.NET, C#, and SQL Server, and automation that eliminated roughly 25 hours of manual work each week. Remote-supported two additional distribution warehouses in Canada, covering 2nd shift, weekends, and vacation relief as part of a three-person Kentucky admin team. Licensed Master Electrician (ME64291) and Electrical Contractor (CE64861) in Kentucky — able to diagnose failures across the IT, software, and electrical/industrial layers.

Technical Skills

Programming & Databases

VB.NET C# Python ASP.Net WinForms SQL Server JavaScript HTML/CSS Zebra Programming Language Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio SQL Server Reporting Services MS SQL Stored Procedures

DevOps & Infrastructure

Kubernetes GitLab CI/CD Docker Nginx/Apache Windows Server Windows Linux Ubuntu Debian CentOS Redhat CI/CD Automation Scripts Systems Administration Infrastructure Design Full-Stack Development

Virtualization & Storage

VMware Hyper-V Virtualbox Virtualization TrueNAS/FreeNAS Nutanix Unified Storage

Networking & Automation

Fortinet Opnsense Firewall VLANs VPN Cloudflare Microsoft Active Directory Troubleshooting (software, hardware, network) PBX/Ring Central phone systems PLC's (Allen Bradley) Industrial IO (Mitsubishi, Phoenix Contact) Steeplechase Zebra/Motorola: MC3300, MC9190G, MC9090

Tools & Hardware

Raspberry Pi bash powershell (S)FTP PuTTY Dameware MRC Visual Studio Code Visual Studio SolarWinds Dundas BI Minicom/Picocom/Screen Arduino Sketch Sick/Cognex Scanners Cognex barcode scanners Alien RFID readers Handheld/Wearable/Mobile Scanners RFID Scanners Audacity

Logistics & ERP & Misc

Manhattan Associates (WMS) MicroStrategy Bluepaw Zoho Sites IBM 5250 emulator on a Raspberry Pi

Professional Experience

Senior Systems Administrator

Guess, Inc. — Louisville, KY

October 2012 – May 2024 (position eliminated in company-wide reduction)

Senior administrator on a three-person Kentucky IT team supporting retail distribution operations across multiple warehouse locations in the USA and Canada — servers, virtualization, networks, Active Directory, SQL Server, and industrial automation.
Maintained 99.5%+ uptime across 50+ Windows/Linux servers (VMware/Hyper-V) for critical fulfillment systems
Primary DBA for SQL Server hosting Manhattan Associates WMS; built SSRS reporting (saved 15 hrs/week) and stored procedures for automated conveyor-fault alerting; cut dashboard load times from 30+ sec to under 3 sec
Architected Raspberry Pi automation (break tones, web kiosks, IBM 5250 emulation) saving $15K+ in proprietary costs; extended legacy AS/400 life by 5+ years
Designed an end-to-end vendor flat-file integration (FTP → CentOS → SQL Server → live labor dashboard); received company award and bonus
Remotely administered and troubleshot infrastructure for two additional distribution warehouses in Canada — servers, networking, WAN/VPN connectivity, and plant systems — across time zones.
Provided on-call coverage for 2nd shift, weekends, and vacation relief for warehouse operations in Canada as part of the three-person Kentucky admin team — remote infrastructure, network, and plant-system support outside the on-site administrator's first-shift hours.

Owner / Master Electrician

Sparky4U Electric, LLC — Rineyville, KY

2020 – Present (Concurrent, Part-Time)

Concurrent self-employment kept deliberately as a differentiator, not a competing career identity: Kentucky Master Electrician license and Kentucky Electrical Contractor license — the ability to troubleshoot into electrical and industrial layers that pure-IT engineers cannot reach.
Founded and manage an electrical contracting business specializing in residential installations, troubleshooting, and repair.
Development and maintenance of Sparky4uElectric.com website utilizing Zoho, Cloudflare, several associated domains and social media platforms.

Key Achievements

99.5%+ uptime across 12 years of critical distribution-center infrastructure
~25 hrs/week of manual work eliminated through automation and reporting
$15K+ cost avoidance via custom Raspberry Pi automation

Extended legacy IBM AS/400 life by 5+ years
Company award for automated vendor data integration
Cross-layer diagnostics — able to work failures across IT, software, and electrical/industrial layers (Master Electrician)
Multi-site international support — remote administration of two Canadian distribution warehouses

Education & Credentials

GED — Commonwealth of Kentucky
Kentucky Master Electrician License — ME64291 (expires 06/30/2027)
Kentucky Electrical Contractor License — CE64861 (expires 06/30/2027)
Continuous Learning: Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, AWS/GCP exploration

Why Now

After 12+ years running enterprise infrastructure for a Fortune 500 operation, I'm seeking a full-time corporate IT role while continuing to own and operate Sparky4U Electric, LLC.

Remote-Ready | Open to hybrid/on-site in the Greater Louisville area

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