Nathan Dodson

Director of IT

Regal Distributing

• Lead a small IT team; set priorities through daily standups and sprint planning
• Led ERP go-live preparation and a company-wide phone system migration
• Authored IT strategy, acceptable use policy, and an AI strategy proposal for leadership

Technical Solutions Engineer

Regal Distributing

• Built the IT department from scratch, transitioning the company off full MSP dependence to an in-house model with clear ownership and process
• Designed and deployed the company's server, storage, and backup infrastructure — including a multi-site 3-2-1 backup strategy with immutable off-site copies
• Migrated on-premise Active Directory to a hybrid Entra ID model with modern identity governance: role-based access, automated provisioning/deprovisioning, and tiered admin controls
• Hardened network security across all sites: certificate-based Wi-Fi authentication, Conditional Access policies, and segmented VLANs
• Built out a new warehouse facility's network from the ground up, including HA firewall pair, dual WAN, and VPN integration into the company's hub-and-spoke topology
• Deployed internal monitoring, IPAM, orchestration, and help desk tooling; set up automated data pipeline exports for the ERP system

Software Developer Intern — SRE

WellSky

• Handled on-premise and cloud (GCP) deployments with Terraform
• Modified and updated existing Helm templates; tracked deployments through ArgoCD
• Developed extensible Python automation scripts for modifying F5 during application releases
• Built New Relic SLIs through Terraform Enterprise to reflect team's evolving cloud configuration

InfoSecOps Development Intern

AscendLearning

• Developed a full-stack security operations web tool in ReactJS for internal use
• Integrated application into GitLab CI/CD pipeline: Docker builds, unit testing, Kubernetes deployment, dev/staging/production environments
• Security implementation: CSRF/SQL injection prevention, token-based authentication, TLS
• Used Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, and HashiCorp Vault APIs throughout the role
• Automated key sec/ops workflows including vulnerability identification, threat mitigation, and blocking scripts

Software Developer Intern — Backend

SS&C Technologies

• Developed Java-based RESTful API endpoints for the internal Business Services Library
• Participated in iterative design sessions with a client for the Fund Transaction Monitoring tool
• COBOL integration and process development for BSL; performed system integration testing with QA teams
• Created technical design documentation

General IT Intern

Mazuma Credit Union

• Built a web-based internal phonebook from the ground up with LDAP authentication, PHP, SQL, and HTML/CSS
• Developed a member feedback app for in-person banking interactions — proof-of-concept "feedback slider" with per-branch analytics
• Database work with call center statistics and live data (IBM Informix)
• Migrated CRM apps to a new Microsoft PowerApps backend with internal API integration and style guide creation

Cerner Scholar — DevOps

Cerner Corporation

• Real-world DevOps experience in an enterprise environment as part of a competitive scholar program
• Deployed ansible-cmdb for fact-viewing and consolidation of 700+ hosts on the Cerner network
• Host information consolidation using Ansible, Vagrant, and Docker

Technology Solutions Student

Blue Valley CAPS

• Plant growth monitoring: Python on Raspberry Pi with sensors; introduced web-based programming
• Built Blue Valley Recreation iOS app in Swift/Xcode to help users locate fields, restrooms, and get directions
• Created a basic networking learning environment for students
• CyberPatriots competition — 2nd place Gold Tier at State

Master of Business Administration

University of Kansas: School of Business

GPA: 4.00

B.S. Computer Science, Honors

University of Kansas: School of Engineering

GPA: 3.82

Blue Valley High School

Blue Valley Unified School District

30 ACT • 3.9+ weighted GPA • National Honor Society • Two-time Blue Valley Letter recipient

rescue-reddit

Personal Project

Python CLI tool using PRAW to download photos, videos, and GIFs from personal Reddit saves and subreddits of choice.

nrdnas

Personal Homelab

Self-hosted service deployment sandbox for networking and Docker experimentation.

dodson.mba

Personal Site

This site — built with Astro, derived from the Ghost theme nrdliebling. Content in Markdown, no CMS.

Crew Member

Chipotle Mexican Grill

• Consistently top cashier — end-of-shift till accuracy within $0.25 against a $5 store limit
• Contributed to store performance improvements through better training methods and accountability

Customer Service Associate

Walgreens

Cashier

Queen's Price Chopper

• Received early promotion to cashier

Sales & Customer Service

American Royal Store