◆ FIELD 01 — IDENTITY

Aaron
Pollock

— the IT director who still prefers the terminal.

I moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2008 from Wisconsin — chasing better weather and bigger opportunities. Since then, I've expanded my IT knowledge, built lasting friendships, and found my wife along the way.

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◆ STATUS BOARD● LIVE

BAY AREA UPTIME

—yrs

— days since Mar 1, 2008 · 0 incidents

CURRENTDirector, IT · ThredUp

LOCATIONSan Francisco Bay Area

LOCAL— PT

STACKAWS · Meraki · VMware

MAILaaron.pollock@outlook.com

GITHUB@aaronpollock

BLUESKYaaronpollock.online

┌──── cloud ────┐   ┌── identity ──┐
│  aws · gcp    │◆──│   sso · mfa  │
└──────┬────────┘   └──────┬───────┘
       │                   │
┌──────┴───────────────────┴──────┐
│         edge · meraki · vpn     │
└──────┬───────────────────┬──────┘
       │                   │
   warehouses          corporate

◆ FIELD 02

The practice.

08 DISCIPLINES

01Cloud PlatformsAWS · Azure · GCP · multi-cloud ops

02AI / ML ImplementationGenAI + predictive analytics in workflows

03Cybersecurity StrategyZero-trust · risk management

04Budget & ROI$10M+ IT budgets · cost optimization

05Computer NetworkingCisco-certified · Meraki global

06Web Dev & ScriptingBuilding since the early 2000s

07VirtualizationVMware · Proxmox on-prem

08Physical SecurityAccess control · AI-powered cameras

◆ FIELD 03

Deployments to date.

2006 → NOW · 05 ROLES

2016 — Now

ROLE 05

Director, IT

@ THREDUP

→Headed the IT team, overseeing strategy and implementation of computing and network infrastructure.
→Worked across all facets of the company, from warehouses to the corporate office.
→Vastly expanded cloud computing infrastructure and brought organizational structure to IT systems.

2013 — 2016

ROLE 04

IT Systems Administrator

@ JAWBONE

→Managed virtual hosts and network connectivity across global sites.
→Expanded skillset significantly by working across a broad range of enterprise systems on a large IT team.

2010 — 2013

ROLE 03

IT Manager

@ 3VR

→Served as the sole IT employee, managing everything from servers to phones to end-user support.
→Helped the company save money by rolling out custom collaboration solutions.

2008 — 2010

ROLE 02

IT Administrator/Web Developer

@ TIERRACAST

→In charge of all IT operations for the company, including networking, servers, software and tech support.
→Coded and maintained the company website and online store.

2006 — 2007

ROLE 01

Network Technician Intern

@ MENARD, INC.

→Configured Cisco and HP switches, routers, and access switches.
→Created detailed network diagrams using Microsoft Visio, and then implemented them with new cabling and cabinets.

◆ FIELD 04