Open to work — South Bend / Mishawaka, IN

Nick Wilsey

Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer

12+ years managing enterprise infrastructure for organizations up to 30,000 users. I specialize in Microsoft Azure, identity management, and workflow automation — staying close to how things actually work, testing thoroughly, and sharing what I learn along the way.

Certifications
AZ-104 Azure Administrator
Microsoft — anticipated 2026
In progress
Education
B.S. Industry & Technology
Minor in Computer Technology
Ball State University, 2015
Earned
Cloud & Virtualization
Microsoft Azure VMware ESXi / vCenter Hyper-V
Automation & AI
n8n Microsoft Copilot Agents PowerShell Ollama / OpenWebUI
Identity & Endpoint
Entra ID (Azure AD) Windows Autopilot Microsoft Intune Azure MFA Active Directory
Networking & Security
Cisco ASA / Meraki Ubiquiti UniFi Dell SonicWall Barracuda DNS / VPN
Productivity & OS
Microsoft 365 SharePoint Online Windows Server 2008–2022 Linux (Ubuntu) Docker
Automation · Homelab
Race broadcast pipeline

Multi-API n8n workflow that pulls live race data, standings, weather, and session info — formats it into a rich digest and pushes it automatically to a Discord community of motorsport fans.

n8n REST APIs Discord
AI Agent · Homelab
AI Gmail triage agent

Autonomous n8n agent that uses LLM classification to read, categorize, label, and clean an inbox — handling high volumes without manual rules or human input.

n8n LLM Gmail API
AI / ML · Homelab
Local LLM inference server

Self-hosted Ollama + OpenWebUI stack for running local language models — used for AI experimentation, agent testing, and keeping data off third-party APIs.

Ollama OpenWebUI Docker
Cloud · This site
Portfolio on Azure Static Web Apps

This site is deployed via Azure Static Web Apps with GitHub Actions CI/CD and a custom domain — built as hands-on AZ-104 study covering DNS validation, IAM, and static hosting.

Azure GitHub Actions DNS
Nov 2019
Present
Sr. IT Systems Administrator
Sedgwick — Brand Protection
  • Designed and tested a Microsoft Copilot Agent AI assistant for executive workflow automation, including email triage, scheduling, and meeting summaries.
  • Supporting a 600+ endpoint Entra ID and Windows Autopilot migration — coordinating hardware deployment, troubleshooting provisioning issues, and liaising with the engineering team.
  • Built n8n workflows to automate repetitive data entry and system monitoring tasks across internal support operations.
  • Senior technical escalation resource for M365, Azure MFA, and Active Directory in a global environment previously exceeding 1,800 endpoints.
  • High-level administration for Genesys and Microsoft call center platforms, maintaining uptime for critical communication channels.
  • Primary point of contact for local data center vendor coordination, hardware maintenance, and physical infrastructure.
Feb 2016
Nov 2019
Systems Administrator
MapleTronics Computers
  • Senior technical resource within my pod, independently resolving complex issues and handling escalations across 20+ client accounts in multiple industries.
  • Mentored junior technicians and served as the go-to for difficult problems before escalating to engineering.
  • Managed Windows Server (2008–2016) environments and VMware / Hyper-V virtualization deployments across client sites.
  • Deployed and maintained Cisco ASA, Meraki, and Dell SonicWall security appliances for diverse WAN/LAN environments.
May 2011
Aug 2015
IT Support Technician
Elkhart Brass Manufacturing
  • Helpdesk and hardware support for manufacturing floor and office staff throughout a co-op / internship role alongside Ball State coursework.
  • Managed user accounts and permissions in Active Directory and Exchange Server 2007.
  • Operated iSeries AS/400 for inventory management and assisted with EDI troubleshooting.

I'm a senior IT systems administrator with 12+ years of experience, currently based in Indianapolis and relocating to South Bend / Mishawaka in early 2026. My career has been in enterprise infrastructure — keeping systems running, scaling identity and endpoint management, and automating the repetitive work out of IT operations.

I stay close to how things actually work. My homelab runs the same tools I use professionally — n8n, Docker, local LLMs — and the automation workflows I run there are real, production-minded projects, not just tutorials. I share what I build with communities where it's useful, including a motorsport Discord that gets live race data delivered automatically every race weekend.

Outside of IT: IndyCar and F1 (20+ consecutive Indy 500s), sim racing, pinball, gardening, and functional 3D printing on a Bambu Lab A1.

Open to senior IT, infrastructure, and cloud engineering roles in the South Bend / Mishawaka / Elkhart area. Feel free to reach out.