Darren Penfield
IT Professional | System & Network Administration | End-User Support
- Role
- Sr Systems Engineer at Gener8
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Darren Penfield
Throughout my career, I have helped organizations in managing IT infrastructure projects including network and systems engineering /administration, team collaboration, and technical support. My expertise lies in IT infrastructure, security, incident and implementation process, advanced helpdesk support, network administration, and monitoring functions.I also am adept in Azure and AWS cloud administration with expertise in security, networking, operating systems, databases, web deployment, and operations software. I am known for my exceptional attention to detail and my ability to develop a detail plan of action to resolve issues. I have been doing this for many years now and have had great success at Spinal Kinetics (Orthofix), NDS Surgical Imaging and previous companies.My outstanding interpersonal skills and communication strengths enable me to build relationships with internal teams and external clients/vendors across functions and levels.I am always looking to expand my professional network. So, feel free to connect.
Experience
Sr Systems Engineer
May 2025 — Present · San Jose, CA, US
With a strong background as a Senior IT Engineer, I\'m responsible for the IT infrastructure and end-user support at Gener8\'s headquarters and remote sites. My expertise includes system administration for:• Security: Okta, Proofpoint, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks Firewall, GlobalProtect VPN, VigilantMonitoring• Cloud & Collaboration: AWS, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Zoom• Network & Hardware: Cisco, Meraki, Windows Server, Linux• Software & Operations: Jira, Adobe, Arena, Acronis, QAD, Altium365, Solidworks, Envoy• Core People Responsibilities: Onboarding, Offboarding, End-User Support
Education
University of California, Santa Cruz
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Mathematics
Skills
- Requirements Analysis
- Firewalls
- Network Administration
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Active Directory
- Windows Server
- Hardware
- Program Management
- Technical Support
- Testing
- Servers
- Engineering
- Networking
- Iis
- Software Documentation
- System Administration
- Microsoft Exchange
- Product Management
- Management
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Vpn
- Process Improvement
- Telecommunications
- Product Development
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