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Matt Taylor

Matt Taylor

I turn fragmented IT environments into standardized platforms, then automate against them.

Charlotte, NC · Fifteen years in IT · Hands-on

I’ve spent fifteen years building and running IT environments, from creating a regional business’s technology foundation from scratch to consolidating systems across a national organization with more than a thousand employees. I work across infrastructure, identity, security, and automation. I set technical direction, establish priorities, and stay hands-on through implementation, documentation, and ongoing operations. I work independently, communicate clearly, and build tools and practices that help small teams deliver consistently.

I’m always reading, exploring questions that interest me, and teaching myself new skills. That curiosity carries into a home lab in the closet, a workshop in the garage, and two businesses I built and still run.

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Engineering focus

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Latest role

Oct 2022 to Present

IT Manager → IT Director · National food brokerage

Senior hands-on engineer for a national organization of more than 1,000 employees across 80+ locations. Hired as IT Manager and promoted to IT Director while retaining direct ownership across Microsoft cloud, identity, security, endpoints, infrastructure, automation, and service operations.

  • Operate hybrid Active Directory and Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Intune, Defender XDR, Windows Server, Hyper-V, RDS, networking, backup, monitoring, and recovery across a multi-site estate.
  • Build PowerShell, Python, Graph, Azure Automation, Azure Functions, and Power Automate integrations across identity, endpoint, CRM, finance, data, and service platforms.
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Off the clock

A sauna, a smart mirror, a rack in a closet. I like building things whether or not they are software.

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Need someone who can set technical direction and carry the work through? I’d be glad to hear about the role or project. Get in touch →