Welcome! 👋
I'm Konner Lester, an undergraduate student at Purdue University majoring in Computing Infrastructure and Network Engineering Technology. I'm passionate about building scalable systems, automating workflows, and creating efficient IT solutions.
My journey combines hands-on experience from industry internships with academic rigor, giving me a unique perspective on both theoretical foundations and real-world applications. Whether it's designing ServiceNow integrations, managing high-performance computing infrastructure, or architecting homelab environments, I'm driven by the challenge of solving complex technical problems.
Experience
Subaru of Indiana Automotive
System Administrator Intern
- Designed and optimized development, test, and production ServiceNow environments while maintaining adherence to CMDB governance and CSDM data model standards.
- Improved IT operational efficiency by developing workflow automations and supporting seamless integrations between ServiceNow and external systems.
- Implemented and maintained Single Sign-On (SSO) integrations to streamline authentication and improve security posture.
- Automated asset discovery and ingestion workflows to ensure accurate and timely CMDB population.
- Managed Active Directory user and group provisioning, supporting access control and lifecycle management.
- Administered both on-premises and cloud-based VDI environments, ensuring high availability, performance optimization, and controlled version management for thin-client infrastructure.
Purdue IT Research Computing
Research Support Developer
- Deployed and configured a Ceph storage cluster to provision fast, highly efficient virtual machines, directly supporting researchers in a high-performance computing (HPC) environment.
Credentials & Profiles
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Skills
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Let's Connect
I'm always interested in connecting with fellow tech enthusiasts, potential mentors, and industry professionals. Whether you want to discuss technology, collaborate on a project, or just say hello, I'd love to hear from you!