Conroe, TX — Open to remote roles

Jerry
Garcia.

IT professional building robust cloud and hybrid infrastructure. M365 & Azure-focused, with a homelab that never sleeps.

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The person behind
the terminal.

I'm an IT professional from Conroe, TX with a background spanning Microsoft, enterprise endpoint support, and hands-on homelab infrastructure. I specialize in Microsoft 365 administration and cloud-adjacent environments, with a deep love for building things that actually work.

Currently pursuing AZ-104 (Azure Administrator) certification and targeting remote or hybrid SysAdmin and M365 roles. When I'm not managing tenants, I'm running Proxmox, tuning OPNsense, or optimizing something that didn't ask to be optimized.

I also run Prism Pixel, a personal tech concierge service for individuals and small businesses in the Houston area. And yes — I have a TikTok about hybrid cars and IT. Long story.

Conroe / Houston, TX Open to Remote AZ-104 in Progress @hybridsysadmin Catholic Cat Dad (Yuri)
5+
Years in IT support, sales, and administration
920GB
Self-hosted Immich photo library (yes, it works)
M365
Primary specialization — tenant admin, Exchange, Intune
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
AZ-900 → AZ-104 in progress

What I work with.

Microsoft 365
Exchange Online SharePoint Teams Admin Intune / MDM Entra ID Conditional Access Defender
Cloud & Azure
Azure AD Virtual Machines Resource Groups Azure Monitor AZ-900 Certified AZ-104 (in progress)
Virtualization & Infra
Proxmox VE Docker VMware Windows Server Active Directory DNS / DHCP
Networking & Security
OPNsense Tailscale Suricata IDS VLANs Unbound DNS SMB3 Multichannel
Scripting & Tools
PowerShell Bash Git VS Code Ticketing Systems
Self-Hosted Services
Immich Portainer Minecraft Server AdGuard Home UGREEN NAS

Things I've built.

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Proxmox Homelab

Production-grade home lab running multiple VMs including an OPNsense router/firewall, Docker host, and various self-hosted services. VLAN segmentation and Suricata IDS configured for network security.

Proxmox VE OPNsense VLANs Suricata
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Immich Photo Library

Self-hosted Google Photos replacement with a 920GB library migrated from a Proxmox VM disk image. Configured with RTX 2070 Super GPU acceleration and remote access via Tailscale.

Docker Immich GPU Accel Tailscale
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OPNsense + Tailscale Mesh

Network-wide ad filtering via Unbound DNS, remote access from anywhere via Tailscale, and split-tunnel routing. Enables full homelab access securely without exposing ports.

OPNsense Tailscale Unbound DNS Filtering
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UGREEN NAS Optimization

Enabled SMB3 Multichannel on a UGREEN NAS to push transfer speeds from ~18 MB/s to ~200 MB/s — over 10x improvement. Centralized storage for homelab VMs and media.

SMB3 Multichannel NAS Storage
Prism Pixel Tech Concierge

High-touch personal tech support service for individuals and small businesses in Conroe/Houston. Covers device setup, network configuration, and ongoing IT guidance for non-technical clients.

MSP-Adjacent Client IT Houston, TX
Minecraft Server

Self-hosted Minecraft server running as a Docker container, accessible at mc.jerrygarcia.dev via SRV record. Because a homelab without a game server is just a server room.

Docker DNS SRV mc.jerrygarcia.dev

Let's connect.

Open to remote or hybrid M365, SysAdmin, and Azure-focused roles. Also happy to chat homelab, cars, or anything in between.