IT Pro Advisor
Toronto, Canada Area
- Current
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- IT Pro Advisor at Microsoft Canada
- Publisher at TheLazyadmin.com
- Past
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- Author at TechGenix
- Sr. System Administrator at Monarch Industries Ltd.
- Network Administrator at Spectra Computer Services
- Network Technician at Rainy River District School Board
- Education
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- CDI College
- Red River College
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Rodney Buike’s Summary
Rodney Buike is an IT Pro Advisor on the Developer and Platform Evangelism team at Microsoft Canada. Before joining Microsoft Canada Rodney worked as a network technician, system engineer, independent consultant, author and most recently as a Senior System Architect/Engineer for a Microsoft Gold Partner in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Rodney is best known as the lazy admin from http://thelazyadmin.com , a website focusing on Windows infrastructure tips and tutorials. He also writes for http://msexchange.org and performs technical reviews for some of the top technical publishers including O’Reilly and Syngress and holds a number of industry certifications.
Rodney has presented on a variety of topics including Exchange 2003, ISA 2004, and Microsoft virtualization technologies for WITPro, the Winnipeg IT Pro user community, and most recently at EnergizeIT ’06. Rodney maintains contact with WITPro and strives to build a strong relationship with all Canadian user groups and MVPs. Rodney is very passionate about the IT Pro community, having served on the executive of WITPro and helping others maximize their potential. Rodney is originally from Winnipeg but now resides in Mississauga.
Rodney is married to a very understanding woman, Lisa, and they live together with their two cats in Mississauga.
Rodney Buike’s Specialties:
Messaging and Collaboration, Directory Services, Virtualization Technologies
Rodney Buike’s Experience
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IT Pro Advisor
Microsoft Canada
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
August 2006 — Present (2 years)
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Publisher
TheLazyadmin.com
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
November 2004 — Present (3 years 9 months)
Responsible for the direction of the content and the theme of the website.
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Author
TechGenix
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
December 2005 — December 2006 (1 year 1 month)
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Sr. System Administrator
Monarch Industries Ltd.
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2005 — May 2006 (1 year 1 month)
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Network Administrator
Spectra Computer Services
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2003 — May 2005 (2 years 5 months)
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Network Technician
Rainy River District School Board
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2002 — February 2003 (6 months)
Rodney Buike’s Education
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CDI College
Diploma, Network Support Specialist, 1998 — 2004
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Red River College
1994 — 1996
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Rodney Buike’s Honors:
MCSE 2000, 2003
MVP Windows Server - Directory Services
