Chad Perry

Chad Perry

IT Professional

Personal Profile

Data center and IT professional with extensive hands-on experience supporting enterprise server, storage, networking, and data center infrastructure. Experienced in hardware deployment, troubleshooting, repair, rack integration, decommissioning, and infrastructure maintenance. Strong background in hardware diagnostics with additional experience in Linux, Python, automation, and software development.

Work Experience

Lead Data Center Support Services Technician

Oracle

Feb 2026 - Present

Support data center infrastructure operations including server, storage, networking, and rack-level hardware deployments. Coordinate installation activities, troubleshoot hardware and infrastructure issues, and ensure work is completed according to operational and engineering requirements.

Perform hardware installation, cabling, component replacement, diagnostics, equipment relocation, and decommissioning in large-scale data center environments. Work with engineering, operations, and other technical teams to support infrastructure projects and resolve hardware issues.

Contractor at Nvidia as Datacenter Technician

TekSystems/Nvidia

Nov 2022 - Feb 2026

Test defective products, identify needed repairs, and ensure quality control to commercial standards and customer needs. Motherboard, add on card, and backplane repair and test as well as ECO rework and BIOS upgrade.

Install and maintain servers and network equipment to achieve maximum uptime for critical applications and services. Install copper and fiber patch cables as well as power cables. Troubleshoot and repair down servers.

RMA Technician

Supermicro Computer Inc.

Mar 2021 - Nov 2022 (1 year 9 months)

Test defective products, identify needed repairs, and ensure quality control to commercial standards and customer needs. Motherboard, add on card, and backplane repair and test as well as ECO rework and BIOS upgrade.

Troubleshoot enterprise server returns. Identify needed repairs. Assess motherboards, add-on cards, back planes, product rework, and BIOS upgrades. Ensure quality of product meets customer and commercial standards. Develop user scripts for streamlined RMA reports.

RMA Technician

Light and Motion Ind.

Apr 2019 - Mar 2021 (2 years)

Troubleshoot/repair/replace dive and cinematography led lighting systems. Communicate with engineering and production teams on recurring defects. Develop solutions for common issues.

Troubleshoot commercial LED lighting systems for the diving and cinematography industries. Communicate recurring defects to Engineering and Production teams. Served as backup IT support for ERP end-users.

IT Contractor

Etheric Networks

May 2016 - Dec 2017 (1 year 8 months)

Install and maintain microwave wide area network equipment. The position required knowledge of IP networking concepts.

Key Skills

  • Data Center Operations
  • Server Hardware
  • Hardware Troubleshooting
  • Networking
  • Python
  • Linux
  • Windows
  • HTML
  • JavaScript
  • CSS
  • Node.js
  • Nautobot
  • NetBox
  • Docker
  • REST APIs
  • Asset Management

Education

Louisiana Delta Community College

Information Technology

Studied general education and computer science.

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