Aaron
Pollock
A senior IT leader running cloud, network, security, and end-user systems for companies shipping real things — twenty years in, still prefers the terminal.
- —Run IT practice for a 2,200-person public company — 4 direct reports, 18 total — spanning 4 warehouses and 2 corporate offices (peaked at 6 warehouses).
- —Built the compliance and controls posture that carried ThredUp from private company through IPO.
- —Expanded cloud infrastructure from the ground up; brought structural organization to systems supporting 500 corporate and 2,000+ total endpoints.
- —Managed virtual hosts and network connectivity across 3 global offices (2 US, 1 China), including IPsec site-to-site VPN tunnels.
- —Operated dozens of hosts and HA-clustered servers in a colocated data center, as part of a 10-person IT team.
- —Expanded scope across enterprise systems — identity, storage, virtualization, networking — at real scale.
- —First IT hire: built the function solo, from servers and phones to end-user support.
- —Rolled out early unified-communications tooling — Microsoft Lync (which evolved into Teams) — well ahead of the curve.
- —Rebuilt server and network underpinnings as the company grew.
- —Joined a manufacturer with no existing IT function — built one from scratch, covering networking, servers, software, and support.
- —Coded and maintained the company website and online store end-to-end.
- —Configured Cisco and HP switches, routers, and access switches.
- —Created detailed network diagrams using Microsoft Visio, and then implemented them with new cabling and cabinets.
A native Mac client for the SPICE protocol — connect to remote virtual machines and workstations without wrestling with command-line flags.
A native macOS app for reading and editing photo metadata across EXIF, IPTC, and XMP standards at once — titles, dates, keywords, location, and copyright. Runs entirely on your machine with no cloud uploads, and supports batch editing and metadata-based file renaming.
Created and hosted the website for Pete Holmes since 2016.
Coded the backend for a website to showcase contests for filmmakers to show off their skills and creativity.
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Best reached by email. I reply fast to anything concrete — less so to “quick calls.” Good coffee recommendations especially welcome.