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Automation-driven IT Systems Administrator who treats infrastructure like software — zero-downtime migrations, hardened security, and scripts that delete toil. By night: an open-source builder shipping firewalls, AI agents, and dev tools.

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Oakland, California
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01 · About

Engineer by craft,
builder by instinct.

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NAMEArafat Erkin
ROLEIT Systems Administrator
BASEOakland, CA
EMAILarafat@cooli.ai
GITHUBNeoo-Blue
STATUS● Available

I'm Arafat Erkin, an automation-driven IT Systems Administrator specializing in zero-downtime cloud migrations, enterprise security, and SOC 2 compliance. I keep 99.9% cloud uptime across M365/Azure ecosystems and kill manual toil with PowerShell and modern RMM tooling.

Off the clock I'm a prolific open-source builder — an AI-assisted network firewall in Go, Claude Code skills that spin up GPU workers on demand, Android utilities, MCP servers, and a fleet of automation tools. I don't just run systems; I build the tools that run them.

I speak three languages — English, Mandarin, and Uyghur — and I'm equally fluent in translating between engineers, executives, and end users.

English · FluentMandarin · Fluent Uyghur · Fluent
// CURRENTLY

System and Automation Administrator at WESTPAK by day — building Poise, an AI communication copilot at Cooli AI, by night.

02 · Experience

Seven years of shipping reliability.

Click any role to expand the mission log.

System and Automation Administrator
WESTPAK, Inc.
SAN JOSE, CA
Sep 2026 — Present
  • Own systems administration and automation across WESTPAK's IT infrastructure, supporting its accredited testing laboratories in California.
  • Bring the automation-first playbook: script the toil, monitor everything, harden every endpoint, document the rest.
Systems AdministrationAutomationInfrastructureEndpoint Hardening
Technician II
Next IT Solutions
OAKLAND, CA
May 2025 — Sep 2026
  • Monitor endpoint health with Ninja RMM and N-able, deploying proactive patches to minimize client downtime.
  • Triage and resolve high-priority escalations via HaloPSA, reducing average ticket resolution times.
  • Orchestrate M365, Entra ID, and Azure VM environments — PowerShell scripting automates complex workflows and cuts manual task time.
  • Deploy SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender, and Harmony Suite against phishing, zero-day malware, and emerging threats.
  • Train incoming IT team members and author client-specific SOPs to standardize operations.
Ninja RMMN-ableHaloPSAM365Entra IDAzurePowerShellSentinelOne
Senior System Administrator
Socius Insurance Services
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Jul 2023 — Jul 2024
  • Led a zero-downtime corporate acquisition migration from Google Workspace to M365, completing complex SharePoint data migrations with 100% data integrity.
  • Partnered with external auditors and vendors to achieve firm-wide SOC 2 certification — remediated compliance gaps via hardened configs, Secureframe, Bitdefender, and Darktrace.
  • Architected, deployed, and managed Microsoft Intune and MobileIron MDM from the ground up, standardizing global device onboarding.
  • Managed end-to-end IT procurement and vendor negotiations; administered Jira and Confluence.
  • Orchestrated firm-wide telecom migration from RingCentral to MS Teams via AT&T Operator Connect, reducing telecom overhead.
SOC 2M365 MigrationIntuneMobileIronSharePointDarktraceMS Teams
System Administrator
Socius Insurance Services
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Jun 2021 — Jul 2023
  • Managed Cisco Meraki networking infrastructure and deployed Cisco SecureConnect VPN — sustaining 99.9% uptime for cloud-connected Azure VMs and M365 access.
  • Administered Proxmox virtualization clusters; PowerShell and shell scripting automated daily operational workflows.
  • Designed and executed disaster recovery strategies using CloudAlly and OwnBackup for full cloud data restoration.
  • Maintained core Active Directory policies, DNS/DHCP routing, and standardized workflows for the internal support team.
Cisco MerakiProxmoxActive DirectoryDNS/DHCPDisaster RecoveryPowerShell
Web Designer
Freelance
OAKLAND, CA
Jan 2019 — Dec 2022
  • Designed, developed, and deployed high-performance custom websites with PHP, HTML, CSS, and WP Engine — fast load times, mobile responsive.
  • Managed domain infrastructure, DNS routing, and SSL certificate deployments via GoDaddy and Cloudflare to harden web security and mitigate DDoS threats.
PHPHTML/CSSWP EngineDNSCloudflareSSL
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03 · Arsenal

The stack behind the uptime.

Cloud & Identity

Microsoft 365Entra IDAzure VMsActive DirectoryGoogle WorkspaceCloud MigrationsProxmox

Automation & ITSM

PowerShellPythonHaloPSANinja RMMN-ableIntuneMobileIron MDMZendeskJiraConfluenceScreenConnect

Security & Networking

SOC 2SentinelOneMicrosoft DefenderDarktraceBitdefenderCisco MerakiUbiquiti UniFiCloudAllyOwnBackup

SaaS & Communications

RingCentralMS TeamsOperator ConnectNextivaTwilioWP EngineQuickBooks

Code & Languages

PythonGoJavaScriptTypeScriptHTML/CSSPHPJavaKotlinC#PowerShellDocker

AI & Research

Claude CodeAI-assisted developmentMCP serversPrompt engineeringOn-demand GPUDeep research
04 · Open Source

Shipped. Starred. Still maintained.

Live products and open-source repos — real code, real deployments. Filter by language.

There's more where that came from.

75+ repositories and counting — media automation, MCP servers, desktop apps, and experiments. The commit graph never sleeps.

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05 · Contact

Let's build something
that stays up.

Currently open to System Administrator, Senior SysAdmin, and IT Systems Engineer roles — remote-first, or on-site anywhere the work is interesting.

Email
arafat@cooli.ai
Fastest way to reach me — I reply within a day.
LinkedIn
/in/aerkin
Professional history, endorsements, and DMs.
GitHub
@Neoo-Blue
75+ repos — the code speaks for itself.
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