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Independent IT engineer · Orange County & Los Angeles

Enterprise-grade IT for teams without an IT department.

I'm Ricardo Godinez. For 8+ years I've kept systems running in port terminals, aerospace plants, universities and startups. I bring the same standards to small businesses, and to the laptop or phone on your desk.

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years in IT
8+
moved in one storage migration
57 TB
downtime on a company email migration
0
pages of IT documentation written
120+
Services

One engineer, from the server rack to the repair bench.

Most shops do business IT or device repair. I do both, so the person who designs your network is the same one who can open up the laptop that will not boot.

  • SYS

    Systems

    The accounts, servers and devices your team logs into every day.

    • Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace setup and administration
    • Email migrations with no downtime
    • Windows Server, Linux, Active Directory and Entra ID
    • Laptop imaging and device management with Intune or Jamf
    Ask about systems
  • INF

    Infrastructure

    Servers, storage and backups that are sized right and documented.

    • NAS and storage on Synology, QNAP and ZFS
    • Backups you can actually restore from
    • VMware vSphere virtualization and Dell server hardware
    • Large data migrations, automated with Bash, PowerShell and Terraform
    Ask about infrastructure
  • NET

    Networking

    Wired and wireless networks that stay fast, segmented and stable.

    • Office network design, cabling plans and Wi-Fi coverage
    • UniFi, Fortinet, Cisco and Juniper firewalls and switches
    • VLAN segmentation for guests, cameras and staff
    • Site-to-site and remote-access VPN, VoIP phone migrations
    Ask about networking
  • CLD

    Cloud

    Move to the cloud, or clean up what is already there.

    • Azure, AWS and Google Cloud environments
    • Identity and access management review
    • File server to SharePoint or Drive migrations
    • Workflow automation and cost clean-up
    Ask about cloud
  • SEC

    Security

    Practical protection, sized for a business without a security team.

    • Security assessments and vulnerability scanning
    • Firewall hardening, MFA and account lockdown
    • Endpoint protection rollout and monitoring
    • Camera systems and practices aligned with NIST 800-171
    Ask about security
  • FIX

    Repairs & upgrades

    Bench work on laptops, desktops and phones, done by an engineer.

    • Screen, battery, keyboard and charging port replacement
    • SSD and memory upgrades, with your data moved over
    • Diagnostics, tune-ups and data transfer to a new device
    • Board-level micro-soldering repair
    Ask about repairs & upgrades
Experience

Trained in places where downtime is expensive.

Eight years across six very different environments. Each one taught me something a small business can use.

Certifications
  • Aviatrix Multi-Cloud Network Associate
  • Qualys Certified Specialist, VMDR

  1. Port terminal

    System administrator

    Primary on-site engineer for a container terminal. VMware clusters, Fortinet firewalls, and networks that cannot go down while ships are being worked.

  2. Aerospace manufacturing

    IT

    Phone system migration, Intune device onboarding and CrowdStrike monitoring in a NIST 800-171 environment, plus the training manual to go with it.

  3. Engineering startup

    Systems and infrastructure lead

    Sole IT, systems and network engineer. Automated a 57 TB storage migration, segmented the network, and deployed an edge AI camera system.

  4. E-commerce startup

    Systems, network and software lead

    Moved company email to Exchange Online with zero downtime, built automated file pipelines into SharePoint, and run the on-prem network.

  5. California State Universities

    IT client services and web apps

    Imaged and deployed Windows and Apple devices for faculty and staff, and built ServiceNow automation behind 20+ service catalogs.

  6. Repair bench

    Repair technician

    Two years repairing phones through desktops, including board-level micro-soldering. Certified on Apple and Samsung repair programs while there.

Tools I work with
  • Microsoft 365
  • Entra ID
  • Google Workspace
  • Windows Server
  • Linux
  • VMware vSphere
  • Terraform
  • PowerShell
  • Bash
  • Azure
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud
  • Fortinet
  • UniFi
  • Cisco
  • Juniper
  • Synology
  • QNAP
  • CrowdStrike
  • Qualys
  • Intune
  • Jamf
How it works

A quote before any work starts.

  1. 01

    Tell me what is going on

    Send the form below. A sentence or two is enough, and photos of the device or the network closet help.

  2. 02

    Get a straight answer

    I reply within one business day with questions, a plan, and a quote before any work starts.

  3. 03

    I do the work

    On-site or remote for business systems. Drop-off or pickup for repairs. You hear from me if anything changes.

  4. 04

    You get it in writing

    Every job ends with notes on what was done, what was changed, and what to watch for next.

Contact

Tell me what you need fixed, built or secured.

I reply within one business day. No sales call, no obligation, and a quote before any work starts.

Email
contact@godineztech.com
Service area
On-site across Orange County and Los Angeles. Remote anywhere.