Brett Elliff
I build and maintain the systems that keep e-commerce sites running smoothly. Whether it's Redis clusters, monitoring with Dynatrace and Splunk, or managing VMware infrastructure—I help businesses stay online and perform better. Also available for independent consulting on backend systems and web hosting.
EXPERIENCE
Datacenter Technician
2026 - PresentSystem Administrator
2025Systems Engineer II
2017 - 2024Associate System Administrator
2017Datacenter Operator
2015 - 2016Service Desk I
2012 - 2015Independent Consultant
OngoingI help clients with backend IT systems and web hosting—everything from infrastructure design to performance tuning. If you need systems that work reliably without constant babysitting, let's talk.
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Systems & Infrastructure
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
- Windows Server
- VMware vCenter
- Active Directory / Microsoft Entra ID
- Microsoft Exchange
- Domain Name System (DNS)
Monitoring & Observability
- Dynatrace
- Splunk
- New Relic
- SolarWinds
- Site Reliability Engineering
- Proactive Monitoring
Web & Application
- Redis (Open Source & Enterprise)
- Apache Solr
- Apache Web Server
- Java Application Support
- SQL Databases
- E-commerce Infrastructure
Automation & Scripting
- Ansible
- Shell Scripting
- Version Control
- PHP
- HTML
Operations
- Datacenter Operations
- 24/7 On-Call Support
- Incident Response
- Root Cause Analysis
- Technical Documentation
- Project Documentation
Cloud & Networking
- Cloud Computing
- Network Infrastructure
- Hardware Configuration
- Server Administration
- Systems Management
ABOUT
I'm based in Springfield, Missouri, where I've spent the better part of my career keeping enterprise infrastructure running smoothly. My specialty is e-commerce operations—I've rebuilt ops teams from the ground up and rolled out infrastructure improvements that actually move the needle on performance and reliability.
These days I focus on site reliability engineering and proactive monitoring. My approach is simple: build systems that scale, monitor what matters, and fix problems before customers notice them. ITIL Foundation certified, but I'm more interested in what works than what's in the textbook.
Education
Certifications
- ITIL Foundation New Horizons (2014)
- Introduction to the Linux Academy Linux Academy (2018)
- Quantum Metric University | Continuous Product Design (CPD) Foundations Quantum Metric (2021)
Outside of work, I'm into photography, gaming (video and board games), movies, TV, and music. I run gatewayy.net as a technical playground where I experiment with new tech and mess around with different approaches.
CONTACT
Based in Springfield, MO (Currently: --°F)
Looking for help with a project or want to chat about an opportunity? Reach out via email or LinkedIn, or check out my technical playground to see what I'm working on.