My name is John Capobianco ! a 20-year IT professional who has fallen in love with automation. I created this website to help other IT professionals learn how to modernize their approach to problem solving with an automated DevOps infrastructure as code approach.
Education and Certifications
Computer Programmer Analyst
St. Lawrence College, Kingston, Ontario
September 2000 – May 2003
Recipient of RC SHORT FIRST DECADE PRIZE
“Awarded to a graduate student of any program who has returned to college to further his or her education after
a period of absence from the formal educational system; and has demonstrated the ideal of lifelong learning”
CompTIA A+
December 2004
CompTIA Network+
May 2006
Microsoft Certified Professional: Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
May 2007
Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician: Windows XP
May 2007
Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist: Microsoft Windows Vista, Configuration
August 2008
Microsoft® Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Support Technician on Windows Vista
August 2008
Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration
July 2009
Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration
September 2009
Microsoft® Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator on Windows Server 2008
October 2009
Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration
November 2009
Microsoft® Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator on Windows Server 2008
January 2010
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
April 2010
ITIL Foundation
September 2010
Microsoft® Certified Solutions Associate: Windows Server 2008
April 2012
Microsoft Certified Professional: Microsoft Certified Professional
April 2012
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
June 2014
Cisco Certified Specialist – Enterprise Advanced Infrastructure Implementation
June 2014
Cisco Certified Specialist – Enterprise Core
June 2014
Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA)
June 2015
Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP)
November 2015
Cisco Certified Specialist – Enterprise Design
November 2015
CCNA Data Center
December 2017
Cisco Certified Specialist – Data Center Design
June 2019
CCNP Data Center
December 2019
Cisco Certified Specialist – Data Center Core
December 2019
Career in IT
Information Technology Systems Officer
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Kingston, Ontario
May 2002 – June 2004
IT Administrator
Marine Museum, Kingston, Ontario
June 2004 – August 2004
Information Technology Support Analyst
Limestone District School Board, Kingston, Ontario
August 2004 – January 2005
QA Analyst – infoWeb platform
Xenos, North York, Ontario
January 2005 – May 2005
Managed Services – Network / Server Analyst
GenX Solutions, Toronto, Ontario
June 2005 – December 2005
Sr. Desktop Support Analyst
Empire Life, Kingston, Ontario
December 2005 – June 2008
Network / Server Analyst II
Empire Life, Kingston, Ontario
June 2008 – August 2013
Professor, Computer Networking and Technical Support Program
COMP 213 – Windows Server 2008 R2
COMP 223 – Network Design
St. Lawrence College, Kingston, Ontario
January 2010 – August 2013
Sr. Infrastructure Architect
House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario
August 2013 – August 2015
Technical Advisor
House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario
August 2015 – April 2019
Sr. IT Planner and Integrator
House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario
April 2019 – present