Brian Klier
Network Manager at Faribault School District
Minnesota, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBrian Klier is a seasoned Network Manager with over 30 years of hands-on experience designing and operating large-scale K–12 networks, currently managing a district environment that supports 3,800 users, 1,500 workstations, and 3,000 tablets. He blends deep technical skills—enterprise network design, BYOD wireless deployment, virtualization (VMware/Hyper-V), backup and recovery—with practical cybersecurity and risk-management consulting. Known for doing more with limited budgets, he has chaired infrastructure planning, led a district-wide 1:1 device initiative, and maintained CIPA-compliant BYOD services at scale. Brian is a lifelong computer enthusiast (since 1982) and home automation hobbyist, which informs his pragmatic approach to integrating consumer and enterprise technologies. He also prioritizes training and mentoring, having supervised technicians at a 500:1 computer-to-technician ratio and produced districtwide technical communications. Based in Minnesota, he combines self-taught curiosity with formal networking and electronics credentials from South Central College and Cisco Networking Academy.
9 years of coding experience
Self-taughtWireless Communications and General Education, Wireless Communications and General Education at Minnesota State University, MankatoHigh Honors Graduate, Electronics, Computer Networking, GPA: 3.50, High Honors Graduate, Electronics, Computer Networking, GPA: 3.50 at South Central CollegeComputer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications at Cisco Networking AcademyHonors Graduate, GPA: 3.57, Honors Graduate, GPA: 3.57 at Faribault Senior High School
Github Skills (27)
python10
mqtt10
internet-of-things10
garden10
asyncio10
iot10
automation10
privacy10
home-assistant10
raspberry-pi10
home-automation10
node-red6
infrared6
echo6
perl5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
klier/misterhouse
Jan 2017 - Jan 2017
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
raspberry-piautomationhome-automationperl
home-assistant/core
Aug 2024 - Mar 2025
:house_with_garden: Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first.
Contributions:1 review, 5 comments in 6 months
raspberry-pipythonhouseprivacy-firstasyncio
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