Summary
Nicholas Kriz is an IT manager with nine years of hands-on experience designing, deploying, and maintaining resilient city-wide and enterprise IT infrastructures across the Twin Cities. He leads and mentors small technical teams while stepping into Tier 1/2 support when needed, combining pragmatic operational ownership with strategic planning and cost-conscious design. His background includes managing large Cisco-dominant networks, firewalls, wireless rollouts and telephony systems across healthcare campuses and municipal environments, with a track record of delivering projects under budget and ahead of schedule. Nicholas balances technical depth with frontline customer support and teaching—having served as an adjunct instructor and long-time tournament technology volunteer—bringing calm, practical leadership to high-pressure events and 24/7 services.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Information Technology with a Cisco Networking focus, Bachelor of Science (BS), Information Technology with a Cisco Networking focus at Capella University
AAS, Computer Networking Systems, AAS, Computer Networking Systems at Dunwoody College of Technology
Massage Therapist Certificate, Massage Therapy, Massage Therapist Certificate, Massage Therapy at Aveda Institute