Ryan Range
IT Systems & Infrastructure Engineer
Identity • Modern Workplace • AI Systems
Based in New Orleans, LA. Deploying order to chaos across the US.
Proof of Work
Six years turning chaos into infrastructure across legal, maritime, and MSP environments. When stakes are measured in six-figure downtime hours, I build systems that don't blink.
- 110-Person Law Firm: Migrated legacy AD to Entra ID, rolled out Intune & Autopilot, replaced Worldox with NetDocs. Written audit-ready documentation.
- Viking Mississippi (Cruise): Sole IT authority. Managed VMware, network, CCTV, IPTV, and Starlink for 386 passengers with zero escalation path.
- MSP & SMB: Designed networks, scripted rollouts, migrated email/files to M365 and Azure VDI.
Engagements
Fractional CTO / Lead
Own your infrastructure without the full-time headcount. I become the operational backbone.
- Identity (Entra ID, SSO, MFA, Conditional Access)
- Endpoint (Intune, Autopilot, GPO Automation)
- Cloud (M365 Migrations, SharePoint, Azure VDI)
Project & Rescue
Discrete projects scoped, owned, and delivered.
- Incident Response (Phishing, Outage Recovery)
- Network Design (Firewalls to Starlink)
- System Migrations (Worldox to NetDocs, Tenant Consolidation)
AI Implementation
The "Translation Layer" between LLMs and business utility.
- Secure Prompt Engineering & Retrieval Pipelines
- M365 Copilot Integration
- Workflow Automation (Power Automate + AI)
The Operator
I thrive where there is no safety net. From fixing a law firm's entire printer fleet in crisis mode to maintaining comms for a luxury vessel in the middle of the river, I operate on high agency.
My Rules:
- Empathy: The panicked partner is as critical as the server uptime.
- Documentation: If it isn't written down, it doesn't exist. Runbooks represent sanity.
- Ownership: I am the escalation point.
Pricing Models
Transparent pricing. No surprises.
- Fractional CTO: Starts at $3,000/mo. Ongoing leadership. Cancel w/ 30 days notice.
- Project Scope: Flat rate based on deliverables. Split payments.
- Consulting Session: $249/hr. Deep dive problem solving.