Robert Conard
About Robert Conard
Robert Conard is an Infrastructure Transition Engineer at Kansas City Southern, where he has worked since 2014. He specializes in designing and implementing virtualization infrastructure and has extensive experience in systems engineering and network administration.
Work at Kansas City Southern
Robert Conard has served as an Infrastructure Transition Engineer at Kansas City Southern since 2014. In this role, he focuses on designing, planning, and implementing clustered virtualization infrastructure to support public-facing websites. His responsibilities include managing over 700 servers across seven domains in the USA and Mexico, where he also acts as a Senior Windows Server Administrator and Senior Active Directory Administrator.
Previous Experience in Engineering and IT
Before joining Kansas City Southern, Robert Conard held various positions in the IT sector. He worked as a Lead Systems Engineer at Epiq Systems from 2012 to 2013. Prior to that, he was a Network Engineer at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City for eight years, from 2004 to 2012. He also served as a Systems Admin Consultant at DST Systems for one year and as a Network Administrator at Larson Binkley, Inc. for one year.
Education and Expertise
Robert Conard studied Computer Information Systems at DeVry University, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree from 2000 to 2003. He also attended the University of Missouri-Kansas City, focusing on Mechanical Engineering from 1990 to 1995. His technical expertise includes PowerShell automation, Cisco ASA Firewalls, Cisco Catalyst Switches, F5 Load Balancers, and various HP SAN systems.
Current Projects and Initiatives
In his current role, Robert Conard is involved in significant projects such as the Active Directory Legacy Domain Collapse and the implementation of BeyondTrust HiPAM. These initiatives are part of his responsibilities to enhance infrastructure efficiency and security within the organization.
Early Career in Technology
Robert Conard began his career in technology as a Computer Repair Technician at Geek Squad from 1996 to 1997. He later transitioned to a Network Administrator role at Larson Binkley, Inc. from 2001 to 2002, which laid the foundation for his subsequent positions in systems engineering and network management.