Kris Hoyne
About Kris Hoyne
Kris Hoyne is a Senior Systems Engineer and Technical Team Lead at KLDiscovery, with extensive experience in IT management and systems administration. He has a strong background in VMware environments, cloud solutions, and IT infrastructure management, having held various roles in notable companies over the years.
Work at KLDiscovery
Kris Hoyne currently serves as a Senior Systems Engineer and Technical Team Lead at KLDiscovery, a position he has held since 2019. His role involves overseeing technical operations and leading a team to ensure optimal performance of IT systems. Prior to this, he worked at KLDiscovery as a Senior Systems Administrator and Team Lead from 2017 to 2018. During this time, he was responsible for managing IT infrastructure and supporting system administration tasks. He also held the position of IT Manager for US System Administrators at KLDiscovery from 2018 to 2019, further contributing to the company's IT operations.
Education and Expertise
Kris Hoyne studied at Dakota County Technical College, where he earned an Associate's degree in Network and System Administration from 2002 to 2004. His educational background laid the foundation for his extensive career in IT. He possesses expertise in managing and optimizing VMware environments, specifically from ESXi 4.0 to 6.5. Additionally, he has significant experience in managing collocation and datacenter operations, ensuring high availability and reliability of IT services.
Background
Kris Hoyne has a diverse professional background in IT, having worked in various roles across multiple organizations. He began his career as a Network Engineer & Field Consultant at aCoupleofGurus.com from 2004 to 2007. He then served as a Senior IT Consultant at Uptime Legal Systems from 2007 to 2012, where he advanced to the role of Director of Technology from 2012 to 2015. Following this, he worked as a Systems Administrator at Kroll Ontrack from 2015 to 2017 before joining KLDiscovery.
Achievements
Throughout his career, Kris Hoyne has demonstrated a strong capability in managing and integrating cloud solutions, which has enhanced business operations for the organizations he has worked with. He has a solid background in handling Dell Servers and storage solutions, contributing to efficient IT infrastructure management. Additionally, he has experience in implementing and supporting HP Blade Solutions, ensuring robust and scalable IT systems.