Rainier Apolonio

Rainier Apolonio (74)

I am an IT Professional with over 15 years of experience specializing in Web, Infrastructure, and Services. I’ve worked with my companies ranging from small businesses with lean budgets to large corporations where simplicity and consistency are what matters most.

In my early days with tech, I tinkered with my first computer, broke it, and then rebuilt it back together in better condition than when I first received it. My curiosity became endless and knew that technology was what I wanted to pursue in life.

Since then, I’ve worked in multiple industries. My humble beginnings started as the IT director for a K-12 private school, focusing on network infrastructure, workstation management, and a new student management system. Later, I landed a position working for a client-oriented company, managing email services, backup solutions, and telecom infrastructure.

Today, I currently work for the city of Los Angeles serving the city by supporting our water and power infrastructure. I’ve managed multiple systems including workstation management, application deployment, and GIS infrastructure. Outside of my day job, I provide web services including site management and professional email/office services, and technical guidance/support for individuals and businesses that need help modernizing and growing their tech presence.

While technology is my passion, it’s important for me to disconnect. When I’m away from the computer, you can usually find me hiking the great outdoors, modernizing my own home, and going on an adventure with my wife. We tend to be away from our home and get purposefully lost in a new part of the world.

Here & Now: Yosemite

This 4th of July weekend, I went up to Yosemite, where I spent my time with some of the best people I know. As I did, I had a flashback to the previous time I was in Yosemite. Back in 2015, I used to look…

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Mental Toughness - 75 Hard

In the last 75 days of this writing, I have been some of the best, hardest, and proudest moments of my life. I participated in this mental toughness program called 75 Hard by Andy Frisella where I had to abide by five rules every day…

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CicLAVia - Hollywood East Meets West

One of my favorite free events that I love attending is CicLAVia. This is an event that is held multiple times per year around the L.A. area where the city closes down several major streets to human-powered vehicles. What kind of human-powered vehicles you ask?…

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Portland

Coming from Seattle, Washington, we decided to drive down to Portland, Oregon and head over to our next AirBnB. There is pretty cool points of interests as you head down from Seattle to Portland. There is a sea bridge that connects both states from each…

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Vancouver, CA

Being so close to Canada, we decided to take a detour from Seattle, Washington over to Vancouver, Canada reachable by car via a couple of hours. We ate at the local Chinatown where we had dim sum. Coming from a place where authentic Asian food…

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