Admin Basics LLC · Salt Lake City, Utah

IT done properly,
at any scale.

I help organizations of any size with Microsoft 365 administration, security and compliance, and networking. It’s the same work I do every day as an admin, and the same work I write about on this site. No sales team, no retainers. Just someone who knows the tools and tells you what he’s doing.

Services

What I can take off your plate.

Each service links to notes where I’ve done the work — so you can see how I think before you hire me.
01

Microsoft 365 setup & cleanup

New tenant or inherited mess: licensing, domains, mail flow, users and groups set up in the right order — and documented.
02

Device management with Intune

Enrolment, compliance policies, configuration profiles and app deployment for Windows and mobile, rolled out in rings so nothing breaks at once.
03

Security & compliance baselines

Conditional Access, MFA, Defender, ASR rules and break-glass accounts — the controls insurers and auditors ask about, implemented without locking out your staff.
04

Automation & reporting

PowerShell and Graph API scripts for onboarding, offboarding, licence reports and the recurring chores nobody should do by hand.
05

Network sanity check

Firewall rules, Wi‑Fi, VLANs and the network basics that quietly cause big problems.

06

Security & environment review

A one-time look at your tenant, devices and network, with a written report of what’s solid, what’s risky and what to fix first.

How it works

Clear scope, no surprises.

1

A short call

Thirty minutes to understand what you have, what’s hurting and what “done” looks like. Free.
2

A written plan

Scope, order of work, what could go wrong and a fixed price. You keep it either way.
3

The work, in rings

Changes are tested on a pilot group before everyone gets them. You get plain-English updates as we go.
4

Handover

You get the documentation and full admin access. No lock-in.

Good fit

Who this is for.

Any organization that wants its IT done right, from Microsoft 365 and security to networking and everything in between. Maybe you have no IT person, a team that’s stretched thin, or an environment that grew faster than anyone could document. Especially if you’ve been told you need to “get compliant” for cyber insurance, a client contract or a framework like CIS or NIST and aren’t sure where to start.

I work evenings and weekends around a full-time role, so I take on a limited number of projects at a time and give honest timelines. If something is urgent and needs more hands than I have, I’ll tell you and point you somewhere better.
Work with me

Need this done in your environment?

I work with organizations of any size, in Salt Lake City and remotely, on Microsoft 365 administration, security and compliance, and networking. It’s the same work I write about here, done in your environment.