For the past 12 years, Mike has focused his career on assisting people leverage technology to improve their lives. Mike started his IT career working as an engineer for a 24/7/365 NOC in downtown Chicago. His ability to dual-wield technical jargon and everyday language enabled him to help Information Systems Directors across the country to provide the best in uptime, reliability, and security to their end users. After joining the Marine Corps Reserve in 2018 and training as a Cyber Network Administrator, he felt a calling to leverage technology to defend livelihoods. Since April of 2019, he has found his home at BLOKWORX currently serving as Senior Solutions Engineer. Mike completed his Master of Science in Cybersecurity in Spring 2022 and actively serves as a Cyber Defense Operator with DCO-IDM in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.