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Mike is a 2011 graduate of DeVry University, and holds Cisco, VMWare and Commscope certifications. IT (Networking) is Mikes third career. He served in the U.S. Army as a Forward Observer in the Artillery, spending 3 years in the Korean DMZ, and was an integrator of the Army’s TacFire Computerized Artillery weapons System Software at both Ft. Riley Ks. for the 1st Infantry Division and at Ft. Stewart Ga. For the 24th Infantry Division (M) in the early 80’s. He successfully owned and operated Nedes Construction, before being forced to close it because of health reasons.
Starting IT as a career around 2008, Mike has had a rounded experience, but his passion is Data Center Infrastructure Management. He currently works for Hewlett Packard Enterprise as a technical Solution Consultant for HPE’s SimpliVity Storage Solution. He affectionately calls SimpliVity, “A Data Center in a Box”.
Mike likes to whittle and carve to relax, and makes canes, walking and hiking sticks and staffs in his spare time. He was awarded the title of ‘Kentucky Colonel’ by the Governor of Kentucky for his volunteer work there. He has been married to Anna, his second wife for 19 years and they live in Kennesaw, Georgia. They are involved in the Grandfather Mountain Branch of Clan Cameron and go to several Highland Games around the Southeastern United States. They plan on retiring around Boone North Carolina area, as they have many friends there.
