Summary
Michael Purcaro is a seasoned systems engineer and Server Administrator II with over three decades of hands-on experience and a 16-year documented enterprise track record managing Windows Server, Active Directory, VMware, and Exchange environments. He has led complex migrations, high-availability deployments, and failover clustering projects at scale, stabilizing clustered environments and recovering systems under pressure. At Wells Fargo and related entities he architected RDS farms, reduced downtime through VMware optimization, and integrated dealer services into broader enterprise infrastructure. Recently certified in Azure and Microsoft 365 fundamentals and pursuing AZ-104 and MS-102, he is actively bridging traditional on-prem infrastructure with Azure IaaS and cloud administration. Known for methodical troubleshooting and mentoring peers, he brings a pragmatic, security-minded approach that turns chaotic incidents into repeatable, resilient operations.
16 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
MCSE (Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert) & CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate), MCSE (Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert) & CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) at ICTP
MCSE (CBT), MCSE (CBT) at Smartforce
MCSE CAN, MCSE CAN at Horizons Consulting
Udemy
Orange Coast College
Azure and Microsoft 365, Azure and Microsoft 365 at Learn Microsoft
Advanced PC Hardware & Network Support (CBT), Advanced PC Hardware & Network Support (CBT) at Microhouse
Huntington Beach High School
Microsoft, Microsoft at Pluralsight