Summary
Michael Sweet is a systems engineer with eight years of IT and operations experience, currently managing a large Microsoft-centric infrastructure at Michigan State University. He’s skilled across Windows, Linux, and Apple ecosystems and oversees 20 physical and 200+ virtual servers, Hyper-Converged VxRail platforms, and centralized endpoint management (MECM, JAMF) supporting hundreds of devices and point-of-sale systems. Michael has driven measurable efficiencies—halving licensing costs through SQL environment improvements and cutting provisioning labor in half via automation—while coordinating vendor integrations and high-priority, security-compliant server baselining. A former Army technical leader and logistics manager, he brings disciplined personnel leadership, inventory oversight for multi-million-dollar assets, and proven incident escalation troubleshooting to civilian IT operations. Based in East Lansing and also pursuing doctoral work in history, he blends technical depth with a rare cross-disciplinary perspective that informs process and stakeholder collaboration.
8 years of coding experience
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology, Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology at Cochise College