Michael Troup is a seasoned IT and network operations leader with nine years of focused experience scaling and securing regional telecommunications infrastructure and nearly two decades at LigTel Communications. As General Manager and former Network Operations Manager he drove a 300% capacity increase in five years while maintaining over 99.9% uptime for ~4,000 end users and implementing companywide cybersecurity policy and training aligned with NIST and FCC guidance. He blends technical strategy—capacity planning, resiliency, automation, and vendor negotiations—with hands-on leadership in disaster recovery, budgeting, and staff development. Based in Goshen, Indiana, he has a pragmatic background in both marketing and technical roles, which helps him communicate complex network and security concepts to executives, staff, and customers. An analytical problem-solver by trade, he continually evaluates emerging technologies to balance cost, stability, and security for sustained operational excellence.
9 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Computer Graphics Technology, Bachelor of Science, Computer Graphics Technology at Purdue University
Contributions:2 commits, 1 push, 1 branch in 6 months
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Michael Troup - General Manager at LigTel Communications