Summary
Mike Hoskins is a pragmatic network and voice IT manager with 11+ years of hands-on experience designing, securing, and operating large-scale networks across education, telecom, and enterprise environments. He has led district-wide digital transformations and cybersecurity programs—deploying next-gen firewalls, SIEM, EDR, 2FA, and VoIP at scale—while also engineering statewide fiber and cellular backhaul for 5G readiness. Comfortable both as a strategic leader and a technical escalation point, he combines routing expertise (BGP/OSPF/EIGRP), automation with Python, and systems administration across Windows, Linux, macOS, and cloud services. Currently advancing his cybersecurity credentials through a bachelor’s program, he’s known for turning complex network challenges into documented, repeatable operations and for a practical “think, do, learn, repeat” approach that drives reliable, secure outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS Network Administration and Engineering, Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS Network Administration and Engineering at Hawkeye Community College