Mike Link
Cyber Security Engineer at Novaspect Inc.
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMike Link is a Cyber Security Engineer in Chicago with 11 years of industrial and control-systems experience, primarily at Novaspect where he advanced from Control Systems Engineer to lead cyber security efforts. He combines deep hands-on knowledge of Emerson DeltaV DCS and industrial automation with broad IT skills—Active Directory, Linux, web stacks, and scripting languages—allowing him to secure OT environments while understanding underlying control logic. His background in electrical engineering and long history of building and maintaining web systems and servers gives him a practical, systems-level view that bridges operational and IT teams. Known for practical tool-building (from LabVIEW and MATLAB prototypes to web apps and database integrations), he focuses on making security measurable and operationally resilient in production industrial settings.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma 2006, Diploma 2006 at Eden Prairie High SchoolBachelor of Science (BS), Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical Engineering at University of North Dakota
Github Skills (1)
python3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
michaelalink/ESPHome-Philips-Smart-Coffee
Mar 2023 - Sep 2024
ESPHome components which implements a Philips Series 2200 Coffee Machine into HomeAssistant. Capable of making automatic coffee.
Contributions:5 pushes in 1 year 5 months
michaelalink/photobooth
Feb 2015 - Apr 2015
Contributions:8 commits, 7 pushes in 2 months
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