Summary
Mike Skelly is a Principal Network Architect with 17 years of hands-on experience designing and maintaining network and server environments for large-scale media production and corporate operations. Self-taught across UNIX-like systems, macOS, and Windows, he combines deep infrastructure skills (FreeBSD, Apache, BIND, postfix/sendmail, Exchange) with a long history of building web applications using open-source stacks (Perl, Ruby/Rails, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript/CSS). At Steiner Studios he progressed from desktop support to leading network architecture, operating in the high-change, high-demand context of film production where uptime and rapid troubleshooting are critical. He brings practical cross-platform desktop and server support experience to architectural decisions, ensuring solutions are both resilient and administrable. Known for pragmatic engineering and a developer’s appreciation for UX and web standards, he often bridges gaps between operations, development, and end users. Based in Bordentown, NJ, he blends decades of institutional knowledge with a continual appetite for learning and open-source tooling.
17 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
no degree, Computer Information Systems, no degree, Computer Information Systems at Rowan College at Burlington County