Michael Goerlitz

Michael Goerlitz has worked in the IT industry since 2006. Michael'swork experience includes positions at General Dynamics Information Technology as a Team Lead (2006), Lockheed Martin as an IT Manager and Site Supervisor/Senior Systems Administrator (2008-2015), Rivera Group as a Storage Subject Matter Expert Sr. (2015-2016), MSGI as a Senior Windows System Engineer (2016-2018), and Core4ce as a Senior Storage Engineer (2018-present). At Rivera Group, they managed IBM, Hitachi, HP, and Netapp SAN Virtual environments, Brocade and Cisco virtual fabrics, Windows/Linux servers in support of SAN/NAS/Virtual fabric networks, and planned and executed SAN/NAS firmware patch updates. At MSGI, they acted as a highly visible Technical and Administrative management presence within the Enterprise. At Lockheed Martin, they managed multiple technical employees within a Service Level Agreement/Requirement (SLA/R) driven environment supporting over 3000 geographically dispersed IT users. At Core4ce, they manage Hitachi and Netapp SAN Virtual environments, Brocade and Cisco virtual fabrics, Windows/Linux servers in support of SAN/NAS/Virtual fabric networks, and monitors storage systems to proactively minimize outages, optimize performance, upgrade hardware/software, and plan for capacity growth.

Michael Goerlitz's education history consists of a Bachelor of Arts in Business from Indiana University Southeast between 2001 and 2004, and Computer Network Administration from Louisville Technical Institute between 2006 and 2008. Michael also holds seven certifications: NetApp Certified Data Administrator, Data ONTAP 7-Mode from NetApp (April 2015); Security+ from CompTIA (December 2011); CCENT from Cisco (February 2008); MCSE 2003 w/Security from Microsoft (February 2008); Certified Novell Administration from Novell (December 2007); Network+ from CompTIA (December 2006); and A+ from CompTIA (September 2006).