Michael Brown

Michael Brown has a diverse work experience in the field of IT. Michael is currently working as an IT Director at Metrolina Greenhouses INC since July 2022. Prior to this role, they worked as a Sr. Infrastructure Engineer at the same company from October 2019 to June 2022. Before joining Metrolina Greenhouses INC, they served as a Sr. Systems Engineer at SBT Partners from February 2018 to October 2019.

Additionally, Michael has also worked at INSP, LLC as a Systems Administrator II from July 2014 to January 2016. During this role, they were responsible for monitoring and engineering IT systems, deploying and supporting physical and virtual servers, and ensuring the integrity and availability of core infrastructure.

Earlier in their career, Michael worked as an IT Manager at Kenroc Building Materials Co. Ltd. from September 2007 to November 2013. In this role, they were responsible for managing all aspects of IT infrastructure across multiple locations, including deploying firewalls and access points, setting up VPNs and firewall rules, and maintaining a hybrid cloud environment.

Michael started their career as an IT Administrator at Furman & Kallio, where they provided front-line technical support and optimized the back-end infrastructure. Michael worked in this role from January 2005 to September 2007.

Overall, Michael Brown has extensive experience in IT management, infrastructure engineering, systems administration, and technical support.

Michael Brown attended the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science & Technology (SIAST) from 2003 to 2004, where they obtained a Business certificate. Following that, from 2004 to 2006, they pursued a Computer Information Systems diploma at the same institution.

In terms of additional certifications, Michael obtained an A+ certification from CompTIA in May 2009, followed by an MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional) certification from Microsoft in December 2009. In July 2009, they also obtained an MCTS (Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist) certification from Microsoft. Michael further expanded their certifications with a Network+ certification from CompTIA in May 2011 and a CSSA (Certified SonicWALL Security Administrator) certification from SonicWALL in February 2013. Finally, they obtained an MCSA: Office 365 certification in October 2018 and a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE): Productivity certification from Microsoft in July 2019.