Michael Labate

Michael Labate has a strong background in IT, with their most recent position being Director of Global IT at The Middleby Corporation since April 2019. Prior to that, they served as Infrastructure & Security Manager at Follett LLC from April 2018 to April 2019 and as a System Administrator from November 2009 to April 2018. Before joining Follett, Michael worked as a Network Administrator at 10-31 Inc. from December 2005 to June 2009.

Michael Labate earned an Associate's Degree in Computer Information Technology: Security from Northampton Community College between 2005 and 2008. Michael also obtained an Associate's Degree in Computer Information Technology: Networking from the same institution during the same period. In addition, they hold various certifications such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) from (ISC)² in 2018, VMware Certified Professional 6 - Data Center Virtualization (VCP6-DCV) from VMware in 2017, GIAC Certified Windows Security Administrator (GCWN) from GIAC Certifications in 2014, Microsoft Certified Specialist: Server Virtualization with Hyper-V and System Center from Microsoft in 2014, and Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Desktop Administrator on Windows 7 from Microsoft in 2008.