Michael Hubbard has a diverse range of work experience in the technology industry. Michael started their career at Shoptec as an Application Engineer, where they installed software at Hyundai Factory Automation in South Korea and wrote user manuals. Michael then worked at Flowserve as a Network Engineer, where they deployed and maintained a wide area network and implemented technology solutions in a manufacturing plant. After that, they became the IT Director at Circor Aerospace, where they provided leadership and supervision for multiple locations and was responsible for budgeting and information security. Michael then moved on to a role as an IT Director at CIRCOR International Inc., where they managed a global infrastructure and provided vision for scalable virtual infrastructure. After that, they worked at inhouseIT as a Principal Engineer, where they developed standards and best practices for networking technologies. Currently, they are a Senior Network Engineer at VectorUSA, where they design and tests LANs and WLANs and created a testing procedure using open source tools.
Michael Hubbard received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Technology from California State Polytechnic University-Pomona, where they studied from 1988 to 1992. Prior to that, they obtained an Associate of Applied Science degree in Electronic Technology from the University of Akron.
In terms of certifications, Michael has obtained various qualifications. These include:
- Aruba Certified Switching Associate (ACSA) V1 from Hewlett Packard Enterprise in October 2022.
- Understanding Cisco Network Security from Cisco in February 2020.
- Understanding of Cisco Network Devices from Cisco in February 2020.
- Linux Essentials from the Linux Professional Institute in March 2018.
- Juniper Networks Certified Associate, Junos (JNCIA-Junos) from Juniper Networks in October 2022.
- Ekahau Certified System Engineer (ECSE) from Ekahau in January 2021.
- Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA Security) from Cisco in January 2014.
- Cisco CCNA Security from Cisco in December 2016.
- Cisco CCNA from Cisco in August 2011.
- Sonicwall CCSP from SonicWall in August 2012.
- SonicWall CSSA from SonicWall in March 2012.
It is also mentioned that Michael acquired another certification for Aruba Certified Switching Associate (ACSA) V1 from Hewlett Packard Enterprise, but no specific date is provided for its completion.
September, 2013 - present