Michael Testa, M.S.M., M.B.A.

Mike has over 25 years of experience working in the technology field with experiences as a business professional and instructor. In the private sector and in higher education, Mike has held technical and management level positions, including leading IT departments as the Director of IT and Director of Infrastructure. Mike has planned, designed, and implemented many complex projects using a wide variety of software and hardware technologies. Areas of expertise and experience include:

• Cyber Operations Security
• Network Security
• Networking
• 802.11 Wireless Networking
• Server Virtualization
• Data Center Design and Renovation
• Project Management
• Department and Project Based Budgeting
• Management of Personnel

Mike is active in educating students, customers, and peers in technical and business subjects. In the classroom, Mike has taught various subjects including computer networking, wireless networking, network security, virtualization, computer hardware, operating systems, office applications, accounting, payroll, and management.  

Mike is a Cisco Network Academy Instructor (CCAI) for CyberOps Associate, CCNA Routing & Switching and CCNA Security. Industry certifications held: 

• Cisco CyberOps Associate
• Cisco CCNA Routing and Switching
• Cisco CCNA Wireless
• Cisco CCNA Security 
• Juniper JNCIA-Junos (past)
• Cisco CCDA (past)
• Microsoft MCSE (past)

Testa earned an M.B.A. from Youngstown State University (1994) in general business and an M.S.M. from The University of Akron (1997) in information systems.