MICHAEL McNEANY

TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY • ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE • CYBERSECURITY

Thirty Years of
Continuous Technology Transformation.

Executive technology leader combining strategic planning with hands-on technical execution—building secure, resilient and scalable infrastructure across multiple locations.

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30+Years leading technology
3States supported
1995—TodayContinuous IT leadership

Technology should enable business—not become an obstacle to it.

For more than three decades at Audio-Video Corporation, I have helped guide enterprise technology from the early Internet era through hybrid cloud, Microsoft 365, modern virtualization, cybersecurity and disaster recovery.

My approach begins with understanding the root cause, designing sustainable solutions and aligning technology investments with long-term organizational goals.

SELECTED TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP

Strategy grounded in hands-on experience.

01

Enterprise Infrastructure

Designed and supported resilient multi-site infrastructure across New York, Vermont and Massachusetts, spanning networking, servers, cloud services and telecommunications.

02

Virtualization

Directed the evolution from physical servers to VMware infrastructure and later led the migration from VMware to Proxmox.

03

Cybersecurity & Resilience

Guided ransomware recovery while maintaining customer-facing operations, followed by MFA, backup modernization and long-term security improvements.

04

Microsoft Cloud

Led adoption of Microsoft 365 and Azure Active Directory while maintaining hybrid infrastructure and supporting Windows environments.

A CAREER OF CONTINUOUS EVOLUTION

From NetWare and the early Internet to hybrid cloud and Proxmox.

1993–94Maintained Novell NetWare in the CGCC CAD classroom
1995Joined Audio-Video Corporation
1996Established corporate Internet presence
1997Built Linux firewall using IPfwadm / IPTables
1999Established internally hosted enterprise email
2000Migrated internal phone system to Cisco CUCM VoIP
2001Established corporate VPN using Cisco ASA
2002Migrated physical servers to VMware
2006Connected core offices using MPLS
2012Began Microsoft 365 adoption
2016Migrated on-premises Exchange to cloud
2019Maintained hybrid on-site/cloud infrastructure
2022Cybersecurity transformation after ransomware incident
2023Migrated to Cisco FTD and Meraki infrastructure
2024Migrated VMware to Proxmox

CORE TECHNOLOGIES

Windows Server • Linux • VMware • Proxmox • Microsoft 365 • Azure AD / Entra • Networking • Firewalls • Cybersecurity • Backup & Disaster Recovery • PowerShell

LET'S CONNECT

Building reliable technology
for what comes next.

mcneany@gmail.com   •   (518) 424-8824   •   LinkedIn