Hi, I'm Michael Barron.

I build, secure, and automate the infrastructure that connects our physical and digital worlds. With nearly two decades of leadership, technical execution and guiding federal requirements in the U.S. Air Force, I have spent my career solving complex problems where high-stakes operations meet advanced technology. I have a diverse background, so my expertise intersects Physical Security, Electrical Infrastructure, Industrial Controls Systems Cybersecurity, Enterprise GIS architecture, Linux Systems Administration, and robust Project Management across those industries. Whether I am leading teams to oversee multi-million-dollar infrastructure portfolios, architecting scalable web applications, or hardening systems against modern vulnerabilities, I approach every challenge with a mission-first mindset and an engineer's precision.

My experience includes:

Physical Security & Integrated Base Defense: Deep background in security forces operations and threat mitigation. Experience in bilateral coordination, including maintaining critical liaisons with the Government of Japan and local Military Police to ensure effective joint security activities for the Air Force's largest combat wing.

Operational Technology (OT) & Cybersecurity: Advanced training in Industrial/Advanced Control Systems Cybersecurity (AFIT WENG 170/270/370). Experienced in safeguarding ICS/SCADA systems by implementing physical security procedures, vulnerability scans, packet tracing, and security patches in strict accordance with DISA STIGs and NIST SP 800-82 protocols.

Network Operations & IT Lifecycle Management: Hands-on expertise resolving critical communication failures for control systems through switch troubleshooting and network diagnosis. Managed organization-wide hardware deployments, including the configuration and grounding of server racks, and directed the lifecycle, inventory, and secure data sanitization (degaussing) for $200K in IT assets.

Infrastructure & Operational Leadership: Proven success directing large-scale civil engineering operations and fiscal management, including executing a $25M SABER contract and leading teams of up to 45 personnel to ensure 24/7 reliability.

Geospatial Architecture: Crafting full-stack web mapping solutions, engineering & cartographic workflows, enterprise geodatabases, and data pipelines using ArcGIS Enterprise, AutoCAD, QGIS, GeoServer, OpenLayers, and PostGIS.

Systems Security & Automation: Designing and hardening enterprise-grade digital environments backed by industry-standard credentials (RHCSA, Security+) and powered by Python and Bash automation.

Strategic Execution: Driving projects from concept to deployment on time and within budget, leveraging a disciplined PMP framework and years of cross-functional team leadership.

Explore my qualifications, latest projects, technical insights, and development work below. Let's build something resilient together.