Michael Heister

Mike has worked in various roles in the telecommunications industry for the past 20 years. He began his career designing and building data networks for local businesses in his home town of Stillwater, Oklahoma before accepting a commission as a U.S. Army Signal officer. He spent the majority of his 5 years on active duty in Europe, with tours in both Kosovo and Iraq. Mike worked as a U.S. Government contractor in both hands-on and Program Management roles for over a decade providing secure satellite and terrestrial data services throughout the world. He has managed and engineered strategic information security and global network infrastructure projects in manufacturing, telecommunications, and government sectors. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Management Science and Computer Systems from Oklahoma State University with minors in Military Science, and Economics in 1999, and completed his Master of Science in Computer Information Systems with a concentration in Security from Boston University Metropolitan College in 2014. Mike lives in Eldridge, Iowa with his wife, daughter, twin sons, and three dogs.