mikearruda.com
Professional Services Consultant · Delinea
Twenty-five years of IT — from campus networks to enterprise privilege management. The tools change. The instinct doesn't.
"To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time." — Leonard Bernstein
About Me
I've lived a full life and let both personal and professional experience shape the way I work. I'm always taking in new information, reassessing my thinking — not because I lack conviction, but because I refuse to let it calcify. Adaptability isn't a weakness. It's a strategy.
As a first generation American, I've had the privilege of seeing what life looks like beyond the borders most people never cross. That perspective matters. I've watched people with nothing outwork everyone in the room, and people with every advantage quietly drift to the bottom. Direction and drive are the differentiators.
Before landing in cybersecurity, I built a wide foundation — studying Marine Biology and Environmental Science at the University of Maine at Machias, clinical technology at SleepMed, running Element Computing for over a decade, leadership roles in high-volume sales environments. Each chapter added something the next one needed.
There will always be obstacles — but with a good sense of direction and the drive to see it through, you can make it anywhere.
Career
Professional Services Consultant
Delinea
Delivering enterprise Privileged Access Management implementations across client environments — both cloud-hosted and on-premises. Works across the full Delinea product portfolio, adapting to each client's infrastructure and security posture.
Owner & Operator
Element Computing
Founded and ran an independent IT services business serving individuals and businesses across Maine for over a decade. The kind of job where you fix everything and explain nothing twice.
Sleep Technician
SleepMed
Operated and maintained clinical sleep lab technology — an early demonstration that technical precision and patient-facing responsibility can coexist.
Student IT Specialist
University of Maine
The origin story. Supported students and faculty directly — the kind of hands-on start that builds real instinct, not just credentials.
Capabilities
Credentials
Privilege Manager Engineer
Delinea · 2 endorsements
Secret Server Engineer
Delinea · Certified
Platform Engineer
Delinea · Platform Certification
Background & Exploration
Marine Biology & Environmental Science
University of Maine at Machias · Coursework
Advanced Open Water Diver
University of Maine at Machias
Rescue Diver
University of Maine at Machias
Underwater Archaeology
University of Maine at Machias
Underwater Photography
University of Maine at Machias
What Drives Me
I don't get locked into one way of thinking. New information changes my view — it doesn't shake my direction.
A career across cybersecurity, healthcare, and independent IT taught me to focus on what works — not what looks good in a slide deck.
I've seen what determination looks like without resources — and complacency with every advantage. I always choose drive.
From hardware installs to enterprise PAM — decades of hands-on work. Curiosity is the only certification that doesn't expire.
The tech is the tool. Trust is the product. 22 LinkedIn endorsements in Customer Service, 17 in Leadership.
First generation American, shaped by travel. A wider lens on every problem — opportunity is never taken for granted.
The Real Interview
Drop the ball. See what fate says.
Click anywhere on the board to drop
Get in Touch
Whether you want to talk PAM strategy, explore a collaboration, or debate whether the Vogon Constructor Fleet gave adequate notice — I'd like to hear from you.
View LinkedIn Profile →"There will always be obstacles. With a good sense of direction and the drive to see it through, you can make it anywhere." — Mike Arruda