Profile
Translate complexity into something people can operate.
My work sits between deep technical execution and clear client decisions. I care about what happens after the handoff, when the diagram meets a real Monday morning.
Systems engineering Santa Monica, CA
Systems that
behave.
I design and operate secure IT infrastructure across Windows, Linux, networks, and cloud. The goal is simple: fewer surprises, clearer handoffs, and technology that earns its keep.
Current focus
Reliable infrastructure, practical automation, and technical pre-sales.
Technology should simplify the work.
Everything else is overhead.
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not the brochure.
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Focus
Infrastructure from the rack to the cloud.
SystemsWindows, Linux, virtualization, backup and recovery
NetworksRouting, VLANs, VPN, firewalls and zero-trust controls
CloudMicrosoft 365, Azure, AWS and hybrid migrations
AutomationPowerShell, RMM, Docker and repeatable deployments
Trajectory
Hands-on engineering, carried into every conversation.
I moved from support and systems work into senior engineering and technical pre-sales. The title changed. The habit of checking the details did not.
Method
Stabilize. Simplify. Automate. Document.
Good infrastructure becomes pleasantly uneventful. Build for recovery, automate the repeatable parts, and leave the next person a map they can actually use.
Michael Anselmo is a systems engineer and technical pre-sales professional in Santa Monica, California. Focus areas include Windows and Linux systems, virtualization, backup and recovery, networks, security, Microsoft 365, Azure, AWS, hybrid migrations, PowerShell, RMM, and Docker. His operating principles are to stabilize, simplify, automate, and document.
Selected experience
Built from the
inside out.
2024 → now
Sales Engineer
ClearFuze Networks
Technical pre-sales, solution architecture, and client strategy grounded in hands-on systems engineering.
2021 → 2024
Intern → Systems Engineer → Senior Systems Engineer
ClearFuze Networks
Progressed from support into infrastructure, escalations, cloud integrations, security controls, automation, monitoring, and recovery planning.
2021 → now
Independent Systems Engineer
Self-employed
Infrastructure design and ongoing technical support for local businesses with practical operational needs.
2019 → 2021
Software & Systems Engineer
FlyThisSim
Built, deployed, and supported commercial flight simulators, including the hardware, software, and field documentation.
Education & certifications
Computer Science & Linguistics at Santa Monica College, plus technical certifications across managed services, networking, RMM, and communications.
Start with the actual problem
Make the system
less exciting.
If your infrastructure is noisy, fragile, or harder to explain than it should be, let’s talk through it.
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