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About the Author

Michael Weigand is the Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer at Shift5. He
is responsible for defining and overseeing execution of Shift5’s long-term
growth objectives. Prior to Shift5, Michael served eight years in the U.S.
Army as an Airborne, Ranger-qualified Infantry officer and was selected as
one of the first cyber operations officers. While at a Department of Defense
support agency, he served as an engineering and operations officer
conducting both applied research and development (R&D), development,
and field operations.

Michael has established and commanded multiple cyber organizations and
skunkworks-style teams across the Army and DoD. Notably, he was instrumental in the establishment of
the Army’s platform mission assurance program, the Army’s expeditionary cyber forces, the Army’s first
cyber capability development unit, and multiple high-profile projects in conjunction with the Defense
Digital Service. Michael holds a BS in Computer Science from the United States Military Academy. Other
than defending OT, Michael’s secret superpower is flying small airplanes into small places.

Michael can be reached online at linkedin.com/in/michael-weigand/ and at our company website
shift5.io/.

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