Mike Navicky is the Director for High Performance Computing at the High Performance Computing Collaboratory (HPC2), Mike oversees computing, data storage, data communications and general operations for the HPC2. Prior to joining the Mississippi State University team in June 2021, Mike served 21 years in the United States Air Force. During this time Mike logged more than 3,000 flight hours in the C-17, MQ-1 and MQ-9. The highlight of his aviation assignments was his year in Kandahar, Afghanistan serving as the commander of the Air Force's largest launch and recovery MQ-1/9 squadron. In 2016 Mike transitioned into cybersecurity serving to develop cybersecurity policy during his assignment at the Pentagon. Additionally, Mike served as the commander of a 110 Airmen communications squadron providing network services for 6,000 users. Mike is a 2018 graduate of the United States Army War College.