Michael is an accomplished network and security consulting professional with 22 years of experience. He began his career writing assembly code for medical instruments, establishing a strong foundation in computing technology. Finding the proprietary networking technology of the time inadequate, Michael focused his attention and career on TCP/IP networking.

As a network consultant, Michael moved to larger network design challenges, which included facilitating the interoperability between proprietary and legacy protocols and TCP/IP. During this time, Michael was a key member of the team that converted the world's largest flat NetBIOS network into an efficiently sub-netted TCP/IP network.

Subsequently, Michael focused his attention onto the design of highly reliable TCP/IP networks as a member of transformational teams for the redefinition of SCADA, EMS, and utility control systems, Since that time, Michael has worked on assignments that included the migration of Voice communications from direct connect circuit architecture to real time, highly available packet data applications running over high-availability TCP/IP networks. This expertise served Michael well as the senior project manager for the team that supported the changeover of a major communications carrier from SS7 to TCP/IP voice for their Technical Assistance Center.

Michael holds a Bachelors degree from the University of Washington, and is a Certified Information Systems Professional as well as a Certified Information Systems Auditor.