Michael is a joy to work with-- curious, intellectually engaged, a quick learner, and able to turn ideas into practical products. He brings humor, discipline, and exploration to a group, and invests himself fully in achieving excellence by making everyone successful.

Michael is a very committed person and his devotion to the success of a project is evident in his work. He is a very methodological decision maker focusing on the details. His ability to communicate between development and test makes him a valuable team member.

Michael was enthusiastic about discussing project details with me and helping me to understand more about the projects he was involved in that I could assist him with as well as how he could assist me with my projects. Most of our collaboration during the MLIS program was voluntary, outside of classes, and I continually seek him out for feedback on many of my own projects and presentations because he is honest, discerning, and eager to help his colleagues improve.

Curiosity, intellectual exploration, collaborative work style, receptiveness to feedback, follow-through, cheerfulness.

Michael is genuinely passionate about his chosen field. He is actively engaged in the professional community here in Seattle and he encourages his colleagues to be involved, as well. He believes in connecting both with users and other members of the profession to create a user-centered culture of collaboration and innovation.

ability to work with others, technical competence, deep understanding of information organization principles, wide variety of software and programming abilities.