A colleague in his MLIS program said...
If you want a user-centered practitioner who is active in the IA/UX community and can also read and write code, choose Michael.
Were there any particular activities or tasks where Michael excelled?
I can think of no more persistent user-centered researcher. Understanding the core issues for users has been paramount for Michael throughout his coursework.
Were there any particular activities or tasks where Michael excelled?
Michael is very good at organization. He can take information that is in a state of chaos and reassemble it into a state of the art presentation that is user friendly.