​Currently Michael is working as the SharePoint Architect for Waggener Edstrom. He is a frequent speaker in the SharePoint community and author for Microsoft Press. Michael has been working almost exclusively with SharePoint for the last nine years. He has been in the software arena professionally for the last 20 years and has worked for companies such as A-dec, Fedex, Intel, NETWARCOM, Deloitte and Touche, HCA, and Vanderbilt. He got his B.E. and M.S. from Vanderbilt University. In his spare time, he likes to kayak and travel. He currently lives in Northern California.