Michael has over 30 years of experience in the telecommunications and computer industry, primarily as founder and technologist. Michael was founding partner of CoreXchange, Inc. (acquired by Zayo Group), director of telecommunications and special projects for NTT/Verio, a director for OnRamp Technologies, and served as a founding principal of Ascend Partners, an investment banking firm focused on strategic advisory services for established technology companies. Michael also developed embedded hardware and software systems architecture for several telecommunications and government laboratories including Harris Controls and the Department of Energy’s Superconducting Supercollider High Energy Physics Laboratory in Dallas Texas. Michael graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a bachelor’s degree in computer science engineering. Mike drives a Telsa Model Model 3.