He is a popular speaker, writer, and consultant in the fields of data management, data quality assessment, and data visualization. Michael’s career has included education and private industry in areas of data quality, decision-support systems, data warehousing, and data management. His articles appear in DM Review, the B-Eye Newsletter, InformationWeek magazine, the Northern California Oracle User Group Journal, the IBI Systems Journal, and other professional journals. He has spoken to over 240 professional audiences in these disciplines all over the U.S., in London, and Australia. Michael also has a variety of topics for general audiences, including: satellite imagery, the succession to the British monarchy, and various travel topics. He also has humor published in the L.A. Times and other journals.