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Michael brings over 35 years of experience in software development and today is focused on long-term innovation software projects at NI. Additionally, he supports various other activities, including software strategy, sales, marketing, product planning and R&D. He also evangelizes NI enterprise software solutions to customers, partners and industry forums.Michael joined NI from OptimalPlus, which was acquired by NI in June 2020. During his 15-year tenure at OptimalPlus, he served in several leadership roles including Chief Software Architect and CTO, designing, architecting and prototyping many of its flagship products as well as providing support for sales and marketing. Most recently, he was the Corporate Technology Fellow in the business development team that led to the successful sale of OptimalPlus to NI.Before joining OptimalTest in 2005, Michael was a Senior Software Architect at SAP, where he worked on Duet, a joint venture with Microsoft to enable seamless access to SAP data via Microsoft Office. Before joining SAP, Michael was a Software Architect at Microsoft, where he consulted with the company’s major customers. He was also vice president, R&D, at ActionBase, a company providing business-management enterprise solutions to enhance internal organizational workflow and collaboration, and a team leader at Eyron, where he managed software projects for numerous companies, in areas as diverse as defense, health, aerospace and high tech.

Listed skills include System Architecture, Enterprise Software, Object Oriented Design, Software Development, and 13 others.