Michelle Malcher is a Senior Principal Product Manager - Oracle Database at Oracle. She possess expertise in oracle, database design, database administration, performance tuning, high availability and 22 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "Michelle Malcher is one of the Top Technical people in the industry. Her ability in the fields of security and Oracle continue to be the best in the industry. Michelle was also my tech editor for multiple versions of the Oracle Press Bestselling Book: Oracle Database Performance Tips and Techniques. She is also an excellent author for books across many technologies as well as a book on leadership for User Groups. She has always displayed the highest character and leadership throughout her career." and "I have known and worked with Michelle for over twelve years. During that time, we have worked together as user group leaders, presenters, Oracle ACEs and attended the SmithBucklin Leadership Institute. Michelle’s dedication to leadership, continuous learning and mentor ship of others is unmatched. Michelle is an accomplished author and presenter and has worked to become one of the leading experts in the Oracle Security area. As a user group leader Michelle consistently encouraged others to get involved and become the next leaders of the organization. Michelle’s leadership has been crucial to keeping the groups she serves relevant and viable. Through her efforts, she never leaves a position without someone she can trust to take over. She has been asked to work with groups that are challenged with membership and with startup groups, successfully building membership and relationships. Michelle has also dedicated much of her time to Women in Technology. Working through her user group relationships and network she blazes trails to help other women succeed in technology careers. Project management and team building have also been crucial to Michelle’s success. She regularly builds teams to get projects done, like scheduling the technical sessions for the annual Collaborate conference, editing and publishing the IOUG Select magazine, and writing her own books. I look forward to working with Michelle again in the future. She is truly an innovator and leader in the technology field. "