Michael is a graduate of the Milwaukee School of Engineering where he received a degree in Electrical Engineering. While attending MSOE Michael co-founded the school’s NSBE chapter. He interned at GE Medical Systems and has worked there for his entire professional career.

Michael has held various engineering and operations design and leadership positions at GE Healthcare. He started as an electronics design engineer in the Xray Product Development Group, developed the control architecture (Advantx) for the Xray product line as a SW project leader, managed the HW, Firmware and Diagnostics team at CT, and managed the Functional Engineering team in the MR business. Michael returned to Xray as the Manager of the Digital Xray Detector Platform, which replaced the need for film in Xray procedures. He then held engineering and operations leadership roles in Imaging Subsystems and was named VP Technology of the Diagnostics Imaging Business in May 2005.

His current position is Chief Technology Officer for GE Healthcare. GEHC has over 5000 engineers and scientists working in diverse fields such as MR and CT scanners, patient monitoring, anesthesia, life sciences and imaging contrast agents. Michael was named a company officer in July 2006.

Michael has also served as chair of the Milwaukee Chapter of the Elfun Society (volunteer organization of GE leaders), is married to Jackie (Freescale Semiconductor Sales Manager), has 2 children, Lauren (16) and Justin (14) and is a former Deacon and Treasurer at Sweet Communion Baptist Church.