CEO, Dark Sky Technology. After earning a degree in Computer Science from Purdue University, Michael gained extensive experience in reverse-engineering, threat modeling, risk assessment, and system security technologies. He moved quickly into technical Project and Product Management leading multi-million dollar commercial- and military-grade software protection, evaluation, and engineering projects for some of the most prominent companies in the world. This small business was acquired by Microsemi where he stayed on to lead the product roadmap and direct Microsemi's patents, research, and strategy for hardware, cryptography, software anti-tamper, and information assurance technologies. Michael holds a patent on methods for automated protection measurement and insertion using artificial intelligence. He is an Amazon bestselling author and lives in the Washington, D.C. area with his wife and three children.