Primary Job Title Senior Director Of Technology Primary Organization 
Vicarious Visions
Location Albany, New York, United States Regions East Coast, Northeastern US Gender Male
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Michael graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BS in Computer Systems Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After beginning his career as a hardware designer, a passion for creating smiles led him to games. He has spent the last 12 years in game development where he has shipped over 8 titles. He has worked in leadership and production roles
that include areas such as audio, systems, and graphics engineering. He has handled AAA franchises such as Doom 3, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, Guitar Hero, and Skylanders. Michael has published works for SIGGRAPH, I3D, and HPG.
He has also been a GDC speaker and I3D panelist. Michael was the Visual Technology Director for Skylanders SWAP Force and Technology Director for Skylanders SuperChargers. He leads the Visual Alchemy Team, a research and development team focused on creating and supporting industry-leading graphics technologies for a variety of gaming platforms.
