Primary Job Title Chief Information Officer Primary Organization 
Alpha Theory
Location Boulder, Colorado, United States Regions Greater Denver Area, Western US Gender Male
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Mike is a technology professional with 15 years' experience in all phases of the software development lifecycle, focusing on improving information accessibility and systems integration. Prior to helping launch Alpha Theory in 2007, Mike co-founded Wazo Consulting, where he designed and developed a large web-based literacy tracking application
that has been used in hundreds of schools nationwide and is still in use today. Prior to that, Michael was a Project Manager for the Association of American Medical Colleges and was a consultant with Computer Sciences Corporation Consulting and Systems Integration Division, where he worked on large projects for telecommunication firms and large government agencies. Mike is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Communication Studies.
At Alpha Theory, Mike's primary focus is ensuring the security, reliability and availability of client data and managing an ever-growing supply of third party data. When he's not worrying about client data, he steps into the client services team to help with client integration, support and building internal admin tools to help Alpha Theory analyze data to find new ways to drive value.
Mike is actively engaged in his local community as a member of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board focused on leading teams to build and maintain walking and hiking trails. He is also an accomplished athlete having played basketball at UNC and is a 15-time Ironman triathlon finisher, a USA Triathlon All American, ultra runner and marathon swimmer.
