As a consultant with over 20 years of data management experience, Michael architects and implements secure data sourcing, data management systems, dashboards and web-based dissemination platforms for NORC’s health clients. He helps teams work with legal and technical counterparts to identify to establish data sharing agreements and technical solutions needed to obtain sensitive data and manage it in compliance with applicable legal requirements. He also advises companies on commercial off-the-shelf analytic tools that can help them accelerate their integration and use of disparate data. 

Michael leads information technology teams to support the development of information systems for the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. He has recently led two large scale data migrations to cloud-based infrastructure utilizing a suite of technologies available through AWS, Salesforce, and Google Cloud and has orchestrated relevant production system cut-overs. He also pioneers the use of AI for project delivery. 

Prior to joining NORC, Michael was a data and analytics consultant with Accenture where he helped develop business intelligence and data warehousing solutions in Life Sciences. Michael also worked for several years on data dissemination at the Minnesota Population Center at the University of Minnesota where he supported the use of a web-based dissemination tool known as the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS).