Mike is a "Technical Director" for Improving Enterprises (http://improvingenterprises.com), a top-notch, Dallas-based, software consulting firm. A long-time Java developer, he has played many roles in software development including technical support, development, web designer, analyst, and project manager. With Jill Nicola and Mark Mayfield, he coauthored Streamlined Object Modeling (http://www.amazon.com/Streamlined-Object-Modeling-Patterns-Implementation/dp/0130668397), which attempts to pare down object analysis and design into easily-followed sets of patterns and rules. He is also one of the founders and leaders of several software development groups in the Bryan/College Station area including AgileBCS (http://agilebcs.org).