![]() “Mike is an incredibly valuable colleague. Harvey Werner, Software Build & Release Engineer, Hewlett-Packard Beware his infectious sense of humor!” April 8, 2008 His input is highly sought for detailed technical information as many come to him for clarification on work related issues. “Mike is a competent and detailed QA engineer. He has been a great customer advocate and has peered nicely with engieers that are much more senior often showing a great capacity for leadership.” April 10, 2008Įlan Kaplan, Engineering Manager, Hewlett-Packard He has also shown great initiative and dedication and has consistently helped push the envelope and make our products the best they can be. “Mike has a tremendous amount of domain knowledge which he routinely brings to bear on the projects he contributes to. Todd Behrbaum, GM, Worldwide Alliances & Microsoft Solutions, PolyServe He was very valuable to PolyServe as it created and shipped multiple generations of Windows based software continually meeting aggressive deadlines. He also demonstrated terrific competence when engaging with customers and external business partners (including Microsoft and OEMs) both at a deep technical level as well as a higher level in order to convey or discuss concepts. “Mike is exceptionally knowledgeable in the development and qualification of mission-critical Windows software. Lincoln Tidwell, Federal Pre Sales Engineer, Hewlett-Packard His problem solving capabilities are unmatched.” April 19, 2008 He is always willing to jump in as part of the team, whether it be to to fix a problem or to determine root cause. I am consistently amazed by his knowledge of the “internals” of the Windows operating system. ![]() “Mike has always been a great resource to work with. Jonathan Hittle, NAS Software Engineer, Hewlett-Packard He has been an indispensable part of our project, and I look forward to working with him in the future.”April 20, 2008 ![]() “In the time that I have worked with Mike, I have been impressed by his thorough, creative approach to his work. He not only garners technical respect from his work, but he also brings wit and humor to the team, making him a pleasure to work.” February 24, 2009ĭon Norton, Director of Engineering, PolyServe, Inc. A strong quality champion, he sets the bar for others on his team with innovative thinking, improved processes, and the constant drive for delivering quality products. Mike never lets inexperience get the better of him, as he expands his own boundaries to achieve his goals. “Mike’s approach to his Quality Assurance role challenged certain artificial “thought boundaries” which were in place, and he substantially improved the effectiveness of the QA organization. Mike Hatch, Quality Assurance Manager, Hewlett Packard He’s the only one I know who can break the product and build a relationship at the same time.” October 27, 2009 His care for the product and for his teammates is clear. He always looks on the bright side of things and puts a smile on your face – even when he’s telling you about the newest “blue screen” he’s found. Mike has one of the brightest and congenial personalities of anyone I’ve met. Part of the reason for Mike’s success, which in no way lessens his technical ability, is his attitude. This extended beyond just our local team, but to the extended team in other parts of the country as well. Mike was extremely successful in developing those good relationships and working closely with developers. As part of the QA team, it is sometimes difficult to have a good relationship with the developers – they don’t like to hear that you’ve found even more bugs in their code. He was the most prolific bug submitter on the team and was only happy if he was finding bugs. He understood the oroduct extremely well and knew how it would be used (and abused) by our customers. He was unparalleled in his ability to find extremely interesting (and nasty) bugs in our products. “Mike is one of the few amazingly intuitive test engineers I’ve known.
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