Michael drives and implements Stream’s overall business strategies and technical go-to-market offerings, with responsibility for site development, design and construction, supply chain and operations. Michael joined Stream in 2010, was named COO in 2017 and also serves as a member of Stream’s corporate Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) committee.
He is well-versed in critical systems, as evidenced by his early work with avionics platforms for military aircraft, solutions architecture for global power and cooling product manufacturers, followed by a long series of world-class data center developments.
Michael holds an electrical engineering degree from Texas Christian University, where he successfully competed on the varsity soccer team. He also holds a master’s degree in systems engineering and an master of business administration in finance from Southern Methodist University. His professional affiliations include membership on the Advisory Council with Infrastructure Masons, a networking organization and knowledge exchange focused on reliability among mission-critical information infrastructure executives.
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