For UM Alumni coaching: Mike is currently a Solutions Architect for Boston-based Acquia, Inc. as well as owner of his own consulting practice, TechReprieve. He's been working with internet-based software platforms and customer solutions for over twenty years in business development, software architecture and development, and usability practitioner roles. He brings a rich knowledge of user-based software development processes, usability analysis activities, and project organization and management skills to bear for his clients. Mike graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.S. in Software Engineering and a M.S. in Information, specializing in Human-Computer Interaction. Mike's research and professional interests lie in areas of open source software, content management systems, SaaS/PaaS, information retrieval, and user interface design. For iCorps coaching: "Mike Monan is the mentor. He has extensive experience in the field of software development, as a software engineer, front-end architect, solutions architect, and owner and manager of his own professional services firms. Mike is currently a Solutions Architect for Boston-based Acquia, Inc. as well as owner of his own consulting practice, TechReprieve. He's been working with internet-based software platforms and customer solutions for over fifteen years in business development, software architecture, engineering, project management, and usability practitioner roles. He also has a long history of working with different startups based out of Ann Arbor and the surrounding areas. He brings a rich knowledge of customer discovery, user-based software development processes, usability analysis activities, and project organization and management skills to bear for the team." For UM coaching: Mike is currently a Solutions Architect for Boston-based Acquia, Inc. as well as owner of his own consulting practice, TechReprieve. He's been working with internet-based software platforms and customer solutions for over fifteen years in business development, software architecture, engineering, project management, and usability practitioner roles. He brings a rich knowledge of user-based software development processes, usability analysis activities, and project organization and management skills to bear for his clients. Most recently, Mike was the User Interface Architect for Wellness & Prevention (a local subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson), and was responsible for all presentation-related aspects of their flagship internet-based health coaching product. Mike founded and led two separate Drupal consulting firms in the Ann Arbor, MI area and was responsible for working directly with clients and growing sales. A few of the clients that he has had the privilege to work with in these ventures include Wellness & Prevention, Arbor Research, Zingerman's, Johnson Controls, the University of Michigan Health System and Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, and the Open.Michigan project at the UM Medical School. Prior to that, Mike was Director of Engineering at Diamond Bullet Design in Ann Arbor. As Director, he oversaw software engineering, project management, and usability services for various clients. Mike was responsible for a number of defining projects at Diamond Bullet, including the University of Michigan Business School, the University of Michigan Alumni Association, and PDTrials.org. Mike graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.S. in Software Engineering and a M.S. in Information, specializing in Human-Computer Interaction. Mike's research and professional interests lie in areas of open source software, project efficiency, usability engineering, information retrieval, and user interface design. For Acquia: Mike has been working with Drupal since 2007 and on internet-based software solutions for over fifteen years as a software architect, software engineer, and usability practitioner. He brings a rich knowledge of user-based software development processes, usability analysis activities, and project organization and management to bear for his clients. Most recently, Mike was the User Interface Architect for Wellness & Prevention, and was responsible for all presentation-related aspects of their flagship digital health coaching product. Mike founded and led two separate Drupal consulting firms in the Ann Arbor, MI area and was responsible for working directly with clients and growing sales. A few of the clients that he has had the privilege to work with in these ventures include Wellness & Prevention, Arbor Research, Zingerman's, Johnson Controls, the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, and the Open.Michigan project at the UM Medical School. Prior to that, Mike was Director of Engineering at Diamond Bullet Design in Ann Arbor. As Director, he oversaw software engineering, project management, and usability services for various clients. Mike was responsible for a number of defining projects at Diamond Bullet, including the University of Michigan Business School, the University of Michigan Alumni Association, and PDTrials.org. Mike graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.S. in Software Engineering and a M.S. in Information, specializing in Human-Computer Interaction. Mike's research and professional interests lie in areas of open source software, project efficiency, usability engineering, information retrieval, and user interface design. Mike graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.S. in Software Engineering and a M.S. in Information, specializing in Human-Computer Interaction. Currently, he owns and works full-time for TechReprieve LLC, providing software engineering, project management, and usability services. TechReprieve is a member of the Factotem Constellation. In his previous position, Mike was the Director of Engineering at Diamond Bullet Design in Ann Arbor. As director, he oversaw software engineering, project management, and usability services for various clients. Mike was responsible for a number of defining projects at Diamond Bullet. His clients included ABC News, U.S. News, FullScope, pdtrials.org, Calsonic Kansei NA, the University of Michigan Business School and the University of Michigan Alumni Association. As a Macintosh software engineer in Apple's Advanced Technologies Group, Mike worked on development of Apple's Information Access Toolkit. He's also worked as a Macintosh software engineer and HCI/Usability specialist at Gene Codes Corporation in Ann Arbor. Mike's professional interests lie in project efficiency, usability engineering, information retrieval, and user interface design. Mike has been working on internet-based software solutions for over ten years as a software engineer and usability practitioner. He brings a rich knowledge of user-based software development processes, usability analysis activities, and project organization and management to bear for his clients. Most recently, Mike has been working for TechReprieve, a web software engineering and usability services company in Ann Arbor, MI. A few of the clients that he has had the privilege to work with include the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, Q Ltd, Stout Systems, and the Michigan Life Sciences Pipeline. Prior to that, Mike was Director of Engineering at Diamond Bullet Design in Ann Arbor. As Director, he oversaw software engineering, project management, and usability services for various clients. Mike was responsible for a number of defining projects at Diamond Bullet, including the University of Michigan Business School, the University of Michigan Alumni Association, and PDTrials.org. Previous to that, Mike enjoyed Macintosh Software Engineering positions at Gene Codes in Ann Arbor, and Apple's Advanced Technologies Group, where he worked on the research and development of Apple's Information Access Toolkit. Mike graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.S. in Software Engineering and a M.S. in Information, specializing in Human-Computer Interaction. Mike's research and professional interests lie in areas of project efficiency, usability engineering, information retrieval, and user interface design. When not working, Mike can be found playing with his new daughter, SCUBA diving anywhere he can, or on any of the soccer pitches around Ann Arbor. Michael Monan, Co-founder & Usability Lead for Switchback Mike knows how to make a website work for its users. His expertise in user-centered software development and usability analysis is vital to producing easy-to-use and task-oriented websites for our clients. Mike makes sure that every project we do meets our clients' desired business objectives by ensuring their target audiences' tasks are easily accomplished. Mike has over 10 years experience building internet-based software that incorporates usability best practices. Previously, he was Director of Engineering at Diamond Bullet Design in Ann Arbor. From there he went on to build a vigorous client base through his own web software development company. Mike holds a BS in Software Engineering and an MS in Information, specializing in Human Computer Interaction, both from the University of Michigan. When he's not busy making websites, Mike can be found enjoying his new daughter, Leona Finn, SCUBA diving anywhere he can, or playing soccer around Ann Arbor. For Healthmedia: Mike has been working on internet-based software solutions for over ten years as a software engineer and usability practitioner. He's been concentrating on Drupal architecture, development, and design for the past five. He brings a rich knowledge of user-based software development processes, usability analysis activities, and project organization and management to bear for his clients. Most recently, Mike had founded TechReprieve, a web software engineering and usability services company. He was also the co-founder of Switchback, a local Drupal engineering shop. Some of the clients that he has had the privilege to work with in these ventures include the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, Q Ltd, the Open.Michigan project at the UM Medical School, Arbor Research, Thomson Shore Publishing, and Calsonic Kansei NA. Prior to that, Mike was Director of Engineering at Diamond Bullet Design in Ann Arbor. As Director, he oversaw software engineering, project management, and usability services for various clients. Mike was responsible for a number of defining projects at Diamond Bullet, including the University of Michigan Business School, the University of Michigan Alumni Association, ABC News, US News and World Reports, and PDTrials.org. Previous to that, Mike enjoyed Macintosh Software Engineering positions at Gene Codes in Ann Arbor, and Apple's Advanced Technologies Group, where he worked on the research and development of Apple's Information Access Toolkit. Mike graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.S. in Software Engineering and a M.S. in Information, specializing in Human-Computer Interaction. Mike's research and professional interests lie in areas of Drupal engineering, project efficiency, usability engineering, information retrieval, and user interface design. When not working, Mike can be found playing with his daughter, SCUBA diving anywhere he can, traveling abroad, working on the house, or on any of the basketball courts or soccer pitches around Ann Arbor. For Shifting Code: Mike has been working on internet-based software solutions for almost fifeen years as a software engineer and usability practitioner. He's been concentrating on Drupal architecture, development, and design for the past five. He brings a rich knowledge of user-based software development processes, usability analysis activities, and project organization and management to bear for his clients. Most recently, Mike had founded TechReprieve, a web software engineering and usability services company. He was also the co-founder of Switchback, a local Drupal engineering shop that he helped grow over three years. A few of the clients that he has had the privilege to work with in these ventures include HealthMedia, Arbor Research, Zingerman's, Johnson Controls, the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, and the Open.Michigan project at the UM Medical School. (Prior to that, Mike was Director of Engineering at Diamond Bullet Design in Ann Arbor. As Director, he oversaw software engineering, project management, and usability services for various clients. Mike was responsible for a number of defining projects at Diamond Bullet, including the University of Michigan Business School, the University of Michigan Alumni Association, ABC News, US News and World Reports, and PDTrials.org. Previous to that, Mike enjoyed Macintosh Software Engineering positions at Gene Codes in Ann Arbor, and Apple's Advanced Technologies Group, where he worked on the research and development of Apple's Information Access Toolkit.) Mike graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.S. in Software Engineering and a M.S. in Information, specializing in Human-Computer Interaction. Mike's research and professional interests lie in areas of Drupal engineering, user-centered design, and information retrieval. (When not working, Mike can be found playing with his daughter, SCUBA diving anywhere he can, traveling abroad, working on the house, or on any of the basketball courts or soccer pitches around Ann Arbor.) A little more up to date: Mike has been working on internet-based software solutions for over ten years as a software architect, software engineer, and usability practitioner. He brings a rich knowledge of user-based software development processes, usability analysis activities, and project organization and management to bear for his clients. Most recently, Mike has been working for TechReprieve, a web software engineering and usability services company in Ann Arbor, MI that he founded. As well, Mike acts as the User Interface Architect for Wellness & Prevention, and takes responsibility for all presentation-related aspects of their flagship digital health coaching product. Prior to that, Mike was Director of Engineering at Diamond Bullet Design in Ann Arbor. As Director, he oversaw software engineering, project management, and usability services for various clients. Mike was responsible for a number of defining projects at Diamond Bullet, including the University of Michigan Business School, the University of Michigan Alumni Association, and PDTrials.org. Previous to that, Mike enjoyed Macintosh Software Engineering positions at Gene Codes in Ann Arbor, and Apple's Advanced Technologies Group, where he worked on the research and development of Apple's Information Access Toolkit. Mike graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.S. in Software Engineering and a M.S. in Information, specializing in Human-Computer Interaction. Mike's research and professional interests lie in areas of project efficiency, usability engineering, information retrieval, and user interface design.