User:Sirmikester



Michael, also known as "sirmikester" in various online circles (including Wikipedia) was born in Chicago in 1981. Besides moving to the suburbs of Chicago, he has lived in Canada for a few short years. His main interests include technology, scifi films, linux, landscape photography and spending time with his family.

Education
Michael is currently enrolled in the Masters of Product Development program at Northwestern University.

For undergraduate study, Michael attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and graduated with a Bachelor in Science in General Engineering in 2004. His area of interest was computer science, and he even took enough courses to get a minor.

Before college, Mike attended James B. Conant High school in Hoffman Estates, IL. He managed to do pretty well there, well enough to get into the college he always wanted to go to.

Notable Achievements
Michael hasn't done much yet in his life, other than meet the woman of his dreams and get a job after college. He plans on doing great things, but he doesn't know what they are going to be yet. He spends time with friends and family on weekends and has been involved in activities like the NWCLUG and POPCA. Michael spend the rest of his time playing around with his computer and learning the details of Debian, a popular Linux distribution.

Some of Michael professional achievements include:
 * Defined feature set for the Motorola_ZINE_ZN5 product
 * Spoke at the I3A annual conference on image "metadata"
 * Authored Bluetooth and USB feature requirements for mass market and mid tier devices

Future
Michael is planning on continuing to evolve his professional skills and trying to contribute something to the world.

Related Links
Michael's blog can be found at: labowicz.com