Michael Thomas
Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.S., Mathematical Sciences/Computer Sciences 1991-01-01 - 1995-01-01Work Experience
Stillhouse Compute
Current
Stillhouse Compute
Riffle Rocks Consulting
Current
Riffle Rocks Consulting
SAS
2004-02-01 - 2022-03-01
SAS
2002-07-01 - 2004-02-01
Engage, a CMGI company
1999-06-01 - 2002-07-01
Engage, a CMGI company
IBM
1997-06-01 - 1999-05-01
IBM
Oracle
1995-06-01 - 1996-06-01
Oracle
Skills
Summary
Systems/Solutions Architect with broad experience across architecture, development, management, marketing, project implementation, writing, and public speaking. Creator of SAS BI Dashboard. - Thought leader in the commercial XR AR MR VR Digital Twin space with several publications and projects, including the integration of AI/ML and streaming analytics with XR. - Initial architect and developer and then development manager of SAS BI Dashboard, an interactive data visualization product that has driven profitable revenue for years since its introduction in 2007. - Lead or member of multiple cross-divisional R&D architecture teams. - Co-author of one of the first Java books, "Java Programming for the Internet," and author of several other books and articles. - Lead for SAS's sponsorship of NC Youth Chess Championship and other youth chess activities from 2014-2022. - Adviser on behalf of SAS to the U.S. Congressional App Challenge for Rep. David Price's office from 2016-2021. Strong track records of: bringing profitable software to market, publishing on tech topics (from tweets to articles to books to video), public speaking (from small conference rooms to main stage in front of thousands), innovation and invention, and agile principles.
