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Michael has 31 years of experience and is the co-founder of Stratos. He has been granted numerous national and international design awards that span a wide range of markets from high-volume consumer to medical products. He has over 30 US Design and Utility patents, and his most recent awards include 2008 Medical Design Excellence Award Winner, 2008 IDEA Winner, and 2008 Good Design Winner. Michael currently sits on the board of managers at Stratos and directs its Industrial Design Group. Michael also has significant design experience in human factors, user experience design, prototyping, materials and process, and transitioning conceptual designs into cost-effective, manufactured products. During Michael’s 20 years with Stratos his clients have included Microsoft, Intel, Apple, Fluke, Hewlett-Packard, Tektronix, Cardinal Health, Abbott Laboratories, Philips Healthcare, Datascope, Medtronics, Sonosite, Tyco Healthcare, Kensey-Nash, Micronics, Aradigm, Welch-Allyn, Codonics, NW Marine Technologies, SportBrain, and Nike. Prior to joining Stratos, he was employed at the Fluke Corporation and was responsible for the Industrial Design of the handheld multimeter line of products which continue to be the industry gold standard for test and measurement with respect to ruggedized, portable, low cost multimeters. Michael has a BFA from the University of Washington. He has been longstanding member of the University of Washington Industrial Design Advisory Board. | 