Michael Black

Michael Black has extensive work experience in the field of software quality assurance and testing. Michael began their career at Assured Access Technology, Inc. where they built and managed a successful SQA team for their distributed fault tolerant Remote Access Server/Router. The company was later acquired by Alcatel, where Michael continued to work as the Director of System Test. Michael played a critical role in the integration of Assured Access Technology into Alcatel and successfully completed major releases and maintenance/patch releases.

Following their time at Assured Access Technology, Michael joined Procket Networks, Inc. as a Manager of System Test. During their tenure, the company was acquired by Cisco Systems, Inc.

Michael later joined Fabric 7 Systems, Inc. as the Manager of Software Quality Assurance. Michael built and led an international SQA team and performed certification and interoperability testing with major networking companies.

At 2Wire, Inc., Michael served as the Director of System Test, leading a team of engineers to system test the entire product line. Michael was responsible for testing the Home Portal DSL router and managed the company's cloud managed services.

Michael then joined Brocade as the Director of Test Engineering, where they led system testing for NetIron MLX SDN Core/Edge Routers and CES Carrier Ethernet Switches. Michael managed a team of 75, interacted with customers, and was responsible for a significant budget.

Next, Michael joined Mimosa Networks as the Director of Software Quality Assurance, where they hired and managed a team of QA engineers. Michael also worked on next-generation WiFi wireless outdoor products and cloud network management.

After their time at Mimosa Networks, Michael worked at Cinarra Systems as the Director of Quality Assurance. Michael led a team of 8 in testing their location-based platform for mobile network operators.

Most recently, Michael joined Airspan Networks as the Director of Software Quality Assurance. Michael played a crucial role in the acquisition of Mimosa Networks by Airspan. Michael was responsible for hands-on execution, test plans, bug tracking, and worked closely with all departments of the company.

Throughout their career, Michael has demonstrated expertise in leading and managing teams, test planning and execution, bug tracking, and customer support. Michael has worked with a wide range of technologies and has experience in start-up environments as well as established companies.

Michael Black received their MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, specializing in Entrepreneurship, Finance, Marketing, Negotiation, and Organizational Behavior. Michael completed their MBA studies from 1995 to 2000. Prior to that, they pursued their MS in Computer Science at The Johns Hopkins University from 1987 to 1991, focusing on Networking, Telecommunications, Programming, Databases, Security, and Algorithms. Their undergraduate studies were undertaken at Brigham Young University, where they obtained a BS in Electrical Engineering. The specific dates of their enrollment and completion of the degree are not mentioned. During their time at Brigham Young University, their coursework encompassed areas such as Computer Programming, Digital Design, RF, DSP, Networking, and Telecommunications.