Michael Straus

Michael Straus is an accomplished professional in the audio and gaming industries, currently serving as Director of Casino Product and Director of Innovation Engineering at Boom Entertainment since June 2021. Previously, Michael held roles including Adjunct Faculty in Sound Design for Games at The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University and Game Innovation Designer/Unity Lead at High 5 Games, where key contributions included establishing a rapid product development pipeline in Unity. Additional experience encompasses audio engineering and product support at Dale Pro Audio, music editing for 4Kids Entertainment, and recording engineering at Metrosonic. Michael holds a Bachelor's of Arts in Music Production and Technology from the University of Hartford and has furthered education at New York University.