Michael Taylor, Chief Technology Officer
Mr. Taylor has twenty-three years of
extensive experience in software development, systems architecture,
planning and administering technical direction, and leadership.
Michael is responsible for maintaining the company's strategic
advantage of leading-edge technological innovation and achieving
the company's technical goals. Since joining Tapestry in 2003, he
managed over 25 developers on a $50M project, developed innovative
custom software products, and migrated software products through
four different database engines. Prior to Tapestry, Michael was a
Senior Software Engineer at Sony, Information Technologies Division
where he managed 100 technicians, resolved complex software issues
with the Sony VAIO, and developed software to provide timely
analysis from various data feeds. At Boskage Commerce Publications,
as a Senior Software Engineer, he developed software solutions that
generated $.5M in sales annually and successfully negotiated
international business contracts. At Tapestry, Michael has been
steadily promoted from Senior Software Engineer, Live Operations
Technical Lead, and Chief Architect to Chief Technology Officer
(CTO). Mr. Taylor is an undergraduate alumnus at Western Michigan
University for both Computer Science and Philosophy.