Michael is a pioneer in the creation of innovative data center technologies, having built hundreds of significant mission-critical facilities in the past thirty years. Michael founded iM Data Centers to reshape the future of data centers and address the need for increased reliance on sustainable technologies and green approaches to power-guzzling data centers using a unique modular approach: factory-building seamlessly expandable data centers with superior energy efficiency and functional intelligence at price points significantly below market. iM is also deploying a portfolio of its own data centers, utilizing its modular approach as well as acquiring traditional data centers and repositioning their carbon footprints. Michael created numerous companies, including FiberMedia (now vXchnge), a premier provider of colocation and deep IT services and InterMetro Fiber (now South Reach Networks). A passionate outdoorsman and advocate of sustainable practices, Michael dedicates a portion of corporate profits directly to environmental activism.