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Throughout the ages, time has been a critical component to be quantified. Early sundials, water clocks, and mechanical pendulums once marked the passage of time. Today, quartz watches and the atomic clock measure time with far better precision.
Educated in England, he received a B.Sc. Hons. in Communications Engineering from the University of Kent at Canterbury. Initially Michael worked for consumer electronics manufacturer of consumer television sets in the digital video department working on advanced television receiver design, before moving to various broadcast equipment manufacturers. At Tektronix as an Application Engineer for the last twenty years within the Product Line, he has provided support on the video measurement products from analog to digital to HD and now IP.