Mike has been involved in software testing and hardware verification since 1988 after completing a PhD in Math. He started his career in testing military software and safety-related aerospace applications using formal mathematical methods before moving into commercial software testing. Since 1994, Mike has also verified complex hardware products (on Silicon and FPGA) going into commercial and safety-related sectors such as mobile phones, avionics, automotive, comms, and, more recently, Artificial Intelligence.

Mike has built and managed state-of-the-art DV teams inside several companies (including STMicroelectronics, Infineon, Panasonic, and the start-up ClearSpeed), specialising in CPU verification and verifying over 15 different CPUs. Mike then founded and grew a DV services company to 450+ engineers globally, successfully delivering services and solutions to over 50+ clients in various technologies and industries, advising several companies (ARM, NXP, and multiple start-ups) on organisational DV strategies. The company was acquired by Tessolve Semiconductors in 2020 and Mike worked at Tessolve as SVP in VLSI for 5 years, managing the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for building new products and services across all Tessolve business units (VLSI, Test, PCB, and embedded SW) and developing AI capabilities and expertise across Tessolve. Mike has now started a new VLSI services company Alpinum Consulting offering a full ASIC design flow globally, as well as strategic board level consultancy services. You can contact Mike or book a meeting with Mike using Calendly.