Testimonials

“. . . supremely skilled as a technologist, a cultural facilitator, and as a sounding board for business ideas”

We hit the jackpot when we found Michael during a Google search. Engaging with high-quality talent is always difficult and risky regardless of how much time you invest or the quality of the referral source. In this case, what started with a simple web search has grown into a valued partnership that has now spanned two years and several startup companies. While searching for a “Consulting CTO,” we found a “Technical Co-founder.”

I have started multiple technology companies, and for CPA standards, I know a lot about the software development process. I also have considerable experience with software development outsourcing, having engaged teams in Ukraine, India, Poland, and Mexico. Michael, however, has a far greater depth of experience—particularly with overseas teams—and is supremely skilled as a technologist, a cultural facilitator, and as a sounding board for business ideas. Very few people have brains that are equally good at both the logic of engineering and the creativity of business, and fewer still are also excellent communicators and well organized. Michael is the rare breed that has it all in one package. His level of expertise is terrific, and he is a pleasure to work with.

He is responsible, responsive, and has exceptional integrity. In more than 30 years of working internationally for large and small companies, I can say that I have never felt more comfortable knowing that Michael is the one providing technical oversight for our software development and innovation initiatives. Michael has earned my highest recommendation, and I look forward to working with him for years to come.

“. . . an exceptional consultant and software engineering leader who has made a transformative impact on our organization”

It is with great sadness that I highly recommend Michael. I say that, because I don’t have the pleasure of working as closely with him as I used to. Michael is an exceptional consultant and software engineering leader who has made a transformative impact on our organization. I had the pleasure of first working with Michael in early 2021 when he was brought on as a consultant to assess the Data Analytics group at Anglo American. His comprehensive evaluation not only addressed our technical and product development capabilities but also our organizational design and how we work with vital third-party vendors.

Michael’s insightful analysis resonated with the entire team, and his ability to articulate complex issues in an easily digestible manner facilitated a collective understanding. What truly set Michael apart, however, was his pragmatic approach to problem-solving. He presented actionable solutions for each challenge, accompanied by a strategic roadmap that guided us back to the path of success.

Recognizing his value, Anglo American wisely appointed Michael as our Head of Software Engineering. Over the course of two years, our close collaboration enabled us to drive significant improvements throughout the organization. Michael’s extensive expertise working with offshore development partners, software engineering and product delivery, coupled with his unwavering dedication, has left a lasting impression on our team and helped position us for success in the future.

Now that Michael has returned to independent consulting, I cannot recommend him highly enough as a trusted advisor capable of elevating any organization. Don’t miss the opportunity to engage with someone as knowledgeable, skilled, and passionate as Michael. Your team will undoubtedly benefit from his unique insights and transformative guidance.

“. . . extensive technical and international business experience”

Hiring and implementing an outsourced software development team to work on a critical software project comes with some risk and trepidation. Accelerance has helped companies to successfully outsource for the past two decades. To do so, we utilize technology leaders who have extensive experience with leading offshore and nearshore teams. Michael joined our team more than two years ago and was able to contribute from the start. His experience has been leveraged working with companies ranging from startups to rapidly scaling mid-size businesses to Fortune 500 enterprises. Michael brings extensive technical and international business experience and has become a trusted advisor to our clients. I’ve found him to be very intelligent, an effective communicator, up-to-date with current technologies and tools, and transitions well from business conversations into the details of the technology.

“. . . opened up a world of technology options and monetization strategies that I had not previously considered”

I was introduced to Michael by a friend who had worked with him for many years and encouraged me to reach out to him. I was in the research and planning stage of a software startup, and our mutual friend thought Michael would be a good technology advisor for my company. He was right. Michael asked a lot of questions about the business model rather than just focusing on how to design and build my product. Working with Michael opened up a world of technology options and monetization strategies that I had not previously considered. I highly recommend Michael, not only for the technical part of building software but also for his knowledge of the software marketplace and his experience with early-stage startups. You will not be disappointed.

“. . . perfect understanding of our needs”

Michael and I met through a business connection as we were searching for a consulting Chief Technology Officer for our newly formed company. Our biggest challenge was to select the right software platform to provide analytics for our group and to provide oversight during the development and implementation of the system. Michael’s in-depth knowledge of the benefits of various technologies, expertise in software contracts, and his perfect understanding of our needs made this cumbersome process an excellent learning experience for all of us. I highly recommend Michael for all businesses seeking a true subject matter expert in technology assessment, contracting, and implementation of large-scale technology projects.

“. . . a lot of experience with software development, security by design, and best practices”

I met Michael earlier this year when he engaged PullRequest to conduct a code review for one of his clients. PullRequest offers code review as a service that helps developers deliver high-quality code by providing an extra line of defense to prevent security vulnerabilities and other fatal flaws. We worked with Michael to perform a full project quality review to help secure his client’s codebase. Michael has a lot of experience with software development, security by design, and best practices, and our team enjoyed working with him. Michael has the technical and leadership skills to use the feedback from our review to establish development baselines and improve development practices. Our team at PullRequest looks forward to working with Michael and his clients on future projects.

“I can’t begin to tell you how much better things go when someone with Michael’s experience is involved”

For the last year, my company Cloud2Scale has been working with Michael to provide operations, security, and DevOps capabilities to one of his US-based clients. What is most exciting about working with Michael is his knowledge and enthusiasm for what we call DevOps culture. Michael is simultaneously coordinating multiple software development and security teams in different countries. He knows how vital automation and robust deployment are to improve development speed, increase quality, and add reliability to the production application. That is what our company does best, but it cannot be achieved in a vacuum. My support team in India needs to work closely with the application developers in Europe to gain the efficiencies that DevOps promises. Michael has done an excellent job of making a case for the value of what we do and getting everyone on board for a fully integrated global development and deployment process. I can’t begin to tell you how much better things go when someone with Michael’s experience is involved. My team at Cloud2Scale is excited to work with Michael on future projects.

“. . . able to navigate our rapidly evolving organization and work effectively with people from highly diverse backgrounds and cultures”

As a member of the founding team for Bhutan’s first private, Western-oriented, and advanced technology college, I knew that getting our internal software systems and IT infrastructure right was crucial. We needed a leader with excellent, wide-ranging software development, technology, and team management skills. We needed a highly self-motivated CIO that could perceive and articulate the future role of software and technology at the college. Enter Michael. He did all this, and he did it exceptionally well. Michael was able to navigate our rapidly evolving organization and work effectively with people from highly diverse backgrounds and cultures. I have kept in touch with Michael since he started his independent consulting practice, and I continue to look to him for advice about technology and software. I continue to be impressed by his connections, business experience, and ability to build a highly capable technical team whenever needed. Consider yourself lucky to harness his capabilities for your organization.

“. . . a fantastic job documenting and explaining the client’s needs”

I worked with Michael on a software project for one of his clients in 2019. My role was Consulting Analyst, and I was also the Lead Developer on this project. Michael is a great communicator and facilitator, which allowed my team to ramp up quickly. Michael did a fantastic job documenting and explaining the client’s needs, including detailed workflow diagrams and a thorough description of the software requirements which he had created with the client. It would have been difficult for my team in Brazil to get the level of detail that Michael could get from his extended conversations on-site with the client. Michael was also great at explaining our completed development work to the client clearly and logically. He made our development team look good, and the client was able to clearly understand all the effort we put in to make the project successful. Michael is a real professional, and I look forward to working with him again on future projects.

“. . . able to motivate the engineering teams under him to accomplish goals no one believed were possible”

I have been working with Michael Marmor since 1998. During that time, he has served at various times as a supervisor, a mentor, a colleague, and a consultant. We have worked together to create startups, resurrect agencies in crisis, and make a dramatic positive impact on a variety of organizations.

During our time at Exceed Communications International in the late 1990s to mid-2000s, Michael was my direct supervisor in both our New York City headquarters and Hyderabad, India software development center. He was an outstanding thought leader and mentor. He was able to motivate the engineering teams under him to accomplish goals no one believed were possible. I always felt during that time that I was able to reach a much higher standard when working with him, and this has served me well throughout my career.

After Exceed, we maintained contact for several years and used each other as technical advisors. Eventually, I joined The Keffi Group, where Michael was leading the technology efforts for this newly founded private equity firm. While there, among other things, Michael’s team in India designed and built a complex software system for the telecom industry. This project was on behalf of one of the firm’s investors and used Michael’s hand-picked team of software engineering staff based in New Delhi. The software Michael’s team created ended up being one of the most valuable market differentiators for the company, prominently highlighted in sales and investor marketing efforts.

During his time at the Royal Thimphu College in Bhutan, I maintained contact with Michael. He transformed the IT department of this newly formed college from a procurement focused, non-technical group to one that focused on implementing appropriate technologies that could provide genuine value to the teaching and learning effort.

In my role as the Director of Global Infrastructure at the International Rescue Committee, the IT department engaged Michael in various diverse projects. He led a challenging discovery project to save a software project in crisis in our Silver Spring office. Thanks to Michael’s careful research and insight, the project got back on track and in the hands of a skilled outsourced software development partner. He also became involved in sensitive discovery and negotiations with a national cloud vendor used by all of our US Resettlement Offices. His calm manner and insights kept the meetings focused and productive. IRC also engaged him in a series of technology audits and successfully used his analysis to establish a baseline and develop improvement roadmaps.

Few people have the depth of software engineering, business, and overseas experience that Michael has. As a technologist, a leader, and a creative thinker, I can confidently recommend Michael, and I urge you to consider engaging him to work on your software projects.