Michael Biber (born July 1974 in

Phoenix, AZ Phoenix ( ; nv, Hoozdo; es, Fénix or , yuf-x-wal, Banyà:nyuwá) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020. It is the fifth-most populous city in the United States, and the onl ...

) is American technologist and industrialist.

Early life/education

Biber was born in

. He attended

Northern Arizona University Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a public research university based in Flagstaff, Arizona. It was founded in 1899 as the final public university established in the Arizona Territory, 13 years before Arizona was admitted as the 48th state. ...

for four years studying to go into medicine and was President of

Alpha Kappa Delta Alpha Kappa Delta () is an international honor society of sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of cul ...

(National Sociology Honors Society). He graduated in 1997 with a

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...

Sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of Empirical ...

and Minor in

Chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...

Career

In 1997, Biber founded the Corporate Website Company, based in

Phoenix Arizona Phoenix ( ; nv, Hoozdo; es, Fénix or , yuf-x-wal, Banyà:nyuwá) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020. It is the fifth-most populous city in the United States, and the on ...

, developing complex n-tier web technologies that rapidly grow and acquired in 1999. Later In 1999, Biber grew a well-respected technology consultancy firm providing the latest web technologies for major construction, engineering, academic, and government organizations to name but a few;

AMEC Amec Foster Wheeler plc was a British multinational consultancy, engineering and project management company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. In October 2017, it was acquired by Wood Group. It was focused on the Oil, Gas & Chemicals, M ...

, StructureTone,

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Rutgers University Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a Public university, public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's ...

, Hardesty and Hanover,

Block Drug Block Drug Company was a pharmaceutical company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, that specialized in dental care products. Its most popular products included Polident denture cleanser, Poli-Grip denture adhesive, Dentu-Creme dentur ...

, etc. In 2001, Biber co-founded Websoft Systems, Inc. focusing on

eLearning Educational technology (commonly abbreviated as edutech, or edtech) is the combined use of computer hardware, software, and educational theory and practice to facilitate learning. When referred to with its abbreviation, edtech, it often refers ...

technologies, and their flagship product KnowledgeBridge, a

learning content management system A learning management system (LMS) is a software application for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting, automation, and delivery of educational courses, training programs, materials or learning and development programs. The learni ...

, supported some of the largest Fortune 500 companies, to name a few; Merck & Co.,

Premier Farnell Premier Farnell Ltd is a distributor of products for electronic system design, maintenance and repair throughout Europe, North America and Asia Pacific, with operations in 36 countries and trading in over 100. In October 2016, the firm was purc ...

, Utilicorp, Aquila, etc. During his career Biber established numerous business centers from non-existence in the

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India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

, and

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; overcoming small and mid-market competitors, maximized share of niche markets while overcoming complex business challenges.

Notable projects

In 2007, Biber went to the country of Bhutan establishing relationships with The

King of Bhutan The Druk Gyalpo (; 'Dragon King') is the head of state of the Kingdom of Bhutan. In the Dzongkha language, Bhutan is known as ''Drukyul'' which translates as "The Land of the Thunder Dragon". Thus, while kings of Bhutan are known as ''Druk ...

's sister H.R.H. Princess Ashi Pem Pem Wangchuck's to step-up financial centers. He worked with Royal Government Information and Communications Minister Leki Dorji and the Head of Royal Human Resources to help establish a long-term vision to employ 2,000+ civilians to work in these centers providing services to the global markets to help credit a middle class. He signed multiple year technology and service agreement with H.R.H. Princess Ashi Pem Pem Wangchuck’s company Drukonnet Business Services in Thimphu Bhutan.

Awards/recognitions

Michael Biber was elected to Global Sourcing Council board.

References

External links

Minister Leki DorjiWebsoft Systems, Inc.
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