Michael has been living the life aquatic since age 16. He is the Diving Safety Office for the American Museum of Natural History, the co-Chair of the Diving Committee for the Marine Technology Society, and the recent proprietor of the ‘Lombardi Undersea Resource Center’, a Rhode Island based R&D facility emphasizing advancement in diving technology for science. His recent work on mesophotic coral ecosystems has been supported by multiple awards from the National Geographic Society. Michael is among the first trained in the Exosuit ADS and is developing programs to put the system to work for scientific purposes.