Mike May

Mike May consults on accessible technology and is Navigation Technology Advisor for the American Printing House. He was Chief Evangelist for GoodMaps and Executive Director of the Workforce Innovation Center at Envision in Wichita Kansas, CEO of the Lighthouse for the Blind in Seattle and CEO/Founder of Sendero Group, makers of accessible navigation products.

Mike May has been a pioneer in product and business development since 1980. He worked for the Central Intelligence Agency as a Political Risk Analyst, for the Bank of California in automating wire transfers and cash machines and for TRW. Mike’s start-up ventures have included developing the world’s first and only Laser Turntable, inventing a portable heating cushion for sports and medical applications and starting two companies in adaptive technology.

Mike May has a Masters’ degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Coker University, SC.

Mike has met five Presidents including President Obama and several of his cabinet members to discuss national initiatives on adaptive technology. He was a member of the White House delegation to the 2010 Paralympics and has been inducted into the US Association of the Blind Hall of Fame for his skiing exploits including the downhill speed skiing record for a totally blind person of 65 MPH. He has been inducted into the Consumer Technology Association Hall of Fame. Mike May is the subject of a Best-Selling book, Crashing Through, by, Robert Kurson.

Mike May hosts a monthly travel podcast called, “The People Make the Places, Mike May and Friends.”

For more about Mike May, go to http://www.CrashingThrough.com