Michael L. Gonzales, Ph.D., is an active practitioner in the IT space with over 30 years of industry experience serving in roles of chief architect and senior solutions strategist. He specializes in the formulation of business analytics for competitive advantage in global organizations. Recent engagements include companies in the top global 100. Dr. Gonzales holds a Ph.D. from the University of Texas with a concentration in Information and Decision Science. He has presented and published his research at leading international IT conferences. His research streams include analytics against extremely large data and success factors for IT-enabled competitive advantage. Dr. Gonzales is a successful author, industry speaker and is currently the Director of Research and Advanced Analytics for a leading IT consulting firm, Stream Integration, Inc.