in international waters – it is a long story but we’ll leave it at that
1981
Earns a MS Degree in International Relations
with a thesis on ‘Economics vs. Politics in the Worldwide Balance of Power’
1982
Financial Analyst
for a consumer products and services conglomerate for a year and a half
1984
Returns To College
to study ‘Motion Pictures and Theatrical Arts’ as a Directing Fellow
1988
Directs stage productions
of plays by Eugene O’Neill, Anton Chekhov, William Shakespeare, Wolfgang Goethe
1992
Co-founds 'Motion Pictures'
the first mobile billboard advertising company operating on the Las Vegas Strip
1995
Establishes xAOx Media
producing short feature films and nature documentaries, supervising the on-lining of the company’s digital assets
2002
Ten years before Apple
launches wireless AirPods, xAOx foretells it through a spec ad (speculative advertisement) that he writes and directs
2004
Answering a personal dare
passes the National Comprehensive Exam administered by the US Department of State for potential Foreign Service employment
2018
The first flight as a pilot
of a Cessna 172 aircraft, tail number N21643
The Two-Thousands
Oh, and a couple more things
that merit mentioning: one, that although all of his large scale paintings have been acquired over the years by a private collector who wants to remain anonymous, some can be seen at www.framedchaos.com
The Two-Thousands
...and two,
that over the past few summers, every so often, Michael has accompanied select clients on visits of Europe or North America as a sui generis tour guide – after all, fluently speaks seven different languages