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I am a researcher with PhD degree in the field of Telecommunications / Antennas, working in the Radiation Laboratory of the University of Michigan. The Radiation Laboratory manages world-class academic programs and conducts research on all aspects of applied EM with state-of-art facilities. I am working among professors, researchers and talented students who are doing world class researches.

My research project is design, development and test of novel reflectarray antennas based on Miniaturized Frequency Selective Surfaces. This antenna has many applications in satellite and point-to-point communications as well as terrestrial and avionic radar systems. I really enjoy what I am doing and happy to be in such a scientific and friendly research environment.

My love for cake design stems from an education in art, a passion for food, and a childlike refusal to believe that there is anything I cannot create. While attending the University of Michigan School of Art and Design, I packed up my paintbrushes and headed to Florence for a semester abroad. Though I had hoped that immersing myself in the realm of the Italian masters would rub off on my artistic prowess, I found myself more interested in the perfect foam atop my cappuccino. I began to cook, and realized that I loved it. My time in Italy began to revolve around trips to the local market, home-cooked multicourse dinners with my roommates, and weekend pilgrimages to sample different types of regional cuisine.

Upon returning to the States, my newfound passion for food seeped into my art making. For my art school thesis, I dedicated myself to forming the same connection to food in Michigan that I had experienced in Italy. After working with food producers and artisans in the Ann Arbor area, I created a series of edible monuments to honor each one.

Since graduating in 2007, I have had the to opportunity to work with Eve Aronoff as a cook at eve the Restaurant, as well as with Courtney Clark of Cake Nouveau on a series of Food Network Challenges. Both experiences have been influential in developing who I am as a cook and an artist.

I love what I do, and look at each new cake as a challenge to create something beautiful that will make someone’s day.

After years working for various security software companies on the coasts I realized that this work could be done just about anywhere—as long as the company had access to talent. While I certainly enjoy everything that tier one cities have to offer, they never felt like a permanent home to me or my wife. She grew up in Brighton, Michigan, and when I came across Duo Security—and saw that they were based in Ann Arbor—I decided to explore them further.

Turns out Duo is about as close as you can get to a hip, San Francisco software startup... just 2,000 miles east. We're backed by Google Ventures and True Ventures. We have an amazing office culture, outstanding team, and founders that care about building the company in Michigan.

I never saw a job posting, but instead decided to email the founders, Jon and Dug, to ask them if they were considering future product or marketing hires. Turns out they were. After interviewing in person and finding it was even more a fit than it appeared on paper, my wife and I moved to Ann Arbor just a month later. It's turned out to be one of the best life decisions I've ever made. Ann Arbor is a perfect mix of big city taste with small town accessibility. I'm no longer jet setting on planes all the time, or spending $18 an hour to park in the city. It's good to be here.

I'm the big guy at Good Stuff Studios, the BOLD Ann Arbor-based graphic design firm! It's still a young firm, so I'm the lead designer / photographer; the accountant; the chief salesman; the guy who creates invoices and estimates; etc. I'm very fortunate to have a part-time assistant, Vanessa Peña, who's able to maintain some semblance of order amongst my chaos.
    
For these profiles, Concentrate Media asks you to say why you chose the area. Well, simply put, I love this town. I even tell my friends and family I'm the King of Ann Arbor. (Of course, they justifiably roll their eyes at that.) I went to art school at UofM and found out pretty quickly this place takes its creativity seriously; and I really enjoy the challenges that come along with that attitude.
    
When it comes to graphic design, it's all about the people! We create imagery for the auto parts industry; we create imagery for holistic healing; we've created stuff for a radio station; we've created graphics for different charities; etc. I could go on and on about the different clients we've been fortunate enough to work with, but the point is these are all very different industries with very different personality types. We've not only been able to help them stand out graphically from their competition, but we've also been able to do this while getting along with them! It sounds like a no-brainer, but anyone who's worked across multiple industries knows what I'm talking about.
    
I have to say, I love the work. I sometimes joke that if science would find a way to get me a paperwork monkey, my life would be perfect. In all honesty though, the thing I enjoy most about what we do is seeing how happy our clients are with what we've created for them. We've even received a check with a thank you note attached! I don't know about you, but I don't send thank you notes when I pay my bills.
    
If you'd like to discuss our services further, shoot an email to get@goodstuffstudios.com or give us a call at 734.660.9359. We never charge for a consultation, and sometimes we even spring for the coffee!

After losing my position with an Ann Arbor company and being in sales for several years, I was approached by a Farmers District Manager to become an Insurance Agent with the idea of starting my own Agency. At Farmers, you're in business for yourself - but not by yourself. You have freedom as an entrepreneur, but can lean on the strength of one of the world's most established group of insurance companies. You also have help from a local district manager and corporate personnel. Farmers provides continual support in technology, customer service, marketing and education. From Auto, Homeowners, Life and Business Insurance, I appreciate being able to give and assist my customers with what they want and - more important - what they need for their current situations and their future dreams. You can contact me at anytime at hstevens@farmersagent.com or by cellular at 734-657-3555.

I have always loved cakes, primarily because I find them to be the closest form of edible artwork. I am thrilled to be involved in creating edible masterpieces that are equally delicious and gorgeous. I also love that our refrigerator is currently packed with local damson plums so we can make jam for the coming year! The support of local producers is a clincher for me.

My particular role, as Business Manager of a very small business, is somewhat to be a jack of all trades. Which means a lot of variety! My main responsibilities include managing orders, maintaining financials in order to optimize business decisions, and marketing. The part that I really love, which includes all of the above, is strategic planning: where are we going, and how are we going to get there? That is so exciting!

I serve on the investment committee for a local money manager. Our firm invests about $300 million for about 200 clients. Half our client base comes from Michigan, with the other half peppered across the country. Our main focus is domestic growth equities. We also have a growing business in municipal bonds. I mainly follow companies in the retail and technology sectors.
 
There's more money in Southeast Michigan than people often assume. The auto industry made a lot of people rich over the years, and a good amount of that money is still here. The investment finance industry isn't nearly as developed here as, say, Chicago, but I'd bet that it's on the way up.

I have always been able to effortlessly develop a good rapport with people around me, so it comes as a natural fit that I work in public service at the AADL!  Libraries are an asset to us now more than ever, so being able to help patrons find and disseminate information and resources that we offer is very important to me.  My time is also being spent as an intern with CTN, our public-access TV station here in town.  I am providing support to their programming department, and would like to use my talents to contribute interviews with local citizens.  Finally, I have also done interviews with authors and filmmakers through MTTV, a new media company that wants to help grow the community of Highland Park, MI by staging concernts, events and festivals, with all of us providing the coverage.  Most of my work with them has been put on hold while they re-structure and move their offices.  Since graduating, I have learned to wear many hats to survive and gain experience.  My main goal is to work in sports broadcasting, and/or in athletic media relations.  Persistence and positivity are some of the hardest things to maintain, but I know that with my talent and determination, I can achieve what I want to do!

I came to Michigan in July, 2011 to start a position as an Assistant Professor of Medical Education in the Department of Medical Education at the Unviersity of Michigan. In my role as an Assistant Professor, I conduct community-based diabetes research, which focuses on improving health systems and health care delivery for people with diabetes and cardiovascular disease; understanding the behavioral and psychological aspects of diabetes prevention and management; and developing and implementing diabetes and cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment interventions in the community. I contribute to numerous diabetes research studies and author diabetes publications. I routinely present my research and national and international diabetes conferences and serve on local, state, national, and international diabetes committees.

Everyday from 4 till 7, I am the local anchor of All Things Considered, NPR's flagship program for more than 40 years. I guide our listeners through through the day's national and local news, arts & culture features, as well as regular weather and traffic updates. From political scandals and ongoing state legislation  to Detroit's breaking bands, businesses and quirky cultural features, we tell stories that matter and effect the lives of all who listen, from Ann Arbor and Port Huron to Flint to London, Ontario.

Have you ever seen someone for the first time in a few months and said "Wow John!  You must have lost 30 lbs since I last saw you?". That's what we do. We change peoples lives. To show you how diverse our clientele is, we have successfully prepared a professional basketball player for his season in China, taken an individual with a lower back disc herniation with extreme pain to experiencing no pain in a matter of 2 months, and had a client drop 53 lbs in 9 months. We are extremely passionate with what we do and are always learning so we can continue to provide our clients with the best service possible.

I am the go-to guy for 30 student staff members at the Campus Information Center (CIC). I coordinate the scheduling of two info desks and brainstorm new ways to train and develop our student employees. We have 6 committees at CIC which are essentially studentled, but I serve on each committee as a liason between our director and the staff members. In addition, I also get to do fun things like payroll authorization and paperwork (my favorite--- well, no...) Currently, I am working with my supervisor to develop more of a social media presence on campus.

Health care is very exciting right now with the new reform laws and initiatives.  While I've always worked in health care, I specificaly wanted to work on something that really benefited Michigan and the people of Michigan.  M-CEITA fits that perfectly.  M-CEITA’s purpose is to help providers navigate the complex health IT (HIT) marketplace by providing guidance with selection, adoption and effective use of HIT – resulting in successful achievement of the Meaningful Use criteria and receipt of federal incentive payments.   The M-CEITA program is making a concerted effort to work with the Physician Organizations and Physician Hospital Organizations, Physician Associations, payers, hospitals, and health systems in Michigan to help educate and promote IT adoption in physician practices. These organizations have a high degree of influence on physician choices, and they have played a critical role in motivating and organizing the physician communities in adopting e-prescribe systems, patient registries, and other process / quality improvement initiatives.  Working through the Physician Organizations to either define or promote an IT adoption strategy for their affiliated physician communities is one of the best ways to reach the physician community and motivate IT adoption.  At M-CEITA, I facilitate partnership development and business relationships with the physician organizations and physician hospital organizations in Michigan, helping to develop strategies that will promote HIT adoption in the individual physician practices. 

I'm a Michigander, through and through!  Having spent most of my life and many vacations in this lovely state, I have an intense desire to not only see good things happen here, but to be a part of that story.  Michigan is such an amazing place that I have trouble imaging myself leaving and Ypsilanti a gem, often overlooked. I've known about Growing Hope since moving to the Ann Arbor/Ypsi area in 2006 for school and have since made sure to check out what exciting things this amazing organization has going on, from their youth programs to the Downtown Ypsilanti Farmer's Market and the Growing Hope Center urban demonstration farm to their Garden Leadership Training course.  Once I was alerted to an opening, I jumped at the opportunity to join the Growing Hope team and thankfully they felt I was a good fit!  I'm beyond excited to be working to increase opportunities for healthy food access and food consumption in the Ypsilanti area by working with residents to grow their own food.  It is such a powerful experience. My job specifically is in managing the youth programs including after school clubs, summer camps, a youth internship program and gardening programs around residential raised bed installations and leadership training for community gardeners, in addition to doing some work on program evaluation.

I worked as a Journalist for several years but moving to the US in 2008 put my life to a different perspective. I was looking for a way of expressing myself and the universal visual language of photography offered me a perfect creative outlet. After a couple of years of studying photography and assisting on sets in San Francisco, I relocated to Ann Arbor and decided to open my own photography studio. In my work as a wedding and event photographer, I am the observer, not the creator to an existing scene. I use visual language to tell stories and I pride myself in being able to capture the personalities of my clients. I had the opportunity to photograph celebrities on the Venice Film Festival`s red carpet this September 2011 and traveling, quite frankly, is the best part of my job.