Michael Spurlin is a Solutions Advisor, Finance & Budget at F.H. Black & Company Inc. He has extensive experience in sales, marketing, and consulting for companies such as Workiva, Gartner, LexisNexis, TManage, MCK Communications, and Nortel Networks. Michael has a background in English and is interested in Artificial Neural Networks, Convolutional Neural Networks, R, and data science. He loves to work with teams to optimize processes and increase the speed of decision-making through improved data visualization. During the pandemic, he has taken an interest in helping governments improve their financial reporting process and making connections for people in employment transitions. In his free time, Michael enjoys reading, running, cycling, practicing magic, and playing the guitar. Some of his favorite books this year include Factfulness, The Opposite of Hate, and Ultralearning.