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Michael Royal is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in software engineering, education, and community advocacy within the technology sector. Currently, Michael serves as a Vulkan and SPIR-V working group member at The Khronos Group, a DLI Ambassador at NVIDIA, and an Ambassador for both RISC-V International and HashiCorp. Additional contributions include roles at openSUSE Project, Fedora Project, and CNCF as a community contributor and ambassador. As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at Royale Games, Michael focuses on applications for machine learning, iOS, Android, and virtual reality. Michael's educational background includes a Master of Science in Educational/Instructional Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from California State University, Monterey Bay, along with an Associate of Science in Computer Science from Monterey Peninsula College.