Biography:

Michele is founder and president of ElectroFab Sales, a sales agency specializing in helping manufacturers select the right processes for their products since 1985. Michele is currently a director on the board of the American Jobs Alliance and the board of the San Diego Inventors Forum. She was Chair of the California chapter of the Coalition for a Prosperous America from 2013-2018.

Michele earned a B. A. from San Diego State University and a certificate in Total Quality Management in 1993. She is a 1994 graduate of San Diego's leadership program (LEAD San Diego) and earned a Yellow Belt Certificate in Lean Six Sigma in 2014. She is the author of three books, the latest being Rebuild Manufacturing - the key to American Prosperity, which is a sequel to the 2012 edition of Can American Manufacturing Be Saved: Why we should and how we can. She has been a blogger for Huff Post, Industry Week, and other newslines and currently blogs for www.themadeinamericamovement.com. She is an authorized speaker for the Reshoring Initiative.