Michael Krolak

Michael S. Krolak
Mike Krolak was introduced to computers, robots, and communication systems almost as soon as he could walk. Beginning at age seven Mike toured the country working on exhibitions that appeared at major trade shows and museums, and on CNN network news. As part of these exhibits, he used natural language to program an intelligent CAD system to design complex, cantilevered, block structures; designed  Lincoln Logs houses on an intelligent CAD connected to a self-programming fabrication factory;  and programmed real robotic turtles and assorted talking mobile robots.

Mike has a bachelor degree in mathematics from the University of Chicago where he was a teaching assistant as well. While in Chicago he also tutored inner city students to help them transition to the prestigious Illinois State Math and Science High School. He has published material on using a massively parallel computer for image processing and finding large prime numbers; funded by the National Super Computer Center. As one of the early pioneers in using the web for distance learning , in 1994 he helped develop a project, funded and positively reviewed by NSF. The project featured virtual plant tours, tutorials on CNC machining, and a variety of production processes and products to first year Industrial and Manufacturing Engineers. This course was developed for the University of Rhode Island and UMass Lowell. Mike also participated on a team  to provide navigational aids to the visually impaired funded by NSF.

Mike's recent assignments have included:

He is currently the principle software engineer for elecTechs of Northampton, Ma. where he programs in Perl, Visual Basic and C++ to integrate business software and database systems with the internet.