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 has been president of the San Diego Chapter of the Electronics Representatives Association and The High Technology Foundation, as well as several other professional and non-profit organizations. She is currently a director on the board of the American Jobs Alliance, the San Diego Inventors Forum, and Chair of the California chapter of the Coalition for a Prosperous America. 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 the 2017 edition of 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 is a frequent blogger and nearly 200 of her blog articles have appeared on IndustryWeek's e Newsline. She is an authorized speaker for the Reshoring Initiative focused on returning manufacturing to America..