Michael Redlich has been an active member within the Java community for the past 25 years. He founded the Garden State Java User Group in 2001 where he serves as one of the directors. Since 2016, Mike has served as a Java community news editor for InfoQ. He is currently the lead Java Queue editor. Mike has joined Payara as a contract Developer Advocate and Technical Writer in the summer of 2023.

He has presented at venues such as Oracle Code One, JCON World, Emerging Technologies for the Enterprise, Trenton Computer Festival (TCF), TCF IT Professional Conference, and numerous Java User Groups. Mike serves as a committer on the Jakarta NoSQL and Jakarta Data specifications and the Eclipse JNoSQL project. He also participates on the leadership council of the Jakarta EE Ambassadors. Mike was named a Java Champion in April 2023.

Mike retired from ExxonMobil Technology & Engineering in June 2023 with 33½ years of service. His experience included developing custom scientific laboratory and web applications, polymer physics, chemometrics, infrared spectroscopy and automotive testing.