# Michael Borck

> AI Leader and Cyber Security expert with 25+ years spanning military → academia → industry consulting transition. Author of 4 technical books (Creative Commons licensed), creator of innovative educational AI tools, and pioneer in AI-enhanced pedagogy serving academics, education, agriculture and mining sectors. Technical Lead for Business AI Research Group with a rare combination of technical depth and educational innovation expertise. Teaching philosophy grounded in three conceptual pillars - Caring, Competence, and Passion, with a core principle of "Make Contact Count."

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## Contact

- Location: Perth, WA
- Email: michael.borck@curtin.edu.au
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/michaelborck
- GitHub: https://github.com/michael-borck
- Portfolio: https://michaelborck.dev
- Education: https://michaelborck.education

## Key Achievements

- Educational Leadership - AI Leader for School of Marketing and Management, led development of AI curriculum serving 500+ students across undergraduate and postgraduate programs
- Teaching Excellence - Achieved 100% student satisfaction scores across multiple units (ISYS3015, ISYS2001, ISYS6018) with consistent "effective teacher" ratings
- Technical Innovation - Creator of multiple AI-powered educational tools including Reality Reigns, Talk Buddy, and Curriculum Curator with 290+ downloads
- Industry Impact - Executive education training delivered to 100+ professionals across 15+ companies in academics, education, agriculture and mining sectors
- Assessment Innovation - Developed award-winning "Cloud Core" virtual company simulation providing authentic industry experience
- Research Excellence - 6+ peer-reviewed publications in computer vision and machine learning with focus on mobile mapping systems
- Open Source Contribution - Lead developer for Image Processing for Orange, serving the broader scientific community
- Military Leadership - Managed critical defence projects including military messaging systems and submarine IT infrastructure

## Experience

### Lecturer — School of Marketing and Management
Curtin University | Perth, WA | Feb 2016 – Present

- AI Program Leadership - AI Leader for the School, developing new AI programs within undergraduate and postgraduate curricula
- Technical Leadership - Technical Lead for the Business AI Research Group
- Core Teaching Areas - AI, Programming (Python), and Cyber Security
- Curriculum Development - Backbone developer for Python and Web development programs
- Cyber Security - Lead lecturer for cyber security programs with advanced digital forensics curriculum
- Educational Innovation - Pioneer in AI-enhanced pedagogy and interactive learning methodologies, with teaching philosophy grounded in Caring, Competence, and Passion
- Student Engagement - Achieved 100% student satisfaction scores through innovative assessment design including "Cloud Core" virtual company simulation
- Executive Education - Providing AI training to academics, education professionals, agriculture and mining industry executives

### Course Leadership & Development
Curtin University | Perth, WA | Ongoing

- Course Lead for Information Systems undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs
- Unit coordination across multiple levels - postgraduate, undergraduate, core, non-core, and service units (domestic and international)
- Advanced Canvas LMS and Blackboard development and customization
- Creator of interactive educational tools and assessment frameworks

### Associate Lecturer
Curtin University | Perth, WA | Jan 2001 – Dec 2007

- Academic Leadership - Provided departmental representation on institutional committees
- Program Development - Developed and delivered comprehensive course material for Software Engineering and Computer Science degrees
- International Coordination - Managed unit coordination across domestic and international campuses

### AI, IS & Educational Technology Consultant
Self-Employed | Perth, WA | Jan 2016 – Present

- AI strategy and implementation consultation
- IS/IT consultation and analysis
- Educational technology consulting and training
- Executive education training in AI for academics, education professionals, agriculture and mining industries

Projects:
- Stanley College, IT Consultant (2019)
- Web Agency Projects: Progressive Changes Psychology Services, Mindarie Mind and Body, Coastal Warriors Martial Arts, Yanchep Martial Arts (2017-2019)

### Researcher
Curtin University | Perth, WA | Mar 2018 – 2019

- Advanced AI Research - Investigation and development of CNN models and their application to the maritime environment
- Applied Machine Learning - Focused research on computer vision applications for marine and coastal monitoring

### Software Contractor
CRCSI & Landgate WA | Perth, WA | Mar 2015 – Jan 2016

- Computer Vision Innovation - Developed automated detection and recognition systems for street sign inventory
- Technical Expertise - Provided specialized skills in machine learning and image processing for government applications

### IT Consultant — Owner
Bital IT Consulting Services | Perth, WA | Jan 2008 – Jan 2011

- Business Analysis - Provided comprehensive business and technical analysis to diverse client base
- Infrastructure Development - Developed and supported critical backup and monitoring solutions for servers and databases

### IT Manager
Submarine Systems Centre, RAN | Perth, WA | Jul 1996 – Jan 2000

- Strategic IT Leadership - Managed comprehensive information technology infrastructure supporting submarine operations and maintenance
- Executive Advisory - Provided strategic IT guidance to senior military leadership and operational boards
- Organisational Impact - Delivered technology solutions that directly supported critical defence capabilities and mission readiness

### Project Manager — Command and Control
HQADF | Canberra, ACT | Jul 1993 – Dec 1996

- Strategic Leadership - Managed development of critical military messaging systems for Australian Defence Force headquarters
- Project Excellence - Successfully controlled cost, schedule, and quality across multi-year defense communications project
- Cross-functional Coordination - Led technical teams and stakeholder management across multiple defence departments

### Analyst/Programmer — Manpower and Pay Project
HQADF | Canberra, ACT | Aug 1991 – Jun 1993

- Systems Development - Designed and implemented large-scale personnel management systems for defence operations
- Technical Excellence - Conducted comprehensive code reviews and built sophisticated models using CASE tools
- Full-cycle Development - Led data modeling, process modeling, database design, program design, and interface design

### System Administrator — Manpower and Personnel
RAN | Canberra, ACT | Mar 1989 – Aug 1993

- Infrastructure Management - Installed, configured, and maintained critical network and computer systems for Royal Australian Navy
- Crisis Management - Executed rapid recovery procedures during system failures, ensuring minimal operational disruption
- Security Operations - Maintained secure computing environments for sensitive military personnel data

## Education

- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Curtin University (2017) — Thesis: Feature Extraction from Multi-modal Data (GIS, Machine Learning & Computer Vision)
- Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) (Honours), Curtin University (2001) — Thesis: A Bayesian Belief Network Approach to Predicting the Prices of Australian Commonwealth Government Interest Rate Securities
- Graduate Diploma in Business, Curtin University (2000)
- Bachelor of Science (Computer Science), Australian National University (1994)
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Mathematics), Queensland University of Technology (1989)

## Teaching

Philosophy: Make Contact Count - maximising impact through every student interaction
Framework: Built on three pillars - Caring, Competence, and Passion
Approach: Grounded in Constructivist learning theory, Bloom's Taxonomy, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

- 100% Satisfaction Scores: Achieved across ISYS3015 Business Application Development, ISYS2001 Introduction to Business Programming, and ISYS6018 Information Security
- 100% 'Effective Teacher' Ratings: Across Enterprise Network Security, Business Systems Selection, and Introduction to Programming units

Student feedback:
- "Michael is an absolute legend, I love his teaching style"
- "He really did feel like he cared about my learning"
- "The unit was hard, but fun, because he clearly cared about our learning"
- "Michael made it easy for me to gain information"

## Skills

Core: Python, C/C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Matlab, PHP, CSS, HTML, LaTeX, SQL, Bash
Web: React, Flask, FastAPI, FastHTML, Vanilla JS, WordPress
AI/ML: Langchain, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn
Educational: Blackboard LMS, Canvas LMS, Interactive Content Development

## Publications

### Books
- Python Step By Step in an AI World — Comprehensive guide to Python programming in the context of artificial intelligence (Creative Commons)
- JumpStart Python in the AI Era — Accelerated learning approach for Python in AI applications (Creative Commons)
- Intentional Prompting: Blending AI and Human Oversight — Strategic guide to effective AI interaction and governance (Creative Commons)
- Python Dev Book: From Zero to Production — Complete development lifecycle guide for Python applications (Creative Commons)

### Thesis
- Feature Extraction from Multi-modal Data (2017) — Investigates feature extraction methods for imagery and depth data of urban transport corridors from vehicle-based mobile mapping systems

### Conference Papers
- Borck, M., G. West, and T. Tan (2014). Use of multiple low level features to find interesting regions. ICPRAM 2014, Angers, Loire Valley, France.
- Borck, M., R. Palmer, G. West, and T. Tan (2014). Using depth maps to find interesting regions. 2014 IEEE Region 10 Symposium (TENSYMP 2014), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Borck, M., G. West, and T. Tan (2014). An image engineering approach to analysing mobile mapping data. Research at Locate'14, Canberra, Australia.
- Palmer, R., M. Borck, G. West, and T. Tan (2012). Intensity and Range Based Features for Object Detection in Mobile Mapping Data. XXII ISPRS Congress, ISPRS 2012, Melbourne, Australia.
- Borck, M. (2000). Industrial Application of Sensor Nets. Computer, .

## Projects

- Reality Reigns — Swipe-based decision game providing interactive fiction storytelling from fantasy adventures to educational simulations
- Talk Buddy — AI-based audio interface tool for conversation practice (medical diagnoses, HR discussions, English conversation)
- Curriculum Curator — AI-based tool for creating, managing and curating learning materials based on unique teaching philosophies
- Feed Forward System — AI-based assessment feedback tool for various assessment types
- Student Feedback Analyzer — AI tool that analyzes student feedback forms to suggest course improvements
- Image Processing for Orange (Ongoing)
- Graph Merging, Scikit Image (2015)
- User Guide, imgAnnotation Tool (2014)

## Certifications

- Google AI Course (2024)
- Microsoft AI Course (2024)
- Cyber Security Training (2021)
- Ethics Reviewer Training (2021)
- Equal Opportunity Work Essentials (2021)
- HDR Supervisors Update (2020)
- Curtin Research Integrity (2020)
- Provide Advanced First Aid (2012–2019)

## Professional Memberships

- Australian Computer Society (ACS), Certified Professional (2011) — (ongoing professional development required)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) UK, Member (Current)

## Interests

Karate, Muay Thai, Krav Maga, Atari 2600 Programming, Astronomy, Photography

## References

Available upon request