Michael Uschold pioneered the field of ontology engineering, co-authoring the first paper and giving the first tutorial on the topic in 1995 (in London).
He is a frequent invited speaker and panelist at national and international events, and serves on the editorial board of the Applied Ontology Journal.
As a research scientist at Boeing from 1997-2008 he defined, led and participated in numerous projects applying semantic technology to enterprise challenges.