Prof. Dr. habil. Michael May

Prof. Dr. habil. Michael May, an internationally recognised leading specialist in CAFM. Since 1996, Professor May has been the director of the first FM training course at a German university (study course in Facility management) at the University of Applied Sciences for Technology and Economics (FHTW), Berlin. Mr. May is the author of numerous specialist publications and the publishing editor of the first complete work about the successful use of IT in facility management (CAFM manual). At 1000hands AG he is the head of the CAFM Consulting department. He advises business companies and public institutions on the introduction of CAFM.

• 1990, post-doctoral thesis on the subject of Computer Aided
  Schematics und Layout Designs
  
• Since 1994: Professor of Information Science/Facility Management
  at the University of Applied Sciences for Technology and Economics
  (FHTW) Berlin
  
• Since 1995: establishment and leadership of the study course in
  FM at the FHTW Berlin
  
• Numerous specialist publications, lectures and workshops on
  (CA)FM at home and abroad
  
• Leader of national and international research projects
  in the area of IT/FM
  
• Advice for and cooperation with business companies in the
  introduction of (CA)FM
  
• 2001: Establishment and subsequent leadership of the working party
  "CAFM" in the German Facility Management Association (GEFMA)
  
• Member of the Board of Directors of GEFMA
  
• Representative of GEFMA in the European association EuroFM
  
• Organisation and leadership of specialist FM conferences
  (including the CAFM user forum)
  
• Editorial board of the periodicals Der Facility Manager
  and FM Insight
  
• Leadership of the competence centre Facility Management
  (CCFM) at the FHTW Berlin