Michele Lamorte is a librarian, taxonomist, data analyst, and DAM expert. She graduated from Queens College (CUNY) with a Masters in Library Science and has worked in numerous industries and settings (public, academic, and special libraries, corporate, non-for-profit) for over 20 years. Data has always been important, but companies are now seeing that taxonomy and data are products they need to manage in new ways. As a taxonomist and data SME, Michele has focused on leveraging her experience and background to help companies better understand, structure, and manage their data.