Lead Software Engineer
BHL Technical Team
Mike Lichtenberg has been BHL’s Software Engineer since 2007, making him one of the longest-serving members of the BHL team. Over nearly two decades, he has designed, built, and maintained the systems that underpin BHL’s platform, transforming ambitious goals into reliable, scalable infrastructure.
With more than 30 years of experience in software engineering, Mike brings deep expertise in application architecture, database design, and system integration. His work has supported everything from large-scale digitization workflows to data extraction, analysis, and reuse, enabling BHL to serve researchers, libraries, and biodiversity infrastructures worldwide.
Mike has worked consistently across BHL’s technical and non-technical teams, translating needs into solutions across nearly 20 years of BHL’s technical evolution. Throughout the transition, his technical leadership and continuity have been critical to ensuring that BHL’s core systems remain stable and robust as the organization plans for future infrastructure development.