Who is Michael Weaver from Hourglass and what is their importance?

Michael Weaver is a college student who has been able to see rips in time since he was a small child. Michael has been mentored by Hourglass, an organization begun by Liam Ballard in order to help people with genetic abilities dealing with time. However, six months ago Liam Ballard was killed when his lab caught fire. Michael believes Liam's replacement, Jonathon Landers, killed him in order to get control of Hourglass and all of Liam's private papers. For this reason, Michael and his best friend, Kaleb Ballard, have come up with a way to save Liam from his death. However, this requires protecting Emerson Cole from Landers while using her to help make their plan come to fruition.