Michael has over 33 years of executive level experience in sales, marketing and business development, including 23 years of international marketing in the semiconductor and Cleantech industries. He is currently the Managing Partner of international environmental engineering and technical marketing firm Global Environmental, a leading provider of environmental conservation technology to industry. Michael’s first venture in the environmental technology industry was as an executive consultant for a “Green” technology startup in the international building industry. He introduced and facilitated international client relations in Asia and positioned the company to participate in the Veterans Small Business Administration programs within the United States Government.Prior to his current position at Global, he was an executive at Panasonic for almost 10 years and was the first Senior Executive of Panasonic’s Industrial Components Group to manage their worldwide semiconductor business with Intel Corporation. Michael has spent decades working in the Silicon Valley and started his career in sales at Arrow Electronics, the worldwide leader of semiconductor and computer products distribution services.