Mike is focused on Healthcare, Higher Ed, and Historic market sectors. He believes a client first approach with the highest level of structural engineering leads to realized value for building owners. Mike is an active contributor to the seismic code development process, and participates in numerous professional organizations. He is active on ASCE’s standards committee that produces the national consensus standard for existing buildings: ASCE/SEI Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Buildings, and has served as Chair of the Structural Engineers Association of California’s (SEAOC) Existing Buildings Committee. He has also been President of the SEAOSD, San Diego's SEAOC member organization. Specialties: Design/ Build projectsNonlinear seismic analysisSeismic risk reduction programsUC/ CSU seismic programsHCAI/ OSHPD projectsBuilding code developmentHistoric preservation/ renovations