Founder and former owner of Meeting Logistics, Inc., a meetings management firm providing outsource solutions to the DC based Association and Trade show industry. Located at The Watergate office building next door to The John F. Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts where the Hispanic Heritage Awards are held annually. As Chief Operating Officer of the foundation, Michael played an integral role in producing the Awards ceremony. This black-tie gala taped at The Kennedy Center is aired on NBC each fall as a prime time special during Hispanic Heritage month. Partial client list included: Microsoft, NBC, Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Chase MasterCard, ExxonMobil, Associated Press, Intl Association for Dental Research, American Association for Dental Research, American Dental Education Association, Council of Logistics Management, and Williams Pipeline. Planned, managed and produced special events in every major U.S. city and also international experience executing in the United Kingdom, Mexico, Canada, France, Japan, Sweden, Spain and Australia. Most recently, Michael is a partner responsible for design, manufacturing, operations, and sales at ChargeUp, a company dedicated to providing the best mobile device charging products in the industry. Customers include major brands, professional sports teams, experiential agencies, music festivals, colleges, universities, hospital systems, stadiums, arenas, libraries, museums and just about any venue or special event where people gather with the need to remain fully charged and connected. Mission statement: "Provide exceptional customer service with a relentless attention to detail"