Mike is the founder of Firedancer Coffee Consultants which he created to help specialty coffee companies achieve success. He has extensive experience in all facets of the specialty beverage supply chain and offers an educational approach to help create the right strategy for long term success.As a Senior Consultant, Mike provides expert consulting and project management to specialty beverage industry clients seeking business process design, improvement, and implementation. He uses his experience and insight to create systems and structures that link business operations and manufacturing production systems with effective and practical management solutionsMike has worked in the coffee processing, packaging and distribution industry for 38 years, beginning with Coffee as Director of Coffee and Plant Manager in 1985. In the past 10 years at Firedancer, Mike has worked in the specialty beverage market; focusing on quality, employee & food safety and helping companies achieve operational excellence. He has received certifications in the various food safety certification schemes and has demonstrated proficiency in program development, management, internal audit, root cause analysis, HACCP, GMPs, and food safe certification processesMike is also a AST (authorized SCA trainer) for the Specialty Coffee Association. He teaches around the world in areas of green coffee, sensory skills, coffee roasting and brewing. He also serves on the Educational Council of the SCA, helping refine and create educational programs for them.Firedancer works primarily with roasters, producers and retailers to create, perfect and grow their specialty coffee programs