Mike is a Senior Project Manager with High Bridge Associates, Inc., providing consulting services in the areas of Project Management and Earned Value Management Systems to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He has a wealth of experience leading large and small organizations to success. Mike retired from the United States Air Force in 2014 as a Credentialed Space Professional, Core Nuclear Officer, and DAWIA Certified Program Manager with 21-years of experience in space and missile assignments, starting as a Distinguished Graduate at Undergraduate Missile Training, and serving as an Minuteman-III ICBM Missileer, Satellite Operations Officer, NATO Operations Director, Department of Energy Technical Research Fellow, Space and Missile Programmer, Squadron Commander, and Department of Energy NNSA Deputy Director. His military experience leading people and various projects and programs in the US Air Force and the Department of Energy formed an excellent foundation for his current work as a Project Management Professional (PMP). Mike currently leads a team providing consulting services in the disciplines of project management and earned value management systems for NNSAs B61-12 Life Extension Program.Mike graduated in May 1993 from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, Cum Laude, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering, and later in March of 1998 from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Master of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He has been married to his best friend, Amy, since November of 1996, and they have three children: Brandon, Ellie, and Megan.