Mike is currently the CEOand President of Pacific Coast Iron, a mid-size steel fabrication company performing state, federal and private work in southern California and Arizona. Additionally, he serves on the Executive Board of Directors for the Associated General Contractors (AGC) San Diego as President (2021) and the Board of Directors for the Seabee Memorial Scholarship Association.
Mike served in the United States Navy for 28 years. He served his first six years as a Surface Warfare Officer and later as a Civil Engineer Corps Officer, participating in both Operation DESERT SHIELD and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. His command tours included Officer-In-Charge of Construction Marine Corps Installations West (OICC MCIWEST) where he oversaw $8 Billion in construction in support of the USMC Grow the Force Program, Barracks Revitalization Program, Joint Strike Fighter Program and the Camp Pendleton Hospital Replacement Program. He also served as Commanding Officer NAVFAC Hawaii.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Virginia Military Institute and a Master of Science Degree in Systems Management from the Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, California. He also attended the University of Virginia Darden Business School Executive Education Program.