Before co-founding the company, Mike spent a majority of his career with the Vantage Companies. While at Vantage, he served as Vice President of Lexington Capital Group and handled the day-to-day operations of their portfolio where his responsibilities included project financing, asset sales and partner reporting. He also played a crucial part in the formation of the Bradford Companies' Asset Management Group. And in his role of Vice President at Westvan Holdings, Inc., Mike actively served as the project manager on industrial development projects in Houston and Dallas. Previously, he worked in income property sales with the brokerage firm Marcus & Millichap.

Mike is a licensed real estate broker and an active member in the National Association on Industrial Office Parks (NAIOP). He holds an MBA in Real Estate and Finance from Southern Methodist University.