Mike has 20 years of experience in traditional, digital and web marketing and web development, primarily working in higher education at institutions including Duquesne University, Allegheny College and John Carroll University, where he served at Executive Director of Marketing and Creative Services. He also was appointed a technology fellow at the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education.

Mike has spoken at conferences around the world on web and marketing topics, including HighEdWeb, WPCampus, Coalition for Networked Information, Institutional Web Management Workshop and many more. His work has been recognized with many Graphic Design USA and CASE awards, and he was named a Creative Spark Award Winner by the Advertising Federation of Northwest Pennsylvania for excellence in electronic communications and marketing for his work in the Erie community.