Mike joined Team Fitness in spring 1998, after being introduced to it at an SGI leadership Offsite. Always an early riser, Mike found the program to be the perfect mix of fun, teamwork, and sweat - Team Fitness allows Mike to push himself as hard as he wishes.

After participating for five years, and serving as a fill-in coach on occasion, Mike took the plunge in 2003 and became a full-fledged coach.

After growing up in San Diego, Mike moved overseas with his family during high school. After two years in Taipei, Taiwan, he attended and graduated from the International School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he lettered in baseball, basketball, and soccer. Mike was "athletically active" at UCLA (in the intramural programs), where he graduated with a degree in Economics. Mike also obtained an MBA from Santa Clara University.

After coaching in the morning Mike goes to work at Sun Microsystems, where he serves as an internal consultant for product development. He teaches Product Development in the MBA program at Santa Clara University, and has been active in the local chapter of the Product Development and Management Association.

Mike is an ASQ-certified Black Belt (process improvement, not karate!), and a certified New Product Development Professional. Mike enjoys reading, travel, basketball, golf, and crossword puzzles.