Michael has been involved in contract private security since 2007. Before launching a career in security, he served as a school police officer. Michael is a certified skills instructor for the Pennsylvania Act 235 program. He is also certified to teach several disciplines, including threat patterns and use of force, edge weapons, and countermeasures, Lamperd less lethal door breaching, munitions, and crowd control.

Micheal serves in a full time role as Regional Commander with Valentis Group, Inc, and oversees multiple state operation that provides armed security services to commercial and government clients. Additionally, Michael is a certified company trainer with Valentis and serves as a lead facilitator on the company’s force-on-force, scenario-based qualification program.