Mike has extensive experience in business and information technology strategy with a focus on growth strategies, customer relationship strategies, operations transformation strategies, corporate and operations cost reduction, and outsourcing strategies in the consumer products, manufacturing and automotive industries.
He advises both private and public companies throughout the value chain from the dealer/retailer through the manufacturer to the supplier base. Mike's results-oriented approach has benefited companies across the entire business life cycle from new technology companies that are launching product lines and designing new sales channels to successfully helping companies emerge from bankruptcy by rationalizing their manufacturing operations and outsourcing non-core processes and functions.
Prior to joining Waterstone, Mike was a Vice President with Capgemini for five years and directed the Management and IT Consulting Practice for the Global Automotive Sector. Before Capgemini, Mike was an equity partner in the Ernst & Young Management Consulting practice and led an industry strategy and performance improvement practice in the Americas. In total, he has over 20 years of combined industry and consulting experience and has developed process domain expertise in sales and marketing, product development, manufacturing and supply chain. He is a frequent speaker at industry events and conferences regionally and nationally.
Mike is a member of the Board of Qualified Staffing Services, a premier staffing firm serving companies in the Midwest and southeast United States. He is also currently the interim CEO of a Midwest-based professional staffing firm. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan and a Masters of Science in Management from General Motors Institute, GMI-EMI (now called Kettering).