Mike graduated in Chemical Engineering at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. After ten years at ICI, including a two-year secondment to the Physical Property Data Service of the Institution of Chemical Engineers and two years at Organics Division Marketing Department, he moved to Simulation Sciences.

There he spent six years establishing and managing SimSci’s operation in Europe. Africa and the Middle East. 

Following one year as Sales and Marketing Manager at KBC Refinery Process Improvements, he formed Pragma Consultants which specialised in supplying sales, marketing, training, documentation and programming services to engineering and chemical companies.

In 2004 he joined ESSCo where he is responsible for the Monitor heat exchanger fouling project.