With diverse technical and business experiences spanning corporate leadership and private equity, Mike has overseen all aspects of the M&A process for domestic and international transactions of varying sizes and ownership structures.

Prior to co-founding CTCP, Mike was a Director at Mason Wells, a Milwaukee-based private equity firm with over $2.0 billion in assets under management. Mike was responsible for investment and portfolio development activities including initiating investment opportunities, structuring and negotiating transactions, and serving on the Board of Directors of portfolio companies.

Before his career in private equity, Mike served as the head of Corporate Development at Rockwell Automation, Inc., an $9.0 billion public corporation, where he was responsible for the origination, analysis, due diligence, and execution of domestic and international acquisitions.

Mike received a M.B.A. and M.S. in Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his B.S. in Engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering (“MSOE”).