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Bio

Mike began his career in Marketing / Sales for the Orlando Magic basketball organization. He was involved in Marketing / Promotions for print, TV and in-game activities as well as market research, financial reporting / budgeting for the Sponsorship Sales Department. Mike began his career in staffing with SystemOne as a Technical Recruiter in 1999 and was promoted to a recruiting management role in 2000. Following SystemOne’s acquisition by TMP Worldwide (Parent of Monster.com), Mike was responsible for establishing the Southeast Talent Acquisition Center (TAC) to support all IT sales activities in the SE region and was later promoted to Director of Recruiting for the SE. Since 2004, Mike served as the IT Practice Group Manager for the IT Division in Orlando, FL. In this role Mike was responsible for managing a team of recruiters and account developers while continuing to contribute as an individual producer specializing in the Simulation, Training and Gaming industries. Recently, Mike was promoted to general manager of Hudson's Orlando and Tampa offices.

Mike holds a BS degree in Business Administration (Major Marketing, Minor Economics) from the University of Florida and MBA degree from the University of Central Florida.

Outside of work, Mike enjoys most sports, playing No Limit Texas Hold’em, and spending time with wife and two boys (Ages 5 and 3). He also enjoys watching movies (Hooray for Netflix), writing and sarcasm.