Mike went through the accelerated executive MBA Program through the University at Albany in New York and worked as a freight forwarder for ten (10) years. In 2006 Mike started his own export/import compliance consulting company under Allocca Enterprises Inc. He conducts over 100 training seminars annually across the United States and the globe. He works on a daily basis with importers and exporters conducting compliance audits, HTS & USMCA classifications, Free Trade Agreement determinations, ITAR training and registration and implementing written export & import procedures. He is a NASBITE Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) and a NASBITE Certified Trainer. He has sat on the board of directors of the Global Business Network in Albany, NY for two (2) years. He served on his local District Export Council (DEC) in Columbia, South Carolina for a four (4) year term. He also served four (4) years on the National District Export Council as Treasurer and Chair of the Outreach & Education Committee. He won the 2008 Trade Partner of the Year from the Tech Valley Global Business Network. He won the 2015 Presidential “E” Award winner for Export Services. He won the 2016 NASBITE International Advancing International Trade Award for the State of South Carolina. He also won the North Carolina 2021 Governors Export Award for top export partner.