Before his return to Australia, Michael spent fourteen years living in Central America, where he played a vital role in the development of mountain biking and trail development in Panama. Not only responsible for building the country’s first mountain bike-specific trails, Michael also built the country’s first commercial bike park operation and implemented community bike projects for inner city children while leading the way for getting kids on bikes with after-school and summer bike camp programs.

Outside of BICP coaching, Michael works within the Australian trail-building industry, designing and constructing Pump Tracks and Skills Parks from the deep south in Tasmania to the steamy, tropical Northern Territory.

Michael holds his level 1 and 2 BICP certifications and has been coaching for 9 years since his first instructor course held in the USA with Shaums in 2015.