Mike holds a Merchant Marine Masters Unlimited License and has spent the majority of his career serving in the Canadian Coast Guard. He has sailed in the Arctic, Pacific and Atlantic aboard Icebreakers, Buoy Tenders and Patrol Ships. He was supervisor for various shore-based units such as a JRCC, Headquarters Policy and Planning Branches, Regional SAR Operations and served the last 5 years as Regional Director of all Coast Guard’s maritime services in the Atlantic Area. He has been teaching nautical sciences at bluewater since September 2015.