Mike was born and raised on bikes and skis in Wisconsin. Mike applies his passion for outdoor recreation to trails-based projects via his role as IMBA Trail Solutions Director of Planning and Design. Mike has extensive experience in recreation focused design and mountain resort community planning. Mike brings a collaborative and iterative process approach to all of IMBA Trail Solutions projects and programs. Mike has a comprehensive skill set gained as a professional landscape architect and graphic designer, including the ability to develop comprehensive trail plans to detailed site design, and implementation recommendations to operational handbooks. His experience comes from years of leading master plan processes, public outreach, project stakeholder partnerships, and federal/state/local permitting.