Michael is the lead theatre equipment designer in our US office. He has overall responsibility for our equipment design, providing clients with efficient, cost-effective systems and safe workplaces. Since 1995, Michael has provided stage house design, stage equipment details, and specifications for more than 125 performance spaces. His work includes onsite review of structural systems, rigging equipment, and stage machinery to identify field deficiencies affecting project quality and timely completion.

Michael worked for the rigging contractor Pook, Diemont and Ohl, Inc. for seven years. In addition, he's been associated with many theatre companies in a variety of capacities, including stage hand, production designer, and I-mag video camera operator. He supervised lighting and rigging for the Wooster Group, touring many cultural capitals and the major international festivals. Michael also worked with the Boston Shakespeare Company, the American Repertory Theater, and several modern dance companies in Boston. He is a lecturer in technical design at the Yale School of Drama.

Michael received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Massachusetts College of Art in the Studio for Interrelated Media, and his Associate of Science in television production from Grahm Junior College. He is a member of the Construction Specifications Institute with a certificate in Construction Document Technology.