Michael has owned and operated Perkolate for 10 years and has worked in the marketing and design fields for over 15 years. He has extensive experience successfully strategizing and executing marketing communications plans and online and print materials including major website launches.
His previous positions include Marketing Programs Manager for their home networking products at 3Com Corporation - where he managed a $1,000,000.00/year marketing and advertising budget - and Director of Online Marketing at Acteva, where he developed and executed online marketing programs for medium and large corporations.
Michael holds a B.F.A. in Art & Design from San Jose State University, as well as Certifications in Marketing Communications from San Jose Sate University and Web Programming & Design from Computer College of Silicon Valley. Michael has also previously taught Web Design and Digital Imaging at the Art Institute of Las Vegas.