Mike started his tech career in 2017, and before that was a wedding photograhper in the SF Bay Area. Growing up he worked a lot with his dad on their vineyard. This is where he'd gain exposure to much of the skills he has today. Other key factors include the Hack Reactor bootcamp, the 10,000+ hours of professional experience, thousands of hours of self study, tutorials, and instructionals, the dozens of conferences like Defcon, React Miami, UtahJS, Intersolar, and Macworld, the thousands of hours of self study, tutorials, and instructionals, and all the struggle that comes along with learning. Mike's been known to be pretty nice on the guitar and for taking his BJJ and training pretty seriously. Word is he's also a pretty good chef when he's got the right ingredients.