Partner and CMO
Michael is Partner, Co-founder and the CMO of IBACOS, as well as Director of International Business. He is responsible for IBACOS’ overall business development activities. Prior to co-founding IBACOS in 1991, he directed GE's Living Environments program, which focused on innovative approaches to building homes using new materials and technologies. Throughout the 1990's, Michael helped the U.S. Department of Energy to create its successful Building America program. Prior to his current role, he was the Founder and CEO of sister company BuildIQ, which provides the homebuilding industry with internet-based training, tools, and information, and the Executive Director of the Best Practices Research Alliance. Michael is a native of Wrexham, Wales and holds a Bachelor of Arts Honors degree in Industrial Design from Great Britain's University of Manchester and a postgraduate diploma in automotive design from the Royal College of Art in London. Michael’s hobbies include renovating his 90-year-old house and building stone walls.