Mike brings more than three decades of multimodal dangerous goods experience to HazMat Safety Consulting, with a career spanning rail operations, agricultural distribution, global manufacturing, and medical device transportation policy.
He began his career in the hazardous materials field working for a major railroad in Chicago, where he developed hands-on expertise in Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) requirements governing ground and rail movement of consumer goods, mail, and hazardous materials. In this role, he implemented regulatory controls at rail yards under his supervision, ensuring safe and compliant operations.
Following his time in rail, Mike joined a large Midwest agricultural cooperative, traveling nationwide to evaluate, audit, and document compliance programs across local cooperatives. He developed operational manuals addressing petroleum and anhydrous ammonia safety and supported advocacy efforts related to rural rail transportation—bridging operational insight with regulatory strategy.
Mike later transitioned into a corporate Dangerous Goods Administrator role for a global manufacturer, where he spent nearly 30 years overseeing compliance across all nine hazard classes for ground, air, and ocean shipments worldwide. He led the development of internal dangerous goods manuals and global training modules for manufacturing plants and distribution centers, ensuring alignment with diverse modal regulations. His responsibilities included conducting internal and external audits, overseeing material identification and classification, and verifying compliant packaging, marking, and labeling practices.
Mike also played a key role in the formation of the Medical Device Transport Council (formerly the Medical Device Battery Transport Council), supporting its mission to promote the safe and efficient transport of lithium batteries and medical devices. Over the past decade, he has provided global guidance to major Midwest medical device manufacturers and contributed to collaborative regulatory engagement efforts aimed at balancing safety objectives with practical supply chain realities.
Throughout his career, Mike has remained actively involved in industry associations including the Dangerous Goods Advisory Council (DGAC), the Council on Safe Transportation of Hazardous Articles (COSTHA), and the PRBA – The Rechargeable Battery Association (PRBA), and has participated in United Nations dangerous goods meetings in Geneva.
Through operational depth, global regulatory experience, and industry collaboration, Mike provides practical, defensible guidance to organizations navigating complex dangerous goods transportation requirements.
