Open-minded and multi-cultural, customer and service oriented, curious and a quick learner, with a problem-solving attitude, he has excellent teaching and facilitating skills, listening, giving and receiving feedback, providing advice.

Michael was born and raised in Dublin, where he graduated with a BSc in HRM from Dublin Institute of Technology in 2010. He is passionate about human connection and has a huge desire to travel. He has lived in Australia, United Kingdom and Poland. His work has allowed him to visit many other countries in Europe as well as USA and Canada. He has a love for diversity and is passionate about learning and experiencing foreign cultures and human relationships.

Previous professional roles in the private sector include Regional Learning and Development Manager (Europe & North America) for a large Middle East Transport and Logistics Organisation and Group HR Manager for a large hotel chain in Ireland as well as various training roles in the public sector. He also works as a Training Partner with Aware, a charity committed to mental health education and support.