Michael is the Founder and Executive Director for the Atlas Initiative for Climate Resilient Infrastructure. For the past two decades he has been at the forefront organizing various policies, programs and events for engineering societies globally, including close relationships with the 120 members of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations, representing 30 million engineers.

Currently he is Chair of the Pan American Federation of Engineering Organizations – UPADI Sustainability Committee with 20 national member societies from Canada, the US, Mexico, Central America, South American, the Caribbean and Spain.