Mike was one of the founding partners of Crosland Southeast in 2011 and focused on single-tenant BTS developments and grocery-anchored retail developments. Prior to the formation of Crosland Southeast, Mike served as Senior Vice President of Crosland's Retail division where he led the company's expansion into Florida. He also has extensive development experience in Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia.

Previously, Mike served as Vice President of Retail Development for Crescent Resources, LLC where he launched a retail division for the Duke Energy subsidiary. While at Crescent, Mike completed 750,000 square feet of retail with an additional 500,000 square feet in predevelopment, including 16 grocery-anchored neighborhood centers. Previously, he was Vice President of Retail Development for Edens & Avant from 1992 to 1999 and prior to that he was an independent consultant in the field of commercial real estate sales and development. He has 40 years experience in the shopping center industry.