Following a career at sea, Mike has been in the marine consultancy circuit for many years, working initially in the USA, during the years 1981 to 1985, as an (expat) consultant. Thereafter, he joined a major consultancy in London as manager of the marine department, overseeing a great number of diverse marine and industrial projects. He was also an expert witness during his time in London, and was instructed by many different marine law firms on an extensive number of matters, primarily for owners, charterers and P&I interests. He has given expert evidence at many arbitrations, in both London and New York and in addition in the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court in London.
From 1991 onwards, Mike acted on his ambition to found a consultancy elsewhere in the world. Singapore was a prime choice because of the intensity of shipping interests at that location. At this time he was pursuing this ambition as a sole consultant, performing projects and vessel attendances all around the world. During the years 1998 to 2003, a number of related appointments in the Singapore region culminated in the opportunity to found and manage Intank Services Pte Ltd. Since then he has been the driving force behind the evolvement of the Company.