With over 37 years in the profession, Mike brings a wide range of experience to his clients.  Mike provides services to businesses throughout Ohio and West Virginia, as well as those with operations on a national and international scale.  He has worked with a wide variety of clients from start-up businesses to publicly traded companies.  Mike has advised clients in industries as diverse as banking and financial services, construction, contract food service, manufacturing, and not-for-profit organizations.  His experience includes assisting clients in numerous mergers and acquisitions, representing buyers and sellers.  He has also been a speaker at several regional, state, and national not-for-profit conferences.   

Prior to becoming a co-founder of ZPLC, Mike served on the executive board of a large regional CPA firm, including 8 years as the firm managing partner.  He is an honors graduate of West Liberty State College (now known as West Liberty University) and is a member of the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.