Appointed to the SLSWA Board in September 2022. Mike is 2022 SLSWA Assessor of the Year, 2019 SLSWA Volunteer of the Year and 2019 Trainer of the Year. Mike has been the Chair of the SLSWA Education Advisory Committee since 2016. An active patrolling surf lifesaver since 2011, after gaining his bronze medallion at Fremantle SLSC. Mike was President of Fremantle SLSC from 2013 to 2017 and has been the Club’s Education Manager since 2019. He is an active trainer of Bronze Medallion, Advance Resuscitation and First Aid and, conducts commercial training in Surf Rescue Certificate and First Aid for a number of schools.
Mike gained his Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Honours) in 1980 from Sydney University and was employed in the oil and gas industry, working in Australia and overseas for 27 years for majors Exxon and Woodside, before becoming an industry consultant in petroleum engineering for the next 10 years. Mike retired from paid work in 2017 to focus his efforts on member training in surf lifesaving. He gained his Certificate IV in Training and Assessment in 2016.
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