Michael was born and raised in Germany, where he began his career in the ophthalmic and audiology field in 1989. In 1996 he graduated from the University of Grant MacEwan in Edmonton, where he would later be an instructor of the Hearing Aid Practitioner Program.
In 2001 he opened Schaeffler Hearing Clinic in Edmonton, and in 2011 Audiomedica Hearing Clinic in Calgary.
When Michael is not helping people hear better, he enjoys spending time with his wife and kids, hiking the Foothills and Rockies. The family dog comes along as well.