He was barely five years old when he walked onto his first
construction site with his father. A building was going up, from the
level of a child.
Development and construction was his destiny. He follows the
footsteps of two generations of real estate developers and
contractors, down a straight path.
Michael was born in Pretoria, South Africa and attended the
University of the Witwatersrand on a full academic scholarship from
the Building Institute Federation of South Africa. He graduated with
honors from Wits University, ranked as one of the world's leading
architectural schools, with a degree in Construction Management.
His belief and commitment to the construction industry is based
on the education, training and experience as a Master Builder. With
that approach Michael joined his family's business in Roseman
Construction in 1990, developing a 46 unit apartment building. That
year he received the Master Builders Association Award for management
and leadership.
Michael immigrated to the Los Angeles area in 1993 and began
working with Goldrich & Kest Industries where he created their
Special Project Division focused on renovations to aging portfolio.
Soon after, the Northridge Earthquake created an immense amount of
work to manage, in which he lead and managed the construction
specifications and the repair of 78 apartment complexes in the
vicinity of the earthquake.
In 1999, Michael obtained his contractors License- 960580- and
in 2001 established A.R.M. Construction Management, currently A.R.M.
Industries, Inc. A.R.M Industries, Inc. specializes in property
upgrades, tenant improvements, creative space and Construction
Management. A.R.M. Residential served homeowners with new
constructions, renovations and additions.