As a Columbia University alumni, Michel specialized in Industrial Engineering and Operation Research. He spent the first years of his career in the Oil & Gas industry, mainly on mid stream  projects in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Michel then went on to join the founding team of Quiqup and launched the business in 2014. After nearly 5 years, Michel is now the VP of Quiqup which operates in the UK and the UAE. He is mainly overseeing its business development and its operations as the company gears up for further expansions into new countries.