A native New Englander, Mike Guadano was born and raised in Durham, New Hampshire. He graduated cum laude from Duke Universitywith dual degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, a minor in Classical Civilizations, and was a member of the Electrical Engineering Honor Society. After graduation, Mike moved to California and went to work as an electrical engineer in the defense industry. For the next few years he worked in the Advanced Concepts Branch for a naval research laboratory in San Diego, where he designed, developed and fabricated fully integrated prototype systems, including hardware, software and firmware.

After growing restless, Mike moved to New York City and joined Marlin & Associates. Whenever he can find the time to get away, Mike likes to head north to places like Vermont and New Hampshire where he can do some serious skiing and hiking. He also enjoys an occasional hand or two of poker.