Mike's career in banking started in 1972 at First National Bank in Lubbock, Texas. He retired from Wells Fargo in May of 2006 where he managed a team of 6,500 employees and was responsible for payment and operations services to Wells Fargo's wholesale and retail groups. His organization included 15 check-processing centers, 38 cash vaults, 10 lockbox sites and other locations that support services such as statement processing, legal-order processing, account maintenance, fraud operations, ACH payments and wire transfers. His team also managed the servicing of 5,500 Wells Fargo ATMs and 11,000 private label ATMs. In 2005, his group processed more than $80 trillion dollars in customer payments.

Before his current position, Mike was CIO of Corporate Technologies and also led the Wells Fargo/Norwest merger team. He was accountable for the technology conversions of 74 acquisitions. Mike began his career with Wells Fargo at First Interstate Bank of California in 1987 where he managed Retail Systems. Prior to Wells Fargo, Mike was a regional account manager for EDS and managed services to 8 east coast thrifts.

He also was a partner and founder of Carreker, Noble, & Associates, Inc.