SIMI The Leader in Self Storage Management


MIKE KNAPP - VICE PRESIDENT - OPERATIONS

In 1976 Mike earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Upon completing his studies he worked for Allied Chemical until 1987.

Mike was then introduced to the world of self storage and now has more than 22 years experience. Initially hired by a Boston based self storage management company,  Mike started at their Cicero, NY location as Manager. Later that year he was promoted and assigned the task of overseeing all three of their locations in the Syracuse area.

Joining Storage Investment Management, Inc. (SIMI) in February of 1989 when the Syracuse property was sold and SIMI was appointed as managing agent. SIMI promoted Mike to Senior Sales Manager, a supervisory position in January of 2003. His responsibilities included oversight of daily operations for six locations in New York and Connecticut.

June 2009 Mike was promoted to his present position as Vice President of Operations. His responsibilities include operational supervision for the entire 1.5 million square feet SIMI portfolio located across the Northeastern U.S. In this capacity he will supervise more than 80 staff.

Mike has been a coach of numerous youth teams with over 12 year’s experience. He takes pride in his ability to get good results while making the experience enjoyable. Mike has faith this is the best approach to people in general and utilizes these same techniques in his management style.

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