University of Naples, where he specialized in electrical engineering. In 1987 he joined his father's construction company, and for ten years often worked under contract with the U.S. Navy and NATO, providing architectural design, engineering, and construction. In 1993 he expanded his family business by winning a bid for the U.S. Navy's "Family House Maintenance", a contract he kept for 11 more years. Bruno eventually took over the family's firm. In the last 1990s he downsized the construction aspects of the business. He instead competed by focusing on architectural design and engineering services and, opened Studio Tecnico di Giuseppe Bruno. The company was unique in its ability to develop designs in accordance with U.S. and/or European architectural, mechanical and electrical practices while adapting local construction methods. Since then, Bruno has been involved in Italian government renovation projects, which include The Vittorio Emanuele Monument in Rome, the Teatro Metastasio in Prato, and the Palazzo dei Priori in Peruga. He also authored the Manual for Safety in the Workplace, which is used in engineering classes in Italian universities. Founding of Company In 2003 Sedge hired Giuseppe Bruno's engineering firm for the DISA Teleport program, under Arrowhead Global Solutions, and after the two became acquainted on the project decided to go into business together. They each fronted $2500 and three months later Michael-Bruno, LLC had private and governmental commissions across the United States, Europe, and the Pacific. Sedge serves as CEO, while Bruno is project manager and Executive Vice President. They are certified to provide services for architecture, landscaping, engineering, drafting, geophysical surveying and mapping, laboratory testing, interior and industrial design, and graphic design. Like Bruno's original firm, their designs fit U.S. and/or European codes while adapting local construction codes, materials, and methods. On December 7, 2004 Michael-Bruno, LLC was certified as a "Top 20% Performer (with 95% customer satisfaction) by the Past Performance Evaluation survey. Headquarters The company is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, though they operate seven offices, including a field office in Naples, Italy. In 2009 the company began to operate a field office in Djibouti on the horn of Africa in order to win civil engineering and design contracts from the American Navy. They also operate an office in Bahrain. Profit Margin Their first year the company earned revenues of more than $600,000. In 2007, that had jumped to $1.6 million. Since their first commission in 2005 and ending in