Executive Bios

Michael Wish

Michael Wish is an Owner of Underground Archives and has served as Managing Member of Bruce-Wish Development LLC since 2005. As Managing Member, Michael has focused on business development and operations for the Gateway Commerce Center facility, utilizing his 13-plus years of real estate development and contract law experience.

Michael began his career in real estate development in 1993 and has successfully purchased, managed, and sold numerous commercial properties and projects.  His real estate development work has been characterized by themes of long term ownership and reinvestment. In 1999 he established a legal practice assisting other real estate entrepreneurs in maximizing their investments.

Mike received an undergraduate BA degree from DePauw University in 1993 and Law degree from the University of Pittsburgh, School of Law in 1997.

Daniel Bruce

Daniel Bruce is the President of Underground Archives. He is also President of the Brady’s Bend Corporation, and an Owner of Bruce-Wish Development LLC.

In 2003, he undertook operational control of the Brady’s Bend facility, focusing on business and operational development. In 2005 Daniel identified purchase of the Gateway facility as a unique growth opportunity. He created Underground Archives to manage national archival records accounts and provide greater brand identity to the regional accounts represented at each facility location.

Daniel was elected President of UA upon its formation and has since focused his efforts of brand development and operations strategy. He has since enhanced core competencies, established a robust and highly professional product offering, and maintained triple-digit growth for each of the last three years throughout all business segments.

Earlier in his career, Daniel worked as an advertising executive on national accounts, including Milk and Taco Bell. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1998 with a double major in business and graphic communications and a minor in Economics.

Gary Bruce, P.E.

Gary Bruce is an Owner of Bruce-Wish Development LLC. He is also an Owner and Vice President of both Brady’s Bend Corporation and Bruce and Merrilees. Gary has managed the Brady’s Bend limestone and storage business for approximately 30 years and is an owner of the Gateway facility. Gary’s efforts at Gateway have focused on physical plant development, safety and strategic planning.

Gary has had a career focus in subsurface development and has performed electrical work in many of the limestone and coal mines in the area. He was one of the original developers of the National Underground Storage (Iron Mountain) facility at Boyers prior to its sale to Iron Mountain in 1998.

Gary is an electrical engineering graduate of Carnegie Tech. He has earned his professional engineer status and is a licensed master electrician and contractor in 12 states, as well as a qualified MSHA instructor, certified by MSHA in both surface and subsurface electrical.