Hi there, I'm Mike 👋

Lead Software Engineer with over 8+ years of experience in full stack development, software engineering, and software management. a proven track record of driving innovation and delivering high-impact solutions within the financial services and small business lending industry. Excited about tackling challenging problems and collaborating with skilled teams to drive continuous improvement and success.

Resume

Director of Software Engineering - Summit Technology Group

9/2021 - 7/2024

Django

Django Rest Framework

PostgreSQL

Celery

JavaScript

Vue.js

AWS

Led a diverse team of global and stateside software engineers in the financial services and small business lending sector, driving the development of innovative software solutions. I defined the technical vision and strategy, creating roadmaps that ensured alignment with business objectives and effectively addressed customer needs.
Directed the development of scalable and robust software solutions using Python (Django), JavaScript (Vue.js), and other relevant technologies.
Championed the adoption of best practices and industry standards, driving continuous improvement and technical excellence, which led to a 25% decrease in development time and a 20% increase in overall code quality.
Conducted daily code reviews and mentored junior to senior developers, improving overall code quality and ensure adherence to best practices
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define project requirements, scope, and deliverables, ensuring the successful execution of software projects.

Senior Fullstack Engineer - Bluestone Analytics, CACI

4/2020 - 9/2021

Django

Flask

React.js

TypeScript

JavaScript

Node.js

AWS

Terraform

Engineered scalable, security-focused web applications using both Django/Flask Python web frameworks, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Celery, and Docker, incorporating complex algorithms and data structures.
Developed and maintained an enterprise-level API in Node.js, OSINT data collection, ETL pipelines, and internal applications, utilizing Elasticsearch and various AWS services including EC2, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, ECS, ElastiCache, and IAM.
Collaborated in a fast-paced, cross-departmental environment to assist in the development and maintenance of frontend UI written in React.js.

Lead Software Engineer - Ticket Edge

4/2016 - 4/2020

Django

Django Rest Framework

TypeScript

JavaScript

React.js

Node.js

Celery

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

AWS

Spearheaded the end-to-end development of a SaaS application, leveraging a robust technology stack including Python, Django, React.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Celery.
Led a team of 12 offshore backend and frontend developers, driving the successful completion of multiple high-impact projects. Improved project delivery time by 30% through effective coordination and management of cross-functional teams.
Improved PostgreSQL database performance by 35% through query optimization and indexing

Certifications

AWS Certified Developer

9/2024

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

10/2022

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

9/2022

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

1/2021

Projects

Limee AI

Next.js

TypeScript

Django

Celery

Redis

PostgreSQL

Limee provides innovative Voice AI agents that transform how restaurants receive phone calls and handle orders. By leveraging open-source large language models (LLMs) technology offers a smart, seamless alternative to traditional staffing and call center solutions - enhancing both efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Spotify Clone

Next.js

TypeScript

Spotify Clone landing page for Seapig Tickets - a ticket brokerage company that resells inventory within the live entertainment (sports & concerts) industry. This project is a UI clone of the Spotify Web Player and is built with TypeScript & React.