The Name is Michael

I am an entrepreneur and software engineer. I currently work with Rocket Science (opens in a new tab) as the Lead Software Engineer a part of the Game Service's team for the Epic video game "Fall Guys."

I used to work with:

• Velan Studios (opens in a new tab), a medium startup in Troy NY with a focus on creating "breakthrough games that are magic." For Knockout City, I designed and implemented a suite of internal tools to enhance Customer Service, Player Moderation, and Player Behavior Analysis. Additionally, I managed updates to production and development infrastructure across 10 different environments.
• IPPSec, a startup I co-founded to change the landscape of community security; I designed "tongue to tail" the platform-system from the server cluster anatomy to the UX on phones. Ask me about it.
• Updox (opens in a new tab), a medium startup in Dublin OH, focused on improving the patient experience at clinics. I implemented a prototype of V2 of their flagship product in ReactJS (the new tech at the time).
• Microsoft (opens in a new tab), a large startup with an office in Cambridge MA. I created analytics tools to realize 10,000s of users were being underuserved with the product Intune (opens in a new tab).

Some of my hobbies/interest include:

• games, like chess (play me on Lichess.org (opens in a new tab)), Catan, Wingspan, rummy, and Civ 6;
• music, like playing piano and guitar, or deep listening to ambient, metal, and jazz (my favorite band is The Mountain Goats);
• home restoration, like foundation repairs, wood refinishing, and garden pruning; and
• reading, like theater plays, non-fiction, and anything by William Kennedy.

• Twitter @mjgtwo (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub @MJGTwo (opens in a new tab)
• LinkedIn /in/michael-gardner (opens in a new tab)