The Name is Michael

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It's nice to meet you 👋

I am an entrepreneur and software engineer. I currently work with Rocket Science (opens in a new tab) in the Terminal Velocity (opens in a new tab) Division. I currently work on:

Designing and implementing telemetry analytics, platform infrastructure, and fullstack architecture for K-ID (opens in a new tab);

I have worked on:

A infrastructure project for an upcoming multiplayer title by 2K (opens in a new tab)/Take-Two (opens in a new tab) studios.
The Epic (opens in a new tab)/Mediatonic (opens in a new tab) video game "Fall Guys." (opens in a new tab). Led a team of 5 software engineers across 3 different timezones; designed and implemented a refactor of the event-based in-app-purchase (IAP) framework; Implemented new challenge types for game play; Implemented a new image endpoint for high resolution images and down-scaling to the supported image size; Implemented content validation for the in-house content management system

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.