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Michael Schultz

@michaelwschultz

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I've been a software engineer and designer for 15 years in the bay area, California.

United States

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What I'm looking for

The mission is the most important thing to me. That and a transparent working environment.

Spent 15 years at startups in San Francisco. I’ve designed and built applications in public health, politics, retail insurance, and structured data extraction. The tech industry has grown too big and continues to make decisions that hurt too many people for me to contribute any longer. Time to use my talents for good at a non-profit or organization that focuses on things like health and education.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Software Engineer and Designer

Sensible.so

Mar 2021 - Feb 2024 (2 years 11 months)

First designer and second engineer, designed and built the initial web offering used by thousands of paying clients. Conducted user research, developed team OKRs, managed code reviews and CI/CD, and helped grow the team to 7 engineers.

Design Web Development User Research OKRs Code Review CI CD Team Leadership

Software Engineer and Designer

Newfront

Nov 2017 - Oct 2020 (2 years 11 months)

First designer and second engineer, designed and built the first and second versions of internal and external web apps. Designed pitch decks with founders to help raise over $40 million in funding and helped grow the engineering team to 30+ members.

Next.js React PostgreSQL Figma

Product Designer

Sidewire

Dec 2015 - Jun 2017 (1 year 6 months)

Responsible for design of web, iOS, and Android apps. Also created branding for Current (readcurrent.com), a new app based on Sidewire's core product.

Web Design iOS Design Android Design Branding

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Western Kentucky University

Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies

2005 - 2010

Activities and societies: Campus Activity Board - Vice President

Used my spare time to develop my early design and software engineering skills by contracting to build websites for folks. Also, built my first app for the iOS app store after it launched in 2008.