Michael Dinerstein

Oregon, U.S. | md@missionmike.dev

Senior Software Engineer with a Focus on Full Stack Web Applications & Data

Skills

15 years:

Structured query language SQL,

JavaScript,

CSS,

PHP,

Project Management,

HTML

13 years:

eCommerce

12 years:

jQuery,

GitHub

11 years:

Linux,

WordPress,

Ubuntu

10 years:

Adobe Premiere Pro,

MySQL,

Adobe InDesign,

Adobe Illustrator,

Adobe Photoshop

9 years:

Mentoring,

MariaDB

8 years:

React,

API Development

6 years:

Headless WordPress,

Continuous Integration,

Jest,

SCSS,

WHM,

cPanel,

Node.js,

TypeScript,

GitHub Actions,

GraphQL,

webpack

5 years:

Salesforce.com Salesforce CRM,

CentOS,

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

3 years:

PostgreSQL,

PHPUnit,

Adobe XD,

MailChimp,

VS Code Dev Containers,

AWS,

pytest,

Next.js,

Python,

Docker

2 years:

GatsbyJS,

Salesforce Pardot,

Cypress,

Adobe After Effects

1 year:

SQLAlchemy,

Prisma,

Playwright,

Amazon CloudFront,

Screaming Frog SEO Spider,

Amazon DocumentDB,

Apache JMeter,

Flask,

Apache Airflow,

Kubernetes,

IBM Terraform,

Selenium

Work Experience

OpenResume - Newport, OR


Founder, Software Engineer September 2024 to present

Created open-source template repository for web and print resume themes.

Integrated AI assistance to optimize resumes for applications.

The Real Deal - New York, NY (Remote)


Senior Full Stack Developer March 2022 to September 2024

Reduced cloud costs by 10% by solving complex caching issues with images, Next.js, CloudFront and Kubernetes.

Increased confidence in deployments by instilling continuous integration workflows for repositories.

Enhanced quality and reliability by improving team development practices and code review processes.

Reduced developer onboarding time from hours to minutes with VS Code Dev Containers and improved docs.

Streamlined debugging and troubleshooting processes by enabling visibility in all layers of the stack with Sentry.

Improved stability and performance of the company website with 3+ million monthly visitors.

Increased address data accuracy to 90% by engineering a robust geocoding solution.

Fostered cross-team collaboration by developing an internal API to share secure access to data stores.

Reduced manual testing steps by containerizing automated test suites for use within GitHub Actions.

Pinpointed performance bottlenecks by configuring containerized JMeter test suites with reporting.

Recording Radio Film Connection & CASA Schools - Los Angeles, CA (Remote)


Lead Developer / Designer July 2018 to March 2022

Enhanced productivity for all departments by upgrading Salesforce in partnership with vendors.

Modernized accounting workflows between learning management systems, Salesforce and QuickBooks.

Improved website performance and fixed technical SEO issues across multiple websites.

Streamlined student payments and reduced friction via customized payment portal integrated with Salesforce.

Prioritized deliverables and managed project timelines by overseeing contract work from vendors.

Ensured knowledge redundancy by training up and mentoring other developers and designers.

Launched a custom learning management system and provided onboarding support and training.

Optimized funnels in Salesforce via geo-targeted tier systems and automated workflows.

Web Developer / Designer February 2016 to July 2018

Innovated custom learning management systems to tailor the experience to a unique model of education.

Optimized websites with shared content via proprietary internal API and robust caching mechanism.

Organized development processes by utilizing version control in GitHub.

Junior Graphic Designer February 2014 to February 2016

Digitized print curriculum and modernized the student experience with interactive eBook programming.

Improved student engagement with custom interactive web exercises (canvas, web audio).

Urban Farm Agency / itBrand.co - Long Beach, CA (Remote)


Senior Web Developer, Contract July 2017 to July 2018

Mentored and worked with other designers and developers to ship projects for a variety of verticals.

Met with clients and staff to plan and iterate projects.

Designed and built websites and web applications for clients in WordPress.

Graphic Designer / Web Developer, Contract July 2016 to July 2017

Designed logos and website graphics for clients.

Built and updated landing pages and email campaigns.

Self-Employed / Freelance - Los Angeles, CA (Remote)


Web Developer & Graphic Designer December 2011 to July 2018

Bridged the gap between business needs and tech solutions for clients in a variety of verticals including motorsports, legal, beauty, real estate, entertainment, places of worship, television, photography, film, audio engineering, construction, ecommerce, and education.

Education

Santa Monica College

Database Applications Developer, Department Certificate December 2017

Web Programmer, Department Certificate September 2016