Hi, I'm Michael 👋

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Experience

1. 2025 — Present Current

   Founder & Principal Engineer

   Rubiconetic

   • One-person software studio. I do the product design, the architecture, the build, the store release, and the support calls after.
   • Shipped Scanity to the iOS App Store and Google Play. It's an ingredient scanner that resolves additives through their E-numbers, trade names, and synonyms across 452,000+ products, built with Expo and React Native.
   • Built Scanity's data layer on USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts with nightly refreshes, and kept user data on the device rather than on a server.
   • Building MacroMeso, a diet and training engine that pairs macro targets with mesocycle programming.
   • Run the studio's backend on a two-node K3s cluster, all of it GitOps. FluxCD reconciles from Git, SOPS and Age encrypt the secrets so they can sit in a public repo, and Longhorn handles distributed storage.
   • Split the network in two: Cloudflare Tunnels expose the client-facing n8n webhooks without opening a single firewall port, and Tailscale keeps every admin tool off the public internet entirely.
2. Jan 2025 — Present Current

   Freelance Automation Engineer & Web Developer

   Upwork

   • Saved clients over $96K by delivering 100+ n8n automations, moving staff off repetitive work.
   • Cut client onboarding time 73% with a deployed onboarding automation and custom dashboard.
   • Migrated 15 Zapier Zaps to n8n, producing more robust and cost-effective workflows under client control.
   • Built a Slack bot that securely triggers backend automations for content generation and data processing, saving ~81 labor hours per month.
3. Sep 2023 — Jan 2025

   Personnellist

   United States Air Force (Reserve)

   • Worked with unit stakeholders to put new personnel processes in place, which kept actions accurate and on schedule.
   • Consistently exceeded assigned performance goals while serving part-time and moving into development full-time.
4. Jun 2010 — Sep 2023 13 yrs

   Avionics Craftsman

   United States Air Force (Active Duty)

   • Led teams of 8–12 technicians through avionics system assessments, troubleshooting, and repair.
   • Earned the 7-level Craftsman rating, the Air Force's senior technical qualification for the career field.
   • Managed logistics, tooling, and manpower for system assessments across concurrent aircraft.
   • Briefed technical detail, project status, and objectives to team members and senior stakeholders.

Education & Certifications

• BAS, Internet & Web Development

  ASU · Aug 2024

  Graduated summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA. JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Git, and Agile delivery.

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  AAS, Avionic Systems Technology

  Community College of the Air Force

  Earned in service, alongside the 7-level Craftsman rating.

• Digital Marketing & E-commerce Certificate

  Google · Jan 2025

  SEO, campaign analytics, and e-commerce operations. Via Coursera.