SKILLS
Mike Schennum is a Software Engineer experienced in spearheading the development of large-scale software solutions and deploying intuitive solutions to meet client design requirements. Michael has a proven track record of driving customer satisfaction and is skilled in providing technical leadership, resulting in code quality, system reliability, and team productivity.
EXPERIENCE
Nelnet, Remote — Tech Lead
June 2021 - July 2024
- Promoted from Senior Software Engineer to Tech Lead in 2023.
- Primarily Front-end engineer before moving to Full Stack (Vue/Laravel).
- Plan, architect, and write documentation/tickets for epics, roadmap, tech debt, and testing.
- Spearhead app migration from Vue 2 to Vue 3.
- Lead the Nelnet Philippines front-end engineering team.
- Implement solutions with concise, efficient, testable code using Vue, TypeScript, SCSS, PHP, Laravel, Webpack, Knockout.js, and Mocha/Chai test framework.
- Write unit, acceptance, visual regression, and end-to-end tests (both PHP and JS) when contributing code.
STS Cymetryc, Remote — Lead Front-End Developer
March 2020 - June 2021
- Architect and build an enterprise-level healthcare portal app with Vue, Vuex, Vuetify, Vue Test Utils, and plain JavaScript.
- Work closely with CEO and .NET engineers to design and launch greenfield app.
Modern Climate, Remote — Full Stack Developer
March 2018 - January 2020
- Use React.js, Redux, Ruby on Rails, and PostgreSQL on a team of software engineers to develop enterprise apps.
- Created church management mobile app with React Native and Typescript.
- Promoted from Front-end Developer to Full-stack Developer II.
Prism Studios, Chandler, AZ — Front-End Developer
March 2017 - January 2018
- Sub-contracted to American Express to work on fintech credit score software on an Agile team.
- AngularJS, Angular, and React JavaScript developer for enterprise-level web and mobile applications.
Woz-U, Scottsdale, AZ — Coding Teacher Assistant
September 2016 - March 2017
- Taught students Javascript, React, Node.js, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Typescript, .NET, and C#.
- Prepared students for technical interviews and provided a thorough understanding of software development fundamentals.
EDUCATION
University of California, Santa Cruz, CA — Bachelor of Arts
Epicodus, Portland, OR — Full Stack Software Engineering
PROJECTS
Hangboard Repeaters - Rock Climbing Training App
Top five highest rated (over four stars) and most downloaded (over 50,000 downloads) rock climbing training apps on the Google Play Store.https://github.com/mikeschen/HangBoardRepeatersAndroid