Mike Dragert

• Develop backend services that collect and centralize data, preparing it for front end application use.
• Develop API's that interface with machine learning data models such that company software can seamlessly take advantage of advanced data modelling.
• Design and modify databases to enable backend software solutions.
• Use Azure Pipelines to configure deployments, such that DevOps and QA teams can properly deploy and test solutions.
• Work collaboratively with backend and frontend teams. Perform code reviews and maintain codebase.

Relied upon to remain attentive to partners needs in a 24x7 context, steer software decisions and build new solutions for this global manufacturer, with the aim of enabling new business innovations, maintaining reliability, and reducing technical debt.

• Maintain and modernize manufacturing application portfolio
• Lead and own software initiatives, driving to completion
• Share knowledge and mentor
• Work with multiple teams as needed
• Responsible for the entire software lifecycle, from conception/requirements through to testing and deploy
• Respond quickly to critical issues, identify root causes, and implement resolution

Managed important software initiatives that were foundational to the success of the company, from start to finish each year.

• Replaced and enhanced multiple legacy systems required for product quality tracking throughout the business. These complex systems collect real-time data, and use a multitude of different algorithms to detect and record important quality measures. These are mandatory for the business to make and sell product.
• Created and enhanced many post production quality systems required to test and ensure product quality for external customers.
• Updated manufacturing systems to work with an upgraded SAP system
• Updated manufacturing systems to interface with robotic packing systems.
• Created a software system to protect against a major quality issue, by auditing key machine components and detect mismatches.
• Created a software system to analyze quality data, and highlight machines with patterns of various quality problems.

• Contracted remotely by this firm to create a new web application that had a database and web services on the back end. Used JavaScript and jQuery to allow all the needed data to be queried and presented to users. Leveraged the JSON format for transferring data.