Michael Herrmann
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Herrmann is a Director of Engineering based in Vancouver with seven years of experience rising through the ranks at Lumen5 from software engineer to engineering team lead and now director. He pairs a strong academic background in electrical and communications engineering (BASc and M.Sc.) and a computer minor with hands-on product engineering, bringing hardware-rooted systems thinking to cloud-native software. Having studied abroad at Université de Fribourg and worked as an electrical engineering intern, he brings an international perspective and practical systems design experience. Earlier roles as a lifeguard and swim instructor inform his calm coaching style and ability to make fast, safety-first decisions under pressure. His internal progression at Lumen5 signals a track record of scaling teams, improving delivery processes, and consistently shipping reliable features for a fast-growing video SaaS product.
8 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at Schulich School of EngineeringUniversité de Fribourg/Universität FreiburgBachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Electrical Engineering (w/ Computer Minor), Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Electrical Engineering (w/ Computer Minor) at The University of Calgary
Github Skills (78)
threejs10
canvas2d10
xmlhttprequest10
node-js10
http-client10
rendering-engine10
javascript10
rendering10
browser10
glsl10
data-visualization10
webgl10
ajax10
typescript10
html510
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
michaeljherrmann/ib-gateway-service
Dec 2019 - May 2021
A small node server to extend the Interactive Broker Client Portal Web API adding the ability to programatically launch and login to the api gateway
Contributions:6 commits, 2 PRs, 27 pushes in 1 year 5 months
api-gatewayapiweb-portalbrokernode-server
PullPro/test
Feb 2023 - Mar 2025
Contributions:2 reviews, 29 PRs, 3 pushes in 2 years 1 month
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