Mark Michaelis
Chief Software Architect & CEO at IntelliTect
Spokane Valley, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolMark Michaelis is a veteran software architect and founder who has led IntelliTect as CEO since 2006, combining hands-on C# expertise with strategic consulting and global speaking engagements. A long-standing Microsoft MVP and Regional Director, he blends deep technical authorship—maintaining the widely used Essential C# codebase and examples—with enterprise architecture experience at companies like Itron and Avista. He balances running a high-end consulting firm with teaching as an adjunct professor and continuously publishing books, articles, and conference talks on leadership and modern .NET techniques. Beyond technology, Mark and his wife channel company profits into targeted philanthropy combating poverty and injustice, reflecting a commitment to purpose-driven entrepreneurship. Uncommonly for a tech CEO, his academic background includes a bachelor’s in philosophy and a master’s in computer science, a combination that informs his pragmatic yet thoughtful leadership.
13 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Masters, Computer Science, Masters, Computer Science at Illinois Institute of TechnologyBachelors, Philosopy, Bachelors, Philosopy at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Portuguese, English
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Github Skills (10)
net10
asp-net10
netcore10
dotnet10
csharp10
dotnet-core10
powershell9
error-handling6
exitcode6
stderr6
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
IntelliTect/EssentialCSharp
Oct 2012 - Jan 2023
This project contains the source code for the book Essential C# by Mark Michaelis (Addison-Wesley).
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:2 releases, 59 reviews, 1033 commits in 10 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Mark primarily contributed to the project by adding examples and implementations related to C# pattern matching, specifically within the context of a C# book project. Their work involved modifying code examples in a code base that teaches essential C# principles. They also added a PowerShell script for generating initial program examples. They updated packages and addressed various warnings to align the code with the latest coding standards.
csharpdotnetdotnetcore
IntelliTect-Samples/EWU-CSCD371-2022-Winter
Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
Contributions:67 commits, 2 PRs, 46 pushes in 1 year
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