Mark Michalek
Director, Innovation & Technology
Westerville, Ohio, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMark Michalek is a seasoned technology leader with over two decades of experience in the Point of Sale and enterprise software space, now guiding innovation and product strategy at Jumpmind. He blends hands-on engineering—especially in backend and database replication work on the notable open-source SymmetricDS project—with product leadership to launch robust, scalable commerce solutions. Prior roles at Oracle and early POS firms give him deep expertise in data synchronization, SQL generation, and system resiliency across distributed environments. Based in Westerville, Ohio, he pairs technical rigor with a customer-focused roadmap mindset and a practical interest in performance and error-handling improvements. Outside work he’s an avid runner and family man, which he cites as a source of steady perspective in long-term product planning.
10 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science History, Computer Science History at Kent State University
Github Skills (8)
postgresql10
sql10
database-design10
sql-server9
javas8
code-optimization8
java8
database-administration7
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (4)
jumpmindinc/symmetric-ds
Oct 2015 - Jun 2019
SymmetricDS is database replication and file synchronization software that is platform independent, web enabled, and database agnostic. It is designed to make bi-directional data replication fast, easy, and resilient. It scales to a large number of nodes and works in near real-time across WAN and LAN networks.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Database Engineer
Back-end Developer & Database EngineerContributions:660 commits, 22 PRs, 513 pushes in 3 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Mark contributed significantly to the database replication and file synchronization software by enhancing core functionalities related to data processing and trigger management. Their work involved implementing new features, such as improved handling of time zones and support for specific database types, with a focus on improving SQL generation and performance. The commits also included updates to the configuration settings and error handling, reflecting an interest in robustness and efficiency in data handling.
data-replicationdatabasedatabase-replicationwansynchronization
JumpMind/openpos-framework
Jul 2017 - Jan 2023
The openpos framework is a framework on which to build applications targeted for deployment at retail stores.
Contributions:234 reviews, 862 commits, 138 PRs in 5 years 7 months
deploymentretailkubernetesstores
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