Summary
Michael Allen is a software engineer with 11 years of cross-industry experience who blends full-stack JavaScript and Ruby on Rails expertise with a creative, producer’s mindset. He’s shipped API-driven web apps and built real-time integrations (e.g., a fantasy sports dashboard that aggregates Twitter, News APIs, and RSS) after completing an intensive full-stack bootcamp. Comfortable switching industries, he proved his rapid self-teaching and execution by moving from content production to financial advising and back into engineering, where he led UAT improvements and scoped scalable workflows. Based in St. Louis and shaped by living on three continents, he approaches coding like filmmaking—focused on user experience, maintainable “eye candy” under the hood, and delivering under tight deadlines.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Cinematography and Film/Video Production, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Cinematography and Film/Video Production at City Varsity School of Media and Arts
Certificate in Full-Stack Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Certificate in Full-Stack Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development at Actualize Coding Bootcamp