Summary
Michael Alvarino is a seasoned product and project leader with 11+ years driving web development and ad-tech projects from concept to production, most recently supporting warranty and product services at Benchmade. He excels at coordinating cross-functional and distributed teams—local and offshore—using Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and tools like Jira and Confluence to keep complex initiatives on schedule. His background spans hands-on technical familiarity with web stacks (HTML, CSS/SASS, JS, PHP, MySQL) and cloud services (AWS EC2/RDS), enabling him to translate business needs into executable technical requirements. Michael has led revenue-impacting platforms, managed SDLCs for high-value applications, and built training and operational dashboards from past web development experience. Outside corporate roles he applies product and inventory management skills to community work with the Girl Scouts and to a small business he scaled using QuickBooks, Etsy and Square integrations. Known for clear stakeholder communication and pragmatic problem-solving, he thrives in fast-paced environments where process and people intersect.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, Irvine