Summary
Michael Dangermond is a Senior Product Engineer with 10+ years at Esri building web GIS, data-driven planning tools, and production cartography that help people make better, participatory decisions about place. He combines deep domain expertise in soils and landscape planning with hands-on skills in Python, ArcGIS Server, and the JavaScript API to automate workflows and publish thematic services for the Living Atlas. Michael’s work blends rigorous geographic modeling with polished map design and embedded web media, turning complex spatial data into accessible narratives for policy and public audiences. He has a track record of leading technical programs—from launching statewide orthoimagery partnerships to creating GeoDescriber, a Python app that generates descriptive text from online GIS services—demonstrating curiosity at the intersection of cartography, coding, and civic information.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Geography, BA, Geography at San Francisco State University
Painting, Painting at San Francisco Art Institute