Summary
Michael Gontarek is a results-driven sales consultant and late-stage computer science student who blends eight years of frontline leadership in retail and hospitality with practical software training in Java, C/C++, Python, SQL and MongoDB. He graduated Cum Laude while working full-time and raising two young daughters, demonstrating strong time management, resilience, and a continuous-improvement mindset. At Shane Co. he translated customer-focused selling into measurable success, earning Salesperson of the Year in 2020 and a trip reward for his performance. His prior role as a general manager honed operational oversight, safety compliance, and team coaching—skills he pairs with growing technical fluency to build reliable products. Based in Delano, MN, Michael brings a unique blend of customer empathy, operational rigor, and budding software engineering capability ready to bridge business needs and technical solutions.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Computer science, Computer Software Engineering, Senior, Computer science, Computer Software Engineering, Senior at Southern New Hampshire University