Michael Kalish
Chief Technology Officer at Focus
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Kalish is a pragmatic technology leader and Chief Technology Officer with 11 years of hands-on experience designing and delivering web and data-driven systems for government and commercial clients. He has progressed from research and consulting roles into engineering management and CTO responsibilities, leading teams that build scalable React, Node, and Python solutions for language learning and public-sector digital services. Known for translating complex business needs into clear technical architectures, he has a track record of mentoring engineers and driving product-focused engineering practices. His early work building high-throughput data processing tools and accessible enterprise apps underpins a pragmatic approach to reliable, auditable software delivery. Based in Washington, DC, he combines a cognitive-science-informed CS background with practical open-source and consulting experience to bridge technical, product, and stakeholder perspectives.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science Cognitive Science, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science Cognitive Science at University of Virginia
Stackoverflow
330reputation
28kreached
18answers
4questions
Github Skills (173)
displays10
hl710
react-bootstrap10
open-data10
nprogress10
credit10
reactstrap10
makers10
catalog9
javascript9
data-processing9
api9
ckan9
python9
iso9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
codefordc/opendatadc
Sep 2016 - Aug 2018
Contributions:43 commits, 32 PRs, 46 pushes in 1 year 11 months
civictechdc/codefordc.github.com
Dec 2015 - Mar 2019
The current Code for DC website
Contributions:23 PRs, 11 pushes, 20 comments in 3 years 3 months
washington-dccode-for-dcbrigadecfa
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