Michael Knoedel
Founder at Ghost
Evanston, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Knoedel is a founder and engineer with nine years of experience building data-driven, scalable software systems and a proven track record as the first non-founding engineer at JupiterOne during its hypergrowth. He blends hands-on systems design—building cloud asset integrations, unified data pipelines, and a novel graph clustering product—with startup leadership from SwanLeap to multiple founder-led ventures. Currently finishing an MBA and an MS in Design Innovation at Northwestern, he’s simultaneously designing AI infrastructure at Bentley Ave Data Labs and launching Ghost, a mental-fitness app that treats attention as measurable training. Raised in a fitness-focused family and a lifelong endurance athlete, he applies principles of periodization and recovery to product and team development. Notably, he iterates quickly on product-market fit, having paused Longbe to refocus on the individual user for Ghost, reflecting a pragmatic, user-centered approach. Based in Evanston, he welcomes conversations with thoughtful collaborators who care about human performance and measurable improvement.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science, Design Innovation, Master of Science, Design Innovation at Northwestern University - McCormick School of EngineeringKellogg School of ManagementBachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics at Washington University in St. Louis
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Github Skills (60)
graph10
nextjs10
browser10
security10
neo4j10
gcp10
aws10
azure10
react10
static-site-generator9
jira9
vercel9
saas9
okta9
blockchain9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
JupiterOne/graph-microsoft-365
Jan 2021 - Jan 2024
A graph conversion tool for https://graph.microsoft.com
Contributions:160 reviews, 52 PRs, 83 pushes in 2 years 11 months
conversion-toolmicrosoft-graphmicrosoftgraphconversion
JupiterOne/graph-cisco-meraki
Nov 2020 - Jul 2023
Contributions:2 reviews, 6 PRs, 4 pushes in 2 years 8 months
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