Summary
Michael Norelli is a geographer-turned-web developer and geospatial analyst with 11+ years delivering mapping, data, and tooling for government, nonprofits, and public-interest clients across the San Francisco Bay Area. He blends hands-on coding (JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Node/Express) with deep GIS expertise (Esri, QGIS, Mapbox, Google Earth Engine) to turn messy field data and imagery into reliable, production-ready spatial datasets and services. Past roles range from managing park-wide geospatial programs and leading contractor teams to engineering tax boundary and address data for TaxJar’s rate engine, demonstrating both technical depth and operational rigor. He’s comfortable building automation and custom ArcGIS/Python pipelines, running small teams, and shipping reproducible workflows—skills honed by self-directed projects such as invasive-species processing on GitHub. Based in San Francisco, Michael is known as a “techie with heart,” prioritizing client-facing training and practical solutions that put technology into the hands of those who need it most.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Geography Human and Environmental Studies Geographic Information Systems Cartography Remote Sensing, Geography Human and Environmental Studies Geographic Information Systems Cartography Remote Sensing at San Francisco State University
Web Development Immersive certificate Web Development, Web Development Immersive certificate Web Development at General Assembly