Michael Schmidt
Co-Founder at Middle Age Magic LLC
Vernon Hills, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Schmidt is a seasoned engineering leader and founder with nine years of formal experience and a decades-long history of building digital products and teams from startup roots to enterprise scale. As Co-Founder of Middle Age Magic and former Createch Director at Fiverr and Cuban Council co-founder, he blends hands-on product engineering with strategic leadership to ship design-forward platforms and modern front-end architectures. He has led cross-functional teams to deliver e‑commerce and B2B portals, design systems, and internal IT at companies ranging from creative agencies to luxury retail. Equally comfortable shipping code and setting vision, Michael pairs a maker’s mentality—building apps, websites, and niche businesses like an indie comic shop—with executive-level roadmap execution. Based in Vernon Hills, IL, he leverages a background in pioneering web communities and agency work to drive product craftsmanship and user-focused engineering. An avid Magic: The Gathering player and woodworker, he brings a practical curiosity and hobbyist-driven creativity to product problem solving.
9 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
Københavns Universitet - University of CopenhagenCopenhagen UniversityBjerringbro Gymnasium
Danish, English
Github Skills (100)
philips-hue10
hue10
magicmirror10
thermostat10
mirror10
modular9
javascript9
displays9
rows9
raspberry-pi9
checkout8
paypal7
home-assistant7
payment7
minification7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
michael5r/mmm-dropbox
Dec 2018 - Mar 2022
Takes images from a Dropbox folder, scales & formats them nicely, and then displays them in organized rows on your MagicMirror.
Contributions:3 releases, 11 commits, 6 PRs in 3 years 3 months
dropboxtakesdisplaysmagicmirrorformats
michael5r/mmm-hue-lights
Dec 2018 - Mar 2022
Display the status of your Philips Hue lights and light groups on your MagicMirror. Supports multiple view types and modes.
Contributions:7 releases, 27 commits, 18 PRs in 3 years 3 months
groupslighthuelightsphilips-hue-lights
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