Michael Schmidt-korth
Director Forward-deployed Engineering AI Deployment Strategist
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Schmidt-korth is a seasoned technology leader based in Zurich with over a decade of experience architecting and deploying Salesforce solutions and AI-driven transformation programs. Currently Director of Forward-deployed Engineering and AI Deployment Strategist at Salesforce, he blends hands-on engineering with strategic customer-facing delivery to turn AI vision into measurable business outcomes. His background spans technical architecture, global strategic projects, and leading CRM initiatives at Schaeffler where he managed a 2,000-user global Salesforce instance. Equally comfortable in code and boardroom, he contributes to open-source front-end projects like Logseq, improving UI/UX and keyboard interactions—an indication of his practical attention to user experience. He holds a B.Sc. in Business Informatics and is Salesforce-certified, combining ERP and CRM experience with full-stack and architectural fluency. Michael is known for embedding pragmatic, scalable AI solutions into enterprise processes rather than pursuing novelty for its own sake.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Business Informatics Industry & Logistics / Application Management, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Business Informatics Industry & Logistics / Application Management at DHBW Mannheim
English, German
Github Skills (8)
css10
ui-design10
front-end-development10
clojurescript10
javascript8
notepad8
markdown6
markdown-it6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
logseq/logseq
Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
A privacy-first, open-source platform for knowledge management and collaboration. Download link: http://github.com/logseq/logseq/releases. roadmap: http://trello.com/b/8txSM12G/roadmap
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:12 commits, 15 PRs, 14 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Michael primarily focused on enhancing the front-end of the Logseq application. Their contributions included implementing UI improvements, such as customizing the maximum width in wide mode, and adding hover interactivity for buttons and toggles. They also addressed minor bug fixes related to links, date formats, and keyboard shortcut wording. Furthermore, the user updated code related to settings and UI elements.
knowledge-basecollaborationknowledge-graphlinkmarkdown
mschmidtkorth/salesforce-automation-guide
Jun 2020 - Dec 2020
Contributions:74 commits, 20 pushes, 7 branches in 6 months
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