Michael Schout
Self Employed
Dallas, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Schout is a seasoned software engineer with over 18 years focused on backend architecture, web development, security, and systems administration at a domain name registrar and as an independent engineer. He brings deep hands-on expertise in Perl, Java, C++, Linux, FreeBSD, Docker, and system design, coupled with a lifelong curiosity for new languages and tooling. Based in Dallas, he combines production-grade engineering with strong operational instincts honed across decades in infrastructure-heavy environments. A self-described super nerd and long-time Vim enthusiast, Michael pairs pragmatic problem-solving with a rigorous CS foundation from Texas A&M University.
30 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at Texas A&M University
Github Skills (200)
swagger10
perl10
keyboard-layout10
swagger-ui10
checksum10
limiting10
text-template10
rest-api10
keycode10
spring-boot10
spring10
representations10
yaml-format10
uinput10
spring-hateoas10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
mschout/template-plugin-filter-minify-css
Oct 2009 - Apr 2014
Contributions:24 commits in 4 years 6 months
template-toolkitcssminifierfiltercss-minifier
mschout/Log-Log4perl-Layout-JSON
Feb 2017 - Sep 2021
Perl Log::Log4perl::Layout::JSON
Contributions:62 commits, 5 PRs, 55 pushes in 4 years 8 months
log4perllayoutjsonperl
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