Michael Smith
Software Developer at Soft Surroundings
Florissant, Missouri, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Smith is a pragmatic software developer with nine years of experience building web applications and infrastructure-focused solutions, currently advancing projects at Soft Surroundings. He blends front-end skills (React, JavaScript, HTML/CSS) with backend and ops experience (Python, Go, SQL, Docker, Proxmox, Linux), enabling him to own features end-to-end from design to deployment. Self-taught through Odin Project and freeCodeCamp and holding a B.S. in Software Engineering, he pairs formal study with continuous hands-on learning and a habit of finding practical fixes for thorny problems. His background in IT support and virtualization gives him a strong operational mindset—he moves quickly from debugging production issues to streamlining deployment workflows. Tenacious about emerging tech and product polish, Michael brings creativity and an insistence on quality to every project, with a public portfolio available on GitHub.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Web Development, Web Development at freeCodeCampWeb Development, Web Development at Odin ProjectBachelors, Software Engineering, GPA 3.8, Bachelors, Software Engineering, GPA 3.8 at University Of Phoenix-Earth City(St. Louis)Associates, Automotive Collision Repair, Associates, Automotive Collision Repair at Ranken Technical College
English, Spanish
Github Skills (25)
ssrf10
javascript10
css10
hacking10
ruby10
xss10
html10
web-security10
nodejs10
web-development10
ruby-on-rails10
pentest10
security9
google-search8
pentesting7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
MikeSS281986/City-Weather-Search
Oct 2018 - Apr 2022
City search engine that finds current temperature for US based cities.
Contributions:16 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 7 months
search-enginereactcity-searchtemperature
MikeSS281986/curriculum
May 2018 - Oct 2018
The open curriculum for learning web development
Contributions:12 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
curriculumcssjavascriptnodejslearning-web-development
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