Michael Wheeler
Application Architect
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Wheeler is an application architect with 14 years of hands-on experience designing and delivering web-based tools, currently leading development at the University of Michigan’s Center for Academic Innovation. He specializes in Python and JavaScript, with a practical affinity for interoperability and open standards that shapes cross-system integrations. Michael’s background ranges from solo full-stack ownership in homeland security training projects to technical leadership of multiple university web applications, giving him deep experience across server, API, and front-end layers. Trained as a BFA in Computer Animation, he brings a designer’s eye to usability and information presentation that helps turn complex requirements into intuitive tools. Based in Ann Arbor, he blends pragmatic engineering with thoughtful UX sensibilities to build reliable, user-centered systems.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Computer Animation, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Computer Animation at Ringling College of Art and Design
Github Skills (114)
cms10
moodle10
python10
docker-container10
dockerfile10
edtech10
animation10
docker-compose10
lms10
gdscript10
django-admin10
paint10
openedx10
draw10
django-project10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
academic-innovation/brand-mogc
Jun 2022 - Mar 2025
MFE branding for Global Classroom
Contributions:6 releases, 8 reviews, 16 PRs in 2 years 9 months
brandingmfe
academic-innovation/django-lti
Nov 2021 - Dec 2022
LTI Advantage support for Django projects.
Contributions:8 releases, 11 reviews, 76 commits in 1 year 1 month
pythonlti-advantagedjangoltiadvantage
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