Summary
Michelle Hey is a software engineer with 11 years of experience building web applications across Ruby on Rails, Python/Django, PHP/Drupal, and modern front-end stacks. Currently at Power Home Remodeling, she brings a background that uniquely blends formal training in public relations and music business with a Nashville-rooted career in software development. Michelle progressed from junior roles to lead and senior developer positions at Metova and SmileDirectClub, demonstrating strong test-driven development and full-stack delivery skills. She is comfortable across CMS and bespoke systems, from WordPress and Drupal to custom Rails and Django apps, and has practical SQL and JavaScript expertise. Her path from Belmont University and Nashville Software School into engineering gives her a rare mix of communication savvy and technical craft—helpful for cross-functional collaboration and product-minded development. Active on GitHub, she pairs disciplined engineering practices with an appreciation for UX and team communication cultivated from her earlier PR and music-industry work.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors Degree, Major: Public Relations/Minor: Music Business, Bachelors Degree, Major: Public Relations/Minor: Music Business at Belmont University
Bachelors Degree, Major: Communication Management/Minor: Marketing, Bachelors Degree, Major: Communication Management/Minor: Marketing at University of Dayton
Software Development, Software Development at Nashville Software School
Spanish