Mike Burns
Chief Technology Officer at Upstatement
Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMike Burns is a thoughtful technology leader and Chief Technology Officer with 11 years of hands-on experience building web applications and leading engineering teams, currently guiding Upstatement’s technical strategy. He blends deep expertise in web standards, content management (notably WordPress, Django, and edX integrations), and UX-focused delivery with a background in higher education web platforms from Boston University. Known for mentoring teams and improving processes, he moves fluidly between coding, architecture, and project planning to ensure device-agnostic, accessible experiences. Based in Chevy Chase, MD, he pairs a creative foundation in music technology (NYU) with recent study in Trustworthy AI, signaling an interest in responsible, human-centered systems. An advocate for open source and web best practices, he brings uncommon cross-disciplinary perspective from audio/production roles into web operations and product delivery.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Music, Music Technology, Bachelor of Music, Music Technology at New York UniversityGraduate Certificate, Trustworthy AI for Decision Making Systems, Graduate Certificate, Trustworthy AI for Decision Making Systems at The George Washington University
Github Skills (180)
sitemap10
wordpress10
gulp10
timber10
oop10
twig10
seo9
twitter9
browser9
control-panel9
testing9
experiences9
wordpress-themes9
silverstripe9
starter-kit9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
Upstatement/puppy
Aug 2019 - Oct 2022
Starter kit and delivery system for building static prototypes with Twig
Contributions:5 reviews, 37 commits, 17 PRs in 3 years 3 months
twigphpprototypingprototypesstarterkit
Upstatement/ups-dock
Jan 2018 - Nov 2022
A front-end stack for Docker-based projects at Upstatement
Contributions:2 reviews, 31 commits, 3 PRs in 4 years 10 months
reactdockerdocker-composeupstatementfront-end
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