Summary
Mike Farr is a versatile technology entrepreneur and general manager who blends a UC Berkeley computer science background with hands-on product, hardware and real-estate experience to deliver impact across software and affordable housing. He built and led multiple startups (including Middlesoft, acquired by Macromedia/Adobe) and contributed to Apple engineering and product marketing on developer tools and inter-application scripting. More recently he applies software, embedded systems and renovation expertise to profitably renovate and operate affordable rental homes serving diverse, low-income working families in the Midwest. His technical breadth spans embedded C/C++, Ruby/Rails, PHP/Laravel, Vue.js and cloud architectures, and he has designed circuit boards and multi-touch firmware for musical and computing devices. An inventive maker who has digitized music libraries, produced immersive planetarium/Oculus films, and filed international patents, he pairs entrepreneurial grit with a pragmatic focus on socially useful, revenue-generating projects.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science at University of California, Berkeley
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