Mike Gertrudes
Staff Engineer at Chief
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolMike Gertrudes is a Staff Engineer based in New York with 12 years of experience building and leading engineering teams across travel, consumer startups, and enterprise engagements. He has held senior leadership roles including VP/Head of Engineering and Director of Engineering at companies like Billie and Priceline, and now focuses on deep technical impact at Chief. His background spans hands-on architecture, delivery and people leadership, with earlier work delivering web strategy for high-profile brands and co-founding a profitable tourism startup that earned national recognition. Mike’s career began in mechanical engineering at Raytheon, giving him a systems-oriented approach to software problems and infrastructure. He blends startup grit with large-product experience, frequently moving between strategy, execution and mentoring. Outside of title-driven roles he’s intentionally taken time to broaden his perspective across life's stack, signaling a deliberate, reflective leadership style.
11 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Mechanical Engineering, BS, Mechanical Engineering at University of Rhode Island
English, Portuguese, French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (33)
activation6
internet-explorer6
menu6
angularjs6
wordpress6
twitter-bootstrap6
javascript6
dropdown-menu6
cordova6
android5
routeros5
ios5
firefox4
automation-ui4
router4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
MikeGertrudes/langwij
Jun 2014 - Dec 2014
Contributions:16 commits in 5 months
MikeGertrudes/scorepingpong
Jun 2014 - Dec 2014
Contributions:9 commits in 5 months
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