Summary
Mike Lopez is a Full-Stack Software Engineer and Business System Consultant based in Chicago with nine years of experience building user-focused web applications across React, Vue, Node, and both SQL and NoSQL databases. He has led front-end development as a sole engineer—shipping features like dynamic theming, Vuex state management, and an AWS CloudFront-hosted CDN of shared CSS variables to streamline multi-app theming. Comfortable with deployment on EC2 and container experimentation with Docker, Mike pairs pragmatic backend skills (Express, REST APIs, PostgreSQL/MongoDB) with a strong eye for polished UI/UX. His background spans startups and enterprise teams, from automating VMware tooling to creating consumer apps like a taco-discovery map that uses multiple geolocation APIs. Outside work he pursues 3D modeling/printing and culinary exploration, reflecting a hands-on, design-minded approach to problem solving.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Hack Reactor
General, High school, General, High school at Lincoln Way Central High School
Associate of Applied Science - AAS, Computer Programming, Associate of Applied Science - AAS, Computer Programming at Joliet Junior College
English, Spanish