Mike Smith
Sr. Systems Architect Fractional VP Of Engineering Director Of Open Source Initiatives
El Segundo, California, United States
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Top SchoolMike Smith is a senior systems architect and engineering leader with 13 years at TechEmpower and over 15 years in software delivery, currently serving as Fractional VP of Engineering and Director of Open Source Initiatives. He bridges client needs and engineering execution, driving timely, high-quality solutions while championing the release and stewardship of in-house technology into the open source ecosystem. A hands-on contributor to the well-known TechEmpower FrameworkBenchmarks project, he focuses on performance, logging refactors, and tooling improvements that make benchmarking and testing more efficient. Based in El Segundo, CA, he combines strong communication skills with a passion for tackling challenging projects that accelerate team growth and product value.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at Loyola Marymount University
Github Skills (13)
php10
frameworkbenchmarks10
performance-optimization10
back-end-development10
mysql10
web-framework9
sql9
maven9
application-framework9
app-framework9
testing8
javas6
java6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
TechEmpower/FrameworkBenchmarks
Oct 2013 - Nov 2021
Source for the TechEmpower Framework Benchmarks project
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:109 reviews, 1175 commits, 672 PRs in 8 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Mike's commits focus on improving the performance and functionality of the TechEmpower Framework Benchmarks project. The primary contribution involves refactoring the logging mechanism to allow for individual framework logs, enhancing the test setup files, and redirecting output from tools such as Maven. These changes aim to streamline testing and improve the efficiency of benchmarking, demonstrating a focus on code quality and performance optimization.
techempowerframeworkbenchmarkperformancebenchmarks
TechEmpower/TFBToolset
Jul 2020 - Feb 2022
The tool which orchestrates the running of a TechEmpower Framework Benchmark.
Contributions:16 releases, 1 review, 62 commits in 1 year 7 months
techempowerbenchmarkingbenchmark-frameworkbenchmarkorchestrates
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