My name is Michael. Most people call me Mike. I grew up in the Midwest but have lived all over the US. From the East coast to the Pacific Northwest.

I've been developing web apps and data platforms for over two decades. My career began when Yahoo was still a "directory of the web". It was lucky timing. I was there at the beginning and have been involved ever since. There is always something new to learn. It is a fascinating industry.

Over those last few decades, I've accomplished plenty to be proud of both personally and professionally. There are some not-so-proud moments I wish I could hit redo on of course. We're all human. Empathy and humbleness goes a long way.

I've been fortunate enough to work at small companies in the early stages with no budget and also a Fortune 500 company with very large budgets. Every company and scenario has pros and cons. Each has problems to work through and that is what I enjoy. The technical problems and the people problems.

This site is a combination of where I write about my experiences, as well as, store things like my reading list. I'm more of a reader of books than I am a writer on the internet, but from time to time I feel like I have something to share that others may be able to benefit from.

Thanks for reading,

Mike