# Marco Castro > Senior Software Engineer at Headspace | Ex-Microsoft Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/marcocastro ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Headspace Jan 2022 – Present | Chicago, Illinois, United States ### Web Chapter Lead @ Headspace Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | Chicago, Illinois, United States ### Software Engineer 2 @ Microsoft Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Chicago, Illinois, United States ### Senior Software Engineer @ Northwestern Mutual Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States ### Full Stack Engineer @ Northwestern Mutual Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin ### Software Developer @ SKYGEN USA Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Greater Milwaukee Area ### Assistant Merchant - Moderate Denim, Lifestyle Brands, and Swimwear @ The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 Assisted the Buyer and Planner to analyze/plan the merchandise assortment and maintained consistent, effective communication with vendors regarding purchase orders, samples, and shipping/delivery issues to ensure timely delivery of products. Responsible for advertising and promotional strategies for 12 departments in the 2nd largest buying office in the company. Partnered with the Buyer and Divisional Merchandise Manager to determine strategy for event promotional offers and pricing cadence. Developed advertising by proofing layout and offer to ensure advertised copy and content is represented in a clear and impactful manner. Processed over $1 Million in Vendor Allowances. Analyzed in-season style selling, financial, and inventory performance to identify and interpret trends and make recommendations to maximize future performance to a divisional team of 17 every Monday. ### Executive Trainee @ The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 ### Financial Specialist II Intern @ Wisconsin Department of Transportation Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Madison, Wisconsin Area Collected outstanding money from over 400 customers by calling, emailing, and drafting letters. Developed a procedure that used Microsoft Access and Word to populate letters and speed up the process from 3 minutes per letter to 20 seconds per letter. Increased letter output by 175% resulting in over $27,000 in owned money collected. Drafted a 10 page step-by-step instruction manual on how to preform new procedures for current team of 11 accounts. Collected data for 5 months and built statistical models used by higher management to improve online payment system. ### Compass Course Facilitator @ Wisconsin School of Business Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Madison, Wisconsin Area Enthusiastically teach two 75-minute sections of 25+ students each. Review readings and assignments as well as facilitate and encourage in-class discussions, answer students’ questions, and introduce new content. Prepare for classes by reviewing lesson plans, practicing PowerPoint presentations, develop activities, and sending weekly emails. ### Accounting Intern @ Wisconsin Department of Transportation Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 Supported a team of 10 accounting professionals in auditing and reporting financial data by creating Excel spreadsheets for historical analysis, auditing the work of others, and completing data entry for daily, weekly, and monthly reconciliation. Compared bad payment paperwork with a dump report consisting of 5000+ records and pulled 500+ outdated records. Wrote off 400+ bad payment receivables, approximately $5,500, that were not eligible for collection. ### Business Intern @ DOIT Middleware Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 Worked and communicated with a team of 20+ highly skilled programmers and management specialists. Tested web application to make sure they are running efficiently by developing spreadsheets and analyzed data. Helped manage office budget by allocating funds to different projects. ## Education ### Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law; Economics; Risk Management and Insurance (3 majors) Wisconsin School of Business Jan 2011 – Jan 2015 ### Study Abroad in Accounting and Finance; Entrepreneurship Lancaster University Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/marcocastro2 --- Source: https://flows.cv/marcocastro JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/marcocastro/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22