# Matthew Michnal > Senior Software Engineer at Making Space Location: Arvada, Colorado, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/matthewmichnal Senior Software Engineer proficient in designing and building database web applications, command line tools, APIs, and server infrastructure Programming Languages (Frameworks): Ruby (Rails, Sinatra), Go, SQL, C, C++, Bash, Vimscript, Python, PHP (Laravel, WordPress), HTML, CSS (Sass), JavaScript (Node, jQuery, Ember, CoffeeScript, React, Redux, Vue, ES6, D3, Plotly), R Web Servers and Proxies: Nginx, Apache Operating Systems: Mac OS X, Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, Centos, openSUSE), Unix Database Systems: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Redis, Memcached Tools: Git, Chef, VirtualBox, TravisCI, Gitlab CI, CircleCI, VMware, Vagrant, Docker, New Relic Monitoring, Datadog, Jira Cloud Server Systems: AWS (ELB, EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, OpsWorks, Glacier, Cloudfront, Route 53), Heroku, Digital Ocean, Linode, OpenStack ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Making Space Jan 2023 – Present - Building a SaaS platform for a venture-backed talent acquisition and learning experience system, enabling companies to train and access pre-qualified disabled, overlooked, and underrepresented talent pools. - Developed a real-time course progress tracking system using WebSockets, allowing partner companies to monitor candidate progress live, with data seamlessly integrated into their course dashboards. - Led the development of a self-service course builder, enabling partners to create and manage courses, including quizzes and assignments—with minimal oversight, optimizing scalability and reducing operational touch-points. - Engineered API integration with the Greenhouse Job Board, allowing partners to track candidate progress within Making Space courses and sync updates directly with their ATS for streamlined hiring workflows. - Directed the development of the Opportunity section, integrating with multiple ATS platforms to help partners track and modify applicant progress in real-time, with bi-directional data syncing for comprehensive applicant management. ### Senior Software Engineer Team Lead @ IDBS Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 - Assembled and managed a software engineering team that was responsible for the development of the company's primary product (Process Inventory Management System) - Worked with a cross-functional team to integrate the PIMS product into IDBS software systems post acquisition, including developing new API layers to connect different products - Led the development of the following features: * Golden Batch Analysis: Analytical system for identifying ideal output and optimizing the manufacturing process to replicate the conditions that produced it. Creates a time-based profile of the measurement values that are recorded for a particular batch that meet product quality targets (Plotly, D3, Python, Ruby/Rails) * Process Versioning: Feature that allows users to create a new version of a model with changes recorded. The system then monitors and controls all changes applied to a model, allowing the recovery of a previous version when needed (Papertrail Gem) * High Frequency Data: Relational database setup used for collecting time-series data from batch testing in PIMS (TimeScaleDB) * Correlation Charts: Analytical instrument used for determining whether a relationship exists between variables and then determining the magnitude and action of that relationship (Plotly, D3, Python, Ruby/Rails) * External Database Access: System for extracting data from third party database vendors into a SaaS system for use by customers. The database systems includes PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, and Oracle. This coding functionality is included in a US patent ### Senior Software Engineer @ Skyland Analytics Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Boulder, Colorado - Created software applications (Ruby/Rails, PostgreSQL, Python/pySI, R) that provided enterprise risk management and analytical services to drug and device manufacturers - Collaborated with senior management regarding the direction of the technical stack and future development of products to meet the precise requirements of pharmaceutical manufacturers and the FDA’s standards for software - Created the following features: * Derived Data: Lexer / Parser feature used to create and determine statistical formulas from user input (Treetop Gem) * Individuals Control Chart: Analytical tool used to monitor variables in the data from a industrial process for which it is impractical to use rational subgroups (Plotly, D3, Python, Ruby/Rails) * Regression Charts: Set of statistical processes for estimating the relationships between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables (Plotly, D3, Python, Ruby/Rails) ### Software Engineer Team Lead (Infrastructure) @ Descartes Aljex™ Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Boulder, Colorado - Developed and configured new server infrastructure using a modern cloud technology stack (Ruby, Docker, Chef, Go, Bash, OpenStack) - Led a team of DevOps engineers responsible for maintaining and creating a new configuration setup for multiple applications within the company's SaaS platform - Worked on the following products: * Buffapro: Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains REST API integration * aljex_rails: Authored and maintained the Aljex app generator gem. This tool scaffolded a new Rails application with the standard configurations necessary to integrate into the company's software system ### Software Engineer @ Descartes Aljex™ Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Boulder, Colorado - Utilized a variety of computer languages and frameworks (Ruby/Rails, CoffeeScript, SQL) to build applications, gems, and APIs for a cloud based trucking logistics company - Worked on the following products: * Fleet Portal: Routing and tracking application for trucking companies. System also helps customers track and maintain accounting records on their clients (Ruby/Rails, VueJS) * FPData / FPData Rails: In-house gem that allows newer software systems to communicate with company's old database system and move the data to a modern database solution (PostgreSQL) ### Software Engineer @ Active Interest Media Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Boulder, CO - Used a variety of computer languages (Ruby/Rails, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML) to create software that met the company's needs. - Designed and built company infrastructure in AWS using EC2, RDS, ELB, IAM, OpsWorks and Cloud Formation. - Created tools using Vagrant, Chef, and VirtualBox that helped with onboarding new developers quickly and efficiently. This allowed new developers to contribute to our codebase within a few days of being hired. ### Software Engineer @ JMR Solutions Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Reno, Nevada Area - Used HTML, JavaScript, MySQL, PHP, and Ruby to provide an online system for a startup company. - Helped manage and track products through logistic software I developed. - Managed Database configurations and setup for company infrastructure. - Integrated API's and frameworks in order to meet current Web Standards. - Responsible for the design and layout of all company products online. ### Computer Technician @ New2U Computers Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Sparks, NV - Learned the inner and outer workings of computer hardware and software systems. - Installed and setup various operating systems including Windows XP, 7, 8, Debian, Ubuntu, Linux mint, and Mac OSX. - Hands-on training included identification and repair of computer systems and advanced training in CompTIA A+. ### Snowboard Instructor @ Boreal Mountain Resort Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | Soda Springs, California - Instructed adults and children in snowboarding, from beginner to advanced levels, focusing on skill development and safety. - Supervised young children and assisted with snow removal to maintain safe facility conditions. ### Computer Technician Intern @ Clark County Water Reclamation District Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 | Las Vegas, Nevada Area - Assisted computer technicians with server programming and wireless network testing across company facilities. - Assembled, configured, and relocated computer systems to support organizational needs. - Supported daily maintenance of servers and databases, ensuring optimal performance and reliability. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science Oregon State University Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 ### Bachelor of Business Administration and Management (B.B.A.) in Business Administration, Management and Operations University of Nevada, Reno Jan 2009 – Jan 2013 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/matthewmichnal - Website: http://www.mgm702.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/matthewmichnal JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/matthewmichnal/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22