# Michael Plotke > Senior Software Engineer Location: Greater Milwaukee, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/michaelplotke I'm a senior software engineer with a track record of leading teams in building and deploying successful products. With a deep understanding of technical and business constraints and possibilities I can help make your venture a success. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Poll Everywhere Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 I pitched and led and mentored the team through prototyping and implementing projects to replace insecure outdated core components in critical products. The resulting applications were smaller, faster, more stable and secure, and delivered on time. ‣ Scoped and documented project work ensuring on time delivery of critical features. ‣ Led migration from outdated Electron to WebView2 in core product C# .NET codebase. ‣ Ensured compliance with security practices to close high vulnerability CVEs. ‣ Reduced complexity in a legacy codebase facilitating work by junior engineers. ‣ Transferred knowledge with regular presentations of prototype work and project progress. ‣ Prototyped end-to-end automated testing of our Windows application and mentored the team who completed the test suite. ### Senior Software Engineer @ GoodTime.io Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 ‣ Worked across the TypeScript, React, Redux codebase refactoring types and components. ‣ Implemented a UI overhaul of the primary scheduling path. ‣ Integrated a new multi-day scheduling algorithm into the overhauled UI. ‣ Updated long outdated core NPM packages, including doing the necessary structural refactoring. ### Senior Software Developer @ PerkinElmer, Inc. Jan 2016 – Jan 2021 | Greater Boston Area • Utilize React, Redux, and Ramda to build the front-end of a chemistry notebook web app. • Implemente domain critical features. • Solve complex customer bugs quickly and decisively. • Contribute design reworks, from suggestion to implementation to production. • Lead the design of the app and mentor a junior designer. ### Application Developer @ MedForce Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 • Helped update, expand, and improve existing web applications. • Designed and developed a call center web app from scratch. • Refactored legacy code and assisted in migrating to PHP7. ### Contractor @ NSD Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 • Creation of a public reporting website for the new district performance measures. • Worked on a large scale web application to replace and aging, inflexible system. • Extensive use of MySQL, PHP, and Javascript. ### Intern Programmer @ Heavy, Inc. Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 • Development and deployment of an Android application for browsing the galleries an Heavy.com ### Communications Coordinator @ North Seattle Community College Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 I was a member of Student Administrative Council which was part of Student Leadership. Responsibilities: rendering technical assistance to other leaders, administration of the student leadership website, writing and publishing articles, and setting up and maintaining technical systems of communication with students. Accomplishments: completion of an electronic messaging system project, and restructure and update of the website. ### Technical Assistant @ The Wireless Guys, LLC Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 | Brooklyn, New York The Wireless Guys was a small company in the business of reselling cellphones, mainly through ebay. Responsibilities: photographing products and generating listings, managing and troubleshooting the computer system, setting up technical systems, and packaging and preparing products for shipment. Accomplishments: creation of a new ebay listing template; acquiring an Internet domain and host for pictures; setting up a redundant email system linking gmail, the new domain, and the owner's email client. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science University of Washington Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 ### Associate of Science (AS) North Seattle College Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/michael-plotke-773b9364 - Website: https://michael.plotke.me/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/michaelplotke JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/michaelplotke/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22