# Mike Basta

> Software Engineer at CSSexy

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/mikebasta

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ CSSexy
Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Created an NPM package to succinctly view and modify CSS styling on web based applications

Accessed and manipulated target application CSS selectors on the DOM through Chrome DevTools Protocol, enabling dynamic styling adjustments and improving development efficiency and user interface customization

Displayed target application CSS rules via user-friendly modular React components in browser sidebar

Managed state of CSS rules coming through CDP with Redux Toolkit Queries to simplify state updates

Modified CSS rules in place by locating and decoding target source code with source maps, enabling on-the-fly updates to CSS that are displayed in the target application

Created robust test suite with Jest to assist the development team in debugging and ensure product met specifications. Documented using best practices with JSDocs to improve readability

### Software Engineer | Bookswap | App to find and swap books locally @ Open Source
Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Created modular React components to render user and global library

Connected React components to Google Maps and OpenLibrary APIs to link books to users based on location

Designed user, book, and location data models on MongoDB for efficient and performant communication between frontend and backend operations, using document model and JSON for scalability and compatibility with multiple data formats

### Software Engineer | TaxFolio | Tax Liability Calculator @ Open Source
Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Iteration on open source project to expand feature set to easily incorporate sets of user data and improve accessibility and maintainability for developers

PostgreSQL and MongoDB database migration and re-modeling to optimize database calls and improve performance. I used the SQL database for relational tax bracket data and NoSQL for user, income, and expense data

Integrated Plaid API to take advantage of its interface with major banking data to connect to itemization tool

### Technical Project Manager @ Lithia Motors, Inc.
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area
Owned  IT infrastructure integration activities with cross-functional teams throughout acquisition and divestiture lifecycle. Responsible for hardware upgrade decisions that aligned with standards for security compliance, performance, and user support capability

Coordinated efforts and managed resources within Cloud Engineering, Networking, VOIP, Field Engineering, and various teams outside of IT to support acquisitions and divestitures

Oversaw a technical team of 20+ onsite, ensuring a seamless transition to Lithia IT infrastructure during acquisitions by addressing challenges and providing robust support, resulting in minimal downtime and enhanced operational efficiency

### IT Manager @ BMW of San Francisco
Jan 2015 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
Systems and Network Administrator for 5 sites and 400+ employees, with 2 direct reports in IT Support / Helpdesk roles

Assessed and upgraded IT systems by conducting scheduled hardware and software audits that involved collaborating with executives and department managers to determine effects on productivity and cost benefit analysis 

Developed IT helpdesk, networking,  and security policies and procedures along with standards for hardware maintenance and procurement

### Computer Programming Tutor @ Mt. San Jacinto College
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Menifee, CA
Tutored computer programming students in C++, Java, Python, and Assembly (x86) languages. 

Explained complex concepts and empowered students by enhancing their problem-solving abilities. 

As  an intern for the Computer Science department, I worked directly with the department head to develop and manage web content for college courses using DotNetNuke, HTML, and CSS


## Education
### Bachelor's degree
Drexel University

### C ++ Employment Concentration Certificate in Computer Science
Mt. San Jacinto College


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mikebasta
- Portfolio: http://www.rhmr.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-10