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Michael R. Dinerstein

Tech Leader, Software Engineer - Full Stack Web Applications & Data

Professional Summary

Professional software engineer and web developer since 2011. I love to design and build interactive, informative, and interesting software products using a variety of tech. I thrive in a team environment, but can also navigate on my own. I founded ampdresume.com to learn new things about growing my own platform, and I've contributed to open-source projects such as Flagsmith and WPGraphQL TestCase.

Skills

Group by:
28 years:
HTML
16 years:
CSS
MySQL
Linux
JavaScript
15 years:
eCommerce
12 years:
WordPress
10 years:
jQuery
Google Analytics
9 years:
MariaDB
8 years:
TypeScript
Google Tag Manager
Google Maps
GitHub Actions
Cypress
4 years:
Python
Next.js
Headless WordPress
GraphQL
Flask
Docker
cPanel
Bootstrap
2 years:
Kubernetes
GatsbyJS
1 year:
MongoDB
Apache JMeter
Apache Airflow
Amazon DocumentDB

Work Experience

Stage 01

Amp'd Resume

Star, ID (Remote), August 2024 to Present

Founder, Software EngineerAmp'd Resume

Created open-source template repository for web and print resume themes.
Integrated AI assistance to optimize resumes for applications.
Stage 02

Arabesque Conservatory of Music

Los Angeles, CA (Remote), July 2025 to Present

Chief Technology OfficerArabesque Conservatory of Music

Lead, manage, and oversee all technology operations across the organization and partner companies.
Implement and maintain software development standards and practices.
Develop technical project management initiatives for smooth planning, implementation and delivery.
Manage technology budgets, timelines, and vendor relationships.
Ensure high standards of data security, privacy, and compliance.
Collaborate with executive leadership to align technology initiatives with business goals.
Lead projects and mentor technology staff.
Develop, implement, and maintain Salesforce architecture, integrations, workflows, and automations to meet evolving business requirements.
Stage 03

The Real Deal

New York, NY (Remote), February 2022 to August 2024

Senior Full Stack DeveloperThe Real Deal

Reduced cloud costs by 10% by solving complex caching issues with images, Next.js, CloudFront and Kubernetes.
Increased confidence in deployments by instilling continuous integration workflows for repositories.
Enhanced quality and reliability by improving team development practices and code review processes.
Reduced developer onboarding time from hours to minutes with VS Code Dev Containers and improved docs.
Streamlined debugging and troubleshooting processes by enabling visibility in all layers of the stack with Sentry.
Improved stability and performance of the company website with 3+ million monthly visitors.
Increased address data accuracy to 90% by engineering a robust geocoding solution.
Fostered cross-team collaboration by developing an internal API to share secure access to data stores.
Reduced manual testing steps by containerizing automated test suites for use within GitHub Actions.
Pinpointed performance bottlenecks by configuring containerized JMeter test suites with reporting.
Stage 04

RRFC

Los Angeles, CA (Remote), January 2014 to February 2022

Lead Developer / DesignerJuly 2018 to February 2022RRFC

Enhanced productivity for all departments by upgrading Salesforce in partnership with vendors.
Modernized accounting workflows between learning management systems, Salesforce and QuickBooks.
Improved website performance and fixed technical SEO issues across multiple websites.
Streamlined student payments and reduced friction via customized payment portal integrated with Salesforce.
Prioritized deliverables and managed project timelines by overseeing contract work from vendors.
Ensured knowledge redundancy by training up and mentoring other developers and designers.
Increased growth and rate of deployments for new student curriculum.
Optimized funnels in Salesforce via geo-targeted tier systems and automated workflows.

Web Developer / DesignerJanuary 2016 to July 2018RRFC

Innovated custom learning management systems to tailor the experience to a unique model of education.
Optimized websites with shared content via proprietary internal API and robust caching mechanism.
Organized development processes by utilizing version control in GitHub.

Junior Graphic DesignerJanuary 2014 to January 2016RRFC

Digitized print curriculum and modernized the student experience with interactive eBook programming.
Improved student engagement with custom interactive web exercises (canvas, web audio).
Stage 05

Self-Employed / Freelance

Los Angeles, CA (Remote), September 2011 to July 2018

Web Designer & DeveloperSelf-Employed / Freelance

Bridged the gap between business needs and tech solutions for clients in a variety of verticals including motorsports, legal, beauty, real estate, entertainment, places of worship, television, photography, film, audio engineering, construction, ecommerce, and education.

Education

Santa Monica College

Database Applications Developer , Department Certificate — June 2017

Web Programmer , Department Certificate — June 2016

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