Michael Spellecacy

mspellecacy@frakle.com

Software Engineer with 20+ years of experience in a variety of industries, including healthcare, fisheries, defense, and commercial services. Expertise in Java, TypeScript, Rust, Angular, React, and other modern technologies. Proven ability to contribute as an agile developer, participate in code reviews, and deliver high-quality software solutions that meet the needs of users and stakeholders. Passionate about learning and continuous improvement. Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team to design, develop, test, and deploy complex software systems. Experience in all phases of the software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering to deployment and maintenance.

Experience

Full-Stack Software Engineer

LeftSquare | Stamford, NY
  • Collaboration
  • Team Leadership
  • Developed an AI powered content recommendation engine using Rust and OpenAI. (Baing)
  • Created a module for adding maps from Google for use in FoundryVTT utilizing plain javascript. (map-canvas)
  • Forked and upgraded the Monster of the Week system for FoundryVTT. (monster\week)
Feb 2021 - Current

Senior Software Engineer

Casenet, LLC (now Zyter) - Remote Contract | Stamford, NY
  • Collaboration
  • Team Leadership
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Agile Methodology
  • Peer Review
  • Worked directly with stakeholders on multiple highly Agile teams creating deeply integrated insurance management software for the healthcare industry.
  • Heavily utilized Git, JIRA, and Confluence as part of the daily development process.
  • Participated in daily Scrums, PR reviews, and regular backlog grooming with BA resources.
  • Worked on several facets of Casenet's large enterprise application suite, including backend API development in Java, and front end work utilizing Angular, React, and TypeScript.
  • Helped integrate multiple and varied vendor products for use with Casenet Trucare, including Clinical Review vendors for patient diagnostics, and OIDC vendors for supporting federated identity management.
Aug 2018 - Jan 2021

Analyst/Programmer IV

State of Alaska - Dept. of Fish and Game - Div. of Commercial Fisheries | Anchorage, AK
  • Collaboration
  • Team Leadership
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Mentorship
  • Project Management
  • Lead two very public and mission-critical in-season web applications for the largest commercial wild salmon harvests in the world.
  • Design, write and maintain software for in-season monitoring of Alaska's commercial salmon harvest.
  • Maintain the News Release system for commercial and sports fishing public notifications.
  • Work very closely with biologists ensuring all of their reporting needs are met to maintain a healthy sustainable salmon harvest.
Feb 2012 - Mar 2017

Associate Consultant II

Wostmann & Associates, Inc. | Anchorage, AK
  • Team Leadership
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Project Management
  • Consulted on and did the foundation work for the migration of a large production application from WebSphere 5.1 to WebSphere 7.
May 2010 - 2011

Unix Configuration Specialist

Chenega Technology Services Corporation | Anchorage, AK
  • Team Leadership
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Project Management
  • Perl, Bash, Weblogic, Solaris 9/10, Java, j2ee, Ruby
  • Maintained a large cluster of Weblogic Application Servers in a mixed OS environment (Solaris/Win2k3)
  • Maintained application deliveries for several critical applications;
  • Wrote several Jython (Java/Python) scripts to facilitate the easy management of a large cluster of Weblogic servers
2005 – 2010

Programmer/Analyst

MIKA Systems Inc. | Detroit, MI
  • Team Leadership
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Project Management
  • PHP, JS, Perl, MySQL.
  • Designed and implemented a new intranet application for managing company contacts and meetings.
  • Developed a large-scale relational database for a cellular phone reseller and laid foundation work for the web application.
2004 - 2005

Programmer/Analyst

SageGroup LLC. | Anchorage, AK
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Adaptability
  • PHP, JS, Linux, FreeBSD.
  • Developed and implemented real-time tracking and transcription software for radiologists.
  • Designed, implemented and tested Intranet software for diverse clientele.
  • Installed network appliances such as printers or routers.
2002 - 2004

Programmer/Analyst

Integrity Solutions Inc. | Anchorage, AK
  • Problem Solving
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Initiative
  • Adaptability
  • Provided software design, development and implementation based on client contract requirements.
  • Designed small to large-scale relational databases depending on the client's needs.
  • Worked as a secondary network administrator watching over a medium-sized mixed IT environment including Windows and Unix variants.
2000 - 2002

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Soft Skills
  • Mentorship
  • Collaboration
  • Team Leadership
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Agile Methodology
  • Problem Solving
  • Initiative
  • Adaptability
  • Project Management
  • Process Optimization
  • Peer Review
  • Architecting

Interests

As a software engineer by trade and hobby, I code most of all because I enjoy it. If you go through my GitHub you will find several personal projects written expressly to solve a problem I had or to service self-education - usually both.

When not writing code I help run a Dungeons & Dragons group at my local Library, have a YouTube channel where I run a weekly TTRPG campaign, and I am also an avid fan of the New York Mets.

Education

Robert Service High School

Programming and Technology
1996 - 2000