Michael G. Lobel Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas, Us

Mobile app developer for Time To Pet, a DaySmart company (https://www.linkedin.com/company/daysmart/). We provide business management software for over 2,000 small to large pet sitting businesses.I joined the team and transitioned from web development to react native development in less than a month. Took over mobile app development from CTO founder within the first year and now currently the sole mobile developer for an app with 50K daily active users. I take some credit for this, but react native is truly an amazing tool that greatly enabled the transition from web to mobile development.Notable Projects- Greatly improved rate of new features and stability for the mobile app- Added support for taking, uploading, and viewing videos in the app- Implemented Google Analytics and Firebase, giving first time visibility into user behavior on the app- Led an accessibility rebrand to bring the app within AAA standards- Added staff time and mileage tracking tools- Redesigned the client scheduling UI based on user feedback

Austin, Texas, Us

Customers and instructors use our service everyday and rely on us to help manage their sport and fitness lives. I've had the pleasure of working on just about every aspect of our product, from building our first (and second, and third) sales CRMs, to hacking at experimental features for our users. Lead Developer, Aug 2015 - Jul 2016 ● Led development on new features such as a recurring billing system, automated seo tools, and easily-accessible email templates through sendwithus.com● Used Heroku Connect to sync Rails app database with Salesforce, providing business users and marketing systems with more data-driven insightsProduct Manager/Rails Developer, Dec 2013 - Aug 2015 ● Managed and hired developers and contractors to execute on company initiatives● Worked closely with lead developer on new features and improving code qualitySales Lead, Jan 2012 - Dec 2013 ● Led company in hiring first 300 service providers via cold-calling and email marketing campaigns● Set up first call center and client sales process, leading the company in acquiring first revenues

Creative problem solver helping organizations use the modern web effectively and efficiently. Experienced in startups, non-profits, and community organizations.My first client started shortly after college, helping a restaurant franchise establish their web presence, while also traveling the country as a part of my post-college plans, an effort I dubbed "Freelance Adventure Consulting". Currently I'm fully and happily employed, but I'm always open to talking with people their projects and how software could help (or not).

Boulder, Colorado, Us

- Worked with business team and contract team to build 2.0 release- Legacy infrastructure and user migration for over 1 million users

Austin, Texas, Us

- Rails, Javascript and Front-End Development- Product strategy consulting and project management

Egyptian and Israeli couple owned restaurant in a northern Chicago suburb, serving traditional Middle Eastern and Israeli dishes. - Open kitchen restaurant located in Chicago-suburb town center- Worked 70 hours a week managing the cold-stations in a 3 person kitchen- Promoted from prep cook to pantry cook on second day

Evanston, Il, Us

Northwestern Hillel is the center for Jewish Life at Northwestern University and seeks to provide and support opportunities for Jewish students.- Oversaw the Hillel Leadership Council, a nine person board responsible for undertaking focused initiatives to improve the Jewish community on campus- Managed and supported the student leadership of Hillel's thirteen student groups to attract members, promote events, and overcome internal obstacles - Coordinated the Hillel website launch campaign, registering over 300 new users over a two week period and generating the site’s third highest traffic spike- Served as a representative to the administration, the Associated Student Government and the broader Northwestern community for more than 1,600 Jewish students at Northwestern University- Planned the 2010 Hillel Leadership Council retreat to set year goals, develop leadership and build board cohesion

Team-based data management and accountability software for teams. Worked with the company on sales development during development and release of 2.0 system. Acquired by the NGP VAN in 2013.- Collaborated with National Field Founders to improve product presentations and create content for the National Field website- Developed product outreach strategy with Mid-West regional director and assessed needs for more than 50 potential clients- Worked with National Field staff to plan, advertise and run the 2009 National Field Conference

Chicago, Illinois, Us

On campus student group representing the Obama campaign during the 2008 Presidential election. - Directed the Students for Barack Obama executive board to create and execute an outreach and volunteer campaign - Coordinated, recruited for, and ran canvassing trips that brought more than 100 students to nearby battleground state for canvassing- Worked with other candidate groups and the on-campus student voter registration group to conduct one of the most successful student GOTV efforts for absentee voting in the 2008 election, http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2009/10/voting.html- Represented the Obama for America campaign at student presentations, debates, and for on-campus media

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Cum Laude, American Studies, Game Studies

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