Michael Madrid is a Rails Consulting and Development at News Startup. He possess expertise in mysql, agile methodologies, javascript, ruby on rails, ruby and 5 more skills. He is proficient in Chinese. Colleagues describe him as "Michael is a self-starter, a software developer who is able to learn new codebases, new technologies and/or new languages effectively and then turn around and get work done right away with those skills. He is respectful but not afraid to take charge when appropriate and both conceptualize and implement an end-to-end solution to the problem at hand. Michael is trustworthy, smart and fun to work with!" and "Michael was referred to me by a trusted friend and had several big successes while working with me. One of which was a complete rewrite and launch of a popular product as an Ember app, working with Product and Design and doing all of the implementation on his own. On the opposite end of the stack, Michael worked single-handedly to build and launch the first version of AI-powered optimization here, which involved building an online learning algorithm providing real-time predictions as part of a large, distributed system. He was able to partner well with PMs, Designers, and Data Scientists here and I would highly recommend him!"