Michael Garten Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Missouri Area

KU Coding Bootcamp: Full-Stack (MERN) Web Developer Track

Leawood, Kansas

- Provided implementation, configuration, proof-of-concept, and technical support to both existing and trial customers by providing functional code samples, customized integration demo apps, and detailed product explanations in a timely manner- Escalated high priority issues/bugs to Engineering team, maintained communication with customer's, and confirmed fix by testing all updates- Developed test apps in Java, .NET Framework, or .NET Core 1.x/2.x mirroring customer's architecture & hosting strategy to recreate issues, test bug fixes, or assist with POC issues- Helped restructure and overhaul Stackify's Wordpress documentation site by re-categorizing existing help articles, updating UI screenshots, testing and re-writing code samples, and updating text content of assigned articles- Authored technical documentation detailing how to integrate Stackify's Deployments API with several CI/CD automation pipeline products, including AWS CodePipeline, TeamCity, and Atlassian Bamboo.- Developed deployment pipeline plugins for TeamCity and Microsoft VSTS to record deployments in Stackify Retrace.

Overland Park, Kansas

- Revamped and oversaw QA, issue, and feature tracking process. Led weekly Operations meetings with Developers and Project Managers to assign task priorities and schedule updates- Developed basic relational database architecture and front end forms for Healthcare and CRM clients based on requirement gathering and process consultation- Responded to all customer inquiries and requests, including basic HTML, CSS, JS and/or SQL Report implementation requests

Warrensburg, Missouri

Family owned business that custom fabricates metal goods and rebuilds complete carburetor systems for classic show cars and hot rods for customers worldwide. - Forecasted sales to decrease total material cost and improve turnaround time. - Managed simultaneous custom projects and acted as primary point of customer contact. - Consulted customers on optimum design considerations and fabricated parts to meet exact specifications

Kansas City, Missouri

- Onboarded new national retail accounts by acting as single point of contact to develop long term relationships and grow revenue, developing internal operating procedures, and setting standardized material specifications and pricing based on customer needs-Acted as link between the customer and internal teams or vendors to maintain client expectations and ensure customer specific needs were being properly addressed- Strategically resolved store and corporate level conflict between vendors and clients - Managed daily operations of approximately 40-60 simultaneous agile projects nationwide for new customers

-Tracked and forecasted sales volume and profit margin to assist department management with purchasing decisions.-Demonstrated product expertise to move product through consultative sales approach.-Visually arranged merchandise to increase sales volume of high margin product

Bachelor Of Science, Marketing; Marketing Management

Emphasis on Psychology, Computer Information Systems, and Market Research

.Net Full Stack Development