Michael Votaw Email & Phone Number

St Louis, Missouri, United States

* Managed a small team of developers in the design, testing, and launch of mobile applications for clients ranging from startups to enterprise-level firms, with responsibility for working with clients to determine needs and timelines, and mentoring junior developers through the coding and debugging processes* Oversaw development of a new REST API using PHP and WordPress for a large auto auction company to mirror an existing web presence, to support the development of new mobile applications* Created a web application in PHP and Javascript allowing a utilities client to view, track, and manage GPS flight data to gain better insight into progress and issues relating to major pipeline construction projects* Worked with St. Louis Economic Development Partnership to build a crowdfunding platform, including creation of CMS tools in in PHP, Yii2, MySQL, and Javascript, allowing users to easily create and manage campaigns, and integration of multiple third-party APIs to handle legal copy, payments, and fund disbursement* Wrote embedded C code for a hardware prototype of a “smart” fly fishing rod for a manufacturer client, resulting in client securing a patent for their product* Worked with leading fly-fishing experts on behalf of rod manufacturer client to ensure accurate and meaningful data recording, built an iOS application using Swift and Bluetooth to record and display video and data, and wrote embedded C code to manage calibration routines and over-the-air updates

St Louis, Missouri, United States

* Wrote code in support of custom mobile and web-based application development projects, with responsibility for driving all aspects of development, testing, and deployment as the company grew from three to a team of 20 developers, designers, and project managers* Developed prototype iOS application for a prescription glasses company, which measured customers pupillary distance for better frame fittings* Improved site responsiveness for a cannabis cultivation company’s SaaS product by optimizing the database and queries being made on the database, reducing load times by 50%* Developed a mobile application using Objective C as a companion for Anheuser Busch’s St. Louis brewery tour, including installation of Bluetooth beacons in key locations within the brewer to allow for location-aware features and incorporation of augmented reality to overlay information onto real-time video* Developed a small mobile game in-house in Objective C, which earned roughly $80,000 over the lifetime of the application.