Michael McKinney

About Michael McKinney

I\'m a full-stack software engineer with deep experience across web, mobile, backend, and…

Experience

1. Senior Software Engineer

   Jobcase, Inc

   Nov 2022 — Present

   Projects Include: Node Package Dependency Security Monitoring (Javascript, Typescript, Next.js, React.js, AWS Services, GitLab CI/CD)- Successfully optimized Jobcase.com\'s code base by identifying and removing large, unused npm dependencies, resulting in improved performance and reduced resource consumption - Resolved 26 high and critical risk security flaws resulting from outdated dependencies - Reduced the build directory size by 11%, dramatically improving site performance - Created a process for auditing new dependencies in the future for both performance impacts and security risks. Web Accessibility (a11y) Rearchitecture (Javascript, Typescript, Next.js, React.js)- Led the site-wide effort to make Jobcase.com more user accessible. Ultimately this brought automated accessibility audit scoring from 71% to 100%- Recreated fundamental website functionality and reorganized high-profile pages to be screenreader friendly- Rolled out a process document outlining the steps to make a the website more accessible, and to evaluate a page\'s accessibility in the future SEO Optimization and Ontology Landing Page Rollout (Javascript, Typescript, Next.js, React.js, AWS)- Created SEO Optimized landing pages designed to capture all types of search strategies - Deployed over unique pages and set up a system to allow for limitless pages - Saw a 172% year over year increase in the number of sessions and 69% increase in the number of impressions

Education

• Duke University

  Organization for Tropical Studies - Costa Rica study abroad, Tropical Biology

  2014 — 2014

• Denison University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Biology/Biological Sciences, Computer Science, General,

  2011 — 2015