Michael Gifford-Santos

About Michael Gifford-Santos

Triple threat: designer, engineer, and founder — building software that works beautifully and actually matters.I bring a systems mindset to everything I build — from architecture to UX. My design background keeps the user front and center; my engineering chops bring the product to life; and my founder experience ensures it ships with purpose, not just polish.Under Dodecki Labs, I’ve launched solo-built tools and helped scale startups from zero to millions in transactions. Whether it’s foodtech, civic tools, or AI-powered travel companions, I build products that are intentional, usable, and real.‍ Powered by hazelnut iced lattes.

Experience

1. Co-founder CTO

   Wunderguide

   Aug 2025 — Present · HI, US

   Hands-on technical founder owning architecture, product, and delivery for WunderGuide — a real-time, voice-first AI travel concierge. Shipped MVP; building the platform for contextual guidance and bookings at scale.

Education

• Founder Institute

  Entrepreneurship

  2013 — 2013

Skills

• Copy Editing
• Marketing
• React.js
• Software Development
• Restful Architecture
• Python
• Mongodb
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Node.js
• Copywriting
• Web Design
• Php
• Cascading Style Sheets (Css)
• Html
• User Experience Design
• Logo Design
• Ios
• Intercultural Communication
• New Media
• Server Administration
• Django
• Web Development
• Filemaker
• Swift
• Project Management
• Nginx
• Sql
• Object-Oriented Programming (Oop)
• Linux
• User Interface Design
• Multicultural Marketing
• Algorithms
• Os X
• Mac Os X
• Advertising
• Public Relations
• Proposal Writing
• Javascript
• Blogging
• Graphic Design