Michael West

Director of Engineering / Lead Software Engineer

I build web apps, mobile apps, and video games, all while managing a team of software engineers.

About

Originally from Brisbane, Australia and living in New York since 2012, I have always had a passion for technology and creating new apps and products. Starting as a Java developer in 2003, I picked up web development soon after and since 2006 have worked for a few different companies, helping to develop their products. I now manage a team of software engineers and in my spare time I develop mobile apps and video games.

Outside of developing I enjoy learning new skills. Over the years I have learned some useful and otherwise interesting skills such as graphic design (which you can see throughout my apps), 3d modeling, electric guitar, bass guitar, and piano.

This portfolio was developed using React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and daisyUI.

Projects

WordSegments

Challenge yourself daily and guess a 5-letter word using segments of your previous guessed letters as clues.

Alienator: Retro Space Shooter

Alienator was my first released mobile app, a retro style arcade alien space shooter.

My Dice Roller

My Dice Roller is a fast, lightweight virtual dice roller with plenty of customization options, perfect for RPG, DnD, board, and tabletop games.

Minesweeper Classic 3.1

Minesweeper Classic 3.1 faithfully recreates the classic game from the early 90s.

Reversi Classic 3.1

Reversi Classic 3.1 faithfully recreates the classic game from the early 90s.

Skills

Team Leadership & Development, Product & Project Management, Agile, Sprint, Scrum, Test-Driven Development
PHP, JavaScript, Node.js, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3/SASS/SCSS, Vue.js, Nuxt, React, React Native, Next.js, C#
MVC, SaaS, Microservices (NestJS)
Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions (CI/CD), AWS, DigitalOcean, Cloud Architecture
MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, InfluxDB, RRDtool, GraphQL, Grafana, D3.js
Unreal Engine, Unity Engine, Godot Engine
Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Affinity Designer, Autodesk 3ds Max, Blender
Git, GitHub Copilot, Linux Command Line
macOS, Windows, Linux