Michael Hays
Chatbot Developer

Michael Hays

Expert in Django, Vue, Postgres, GCP, Kubernetes, and Firebase.
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About

Michael Hays is a software developer with four years of experience building applications for startups and small businesses. Using Django, Vue, Postgres, GCP, Kubernetes, and Firebase, he has developed a Norwegian chatbot management platform that allows non-programmers to create their own chatbots and deploys them on their business webpage. He has also developed websites for several companies and government agencies across Texas, including the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Employment

2 roles
Jul 2016 - Present 9 years 10 months
Software Developer
Independent
  • Led the development of Banduro.ai, a Norwegian chatbot management platform. Also designed a conversational data model and intuitive dashboard to allow non-programmers to create complex chatbots with ease.
  • Developed the backend for a PropTech mobile app to connect potential buyers to potential sellers of residential real estate. Directed a React Native team located in Novosibirsk, Russia, monitoring their progress and instructing the integration with the backend.
  • Built AwesomePowerTexas.com, a website that calculates the cheapest retail electric provider for Texas consumers based on their electricity usage data.
  • Collaborated with the Public Utility Commission of Texas to improve the state website for energy data access, Smart Meter Texas.
Oct 2015 - Nov 2017 2 years 1 month
Code Mentor
Udacity, Inc.
  • Reviewed student submissions for program correctness, and code styling.
  • Built a Chrome extension which allowed reviewers to automatically assign projects to their review queue when available.
  • Collaborated with the community to improve the reviewing process, and remove inefficiencies by integrating a tool for pre-written content injection.

Education

Jan 2011 - Dec 2016 5 years 11 months
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin

Portfolio

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