Frontend Software Engineer

I build thoughtful software around real business needs.

I build responsive, user-focused applications with React, Next.js, and TypeScript. My approach is shaped by more than 20 years of leadership, operations, and customer experience—bringing technical execution and real-world business understanding to every project.

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Looking for a custom website or workflow solution? Visit MES →

Developer Profile

Business experience meets modern software development.

I combine practical business leadership with modern application development to build software around real workflows, real users, and measurable needs.

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01// frontend-engineer

02const michael = {

03role: "Frontend Software Engineer",

04focus: "Business-Focused Applications",

05solutions: ["CRM Systems", "Internal Tools", "SaaS Platforms"],

06stack: ["React", "Next.js", "TypeScript", "Supabase"],

07experience: "20+ years of business leadership",

08approach: "Understand first. Build second.",

09availableFor: "Frontend roles + select projects",

10};

11// software should fit the business, not the other way around

Featured Work

Three flagship builds across business software, operations, and brand experience

Business SaaS

Recruiting Management Platform

Compass Recruiting CRM

A modern recruiting CRM built for managing candidates, clients, job orders, recruiting pipelines, and placement workflows. The project features a full Next.js App Router architecture with dynamic routes for candidates, clients, and job orders, integrated with a Supabase backend for authentication and data management. The frontend includes reusable dashboard components, clean UI design, and production-ready deployment on Vercel.

Next.jsReactTypeScriptVercelSupabaseDashboard UI

View Case Study Live Demo GitHub

Operations Platform

Construction Management Platform

ConstructFlow

A construction management dashboard concept designed for project tracking, team coordination, workflow visibility, and business-focused frontend architecture. The project features a Next.js frontend with reusable dashboard components, integrated with a Supabase backend for authentication and data management. The application includes project cards, task boards, team member management, and a clean UI design that reflects production-style business software.

Next.jsReactTypeScriptVercelSupabaseDashboard UI

View Case Study Live Demo GitHub

Brand Experience

Software Business Website

MES

A modern marketing website created for MES, a software business focused on custom websites and workflow applications. The experience combines strategic messaging, responsive design, interactive choices, restrained motion, and a clear client journey built around the principle that software should work around the business.

Next.jsReactTypeScriptTailwind CSSFramer MotionResponsive Design

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Tech Stack

Tech I Use to Build Modern Business Software

JavaScript

TypeScript

React

Next.js

HTML5

CSS3

Tailwind

Framer Motion

Firebase

Vercel

Git

GitHub

Supabase

PostgreSQL

JavaScript

TypeScript

React

Next.js

HTML5

CSS3

Tailwind

Framer Motion

Firebase

Vercel

Git

GitHub

Supabase

PostgreSQL

More Than Just Code

Frontend Engineering

Building responsive applications with React, Next.js, TypeScript, API integrations, and production-style UI architecture.

Leadership Experience

20+ years leading teams, training employees, managing operations, and delivering results in fast-paced environments.

Problem Solver

Comfortable debugging difficult issues, learning new technologies quickly, and finding practical solutions.

User Focused

I build products with real users in mind, prioritizing usability, performance, and clean experiences.

Here are some of my projects

Paddock
Next.js, React, TypeScript, Dashboard UI, Business Management
An internal project management platform built to organize clients, projects, tasks, milestones, and business workflows. Designed to streamline freelance software development operations from project kickoff through delivery.
Case Study Live Demo
Elite Ball Co.
Next.js, React, TypeScript, Responsive Design, Small Business Website
A responsive marketing website built for a local business specializing in reclaimed golf balls. The project focuses on clean branding, clear calls to action, mobile-first design, and an approachable customer experience.
Case Study Live Demo
Summarist Clone
Next.js, React, TypeScript, API Integration
A full Next.js App Router project with authentication flow, dynamic book pages, audio player views, and API-driven content. The project features reusable components, clean UI design, and production-ready deployment on Vercel. The application allows users to explore book summaries, listen to audio content, and navigate through dynamic routes for books and audio players.
Case Study Live Demo
Skinstric AI Demographics Experience
Next.js, React, TypeScript, Responsive UI
A polished AI-inspired demographic experience featuring animated onboarding flows, camera permissions, responsive layouts, image upload states, and high-fidelity frontend interactions built to mirror a production design reference. The project demonstrates advanced frontend skills in Next.js, React, and TypeScript, with a focus on user experience, animation timing, and responsive design.
Case Study Live Demo
NFT Marketplace
React, JavaScript, Axios, React Slick
A responsive NFT marketplace with dynamic API sections, skeleton loading, carousels, author pages, and explore filters. The project demonstrates frontend skills in React, API integration, and responsive design, with a focus on creating a smooth user experience for browsing and exploring NFT collections.
Case Study Live Demo
MLB Player Search
React, React Router, API Integration
A player search app using dynamic routes, search query params, modal stats views, and team-building logic. The project demonstrates frontend skills in React, React Router, and API integration, with a focus on creating an interactive experience for searching and viewing MLB player data.
Case Study Live Demo

Experience

From Operations Leader to Software Developer

2025–Present

Software Developer

Building production-style applications using React, Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase, APIs, and modern UI patterns.

2024–2025

Frontend Software Engineering Program

Completed internship-style projects including Summarist, Skinstric, an NFT marketplace, and MLB Player Search.

2022–2024

Recruitment Specialist

Managed business development, full-desk recruiting, candidate pipelines, hiring workflows, and client communication.

2003–2026

GameStop Leadership

Led teams, managed operations, mentored store leaders, trained employees, and drove business performance across multiple leadership roles.

Let's Build Something

Need a frontend developer who can build clean, responsive, real-world web experiences?

I'm currently available for frontend developer opportunities and select freelance website projects.

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I build thoughtful software around real business needs.

Looking for a custom website or workflow solution? Visit MES →

Three flagship builds across business software, operations, and brand experience

Business SaaS

Recruiting Management Platform

Compass Recruiting CRM

Next.jsReactTypeScriptVercelSupabaseDashboard UI

View Case Study Live Demo GitHub

Operations Platform

Construction Management Platform

ConstructFlow

Next.jsReactTypeScriptVercelSupabaseDashboard UI

View Case Study Live Demo GitHub

Brand Experience

Software Business Website

MES

Next.jsReactTypeScriptTailwind CSSFramer MotionResponsive Design

View Case Study Live Demo

More Than Just Code

Frontend Engineering

Building responsive applications with React, Next.js, TypeScript, API integrations, and production-style UI architecture.

Leadership Experience

20+ years leading teams, training employees, managing operations, and delivering results in fast-paced environments.

Problem Solver

Comfortable debugging difficult issues, learning new technologies quickly, and finding practical solutions.

User Focused

I build products with real users in mind, prioritizing usability, performance, and clean experiences.

Here are some of my projects

Paddock

Next.js, React, TypeScript, Dashboard UI, Business Management

An internal project management platform built to organize clients, projects, tasks, milestones, and business workflows. Designed to streamline freelance software development operations from project kickoff through delivery.

Case Study Live Demo

Elite Ball Co.

Next.js, React, TypeScript, Responsive Design, Small Business Website

A responsive marketing website built for a local business specializing in reclaimed golf balls. The project focuses on clean branding, clear calls to action, mobile-first design, and an approachable customer experience.

Case Study Live Demo

Summarist Clone

Next.js, React, TypeScript, API Integration

A full Next.js App Router project with authentication flow, dynamic book pages, audio player views, and API-driven content. The project features reusable components, clean UI design, and production-ready deployment on Vercel. The application allows users to explore book summaries, listen to audio content, and navigate through dynamic routes for books and audio players.

Case Study Live Demo

Skinstric AI Demographics Experience

Next.js, React, TypeScript, Responsive UI

A polished AI-inspired demographic experience featuring animated onboarding flows, camera permissions, responsive layouts, image upload states, and high-fidelity frontend interactions built to mirror a production design reference. The project demonstrates advanced frontend skills in Next.js, React, and TypeScript, with a focus on user experience, animation timing, and responsive design.

Case Study Live Demo

NFT Marketplace

React, JavaScript, Axios, React Slick

A responsive NFT marketplace with dynamic API sections, skeleton loading, carousels, author pages, and explore filters. The project demonstrates frontend skills in React, API integration, and responsive design, with a focus on creating a smooth user experience for browsing and exploring NFT collections.

Case Study Live Demo

MLB Player Search

React, React Router, API Integration

A player search app using dynamic routes, search query params, modal stats views, and team-building logic. The project demonstrates frontend skills in React, React Router, and API integration, with a focus on creating an interactive experience for searching and viewing MLB player data.

Case Study Live Demo

From Operations Leader to Software Developer

2025–Present

Software Developer

Building production-style applications using React, Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase, APIs, and modern UI patterns.

2024–2025

Frontend Software Engineering Program

Completed internship-style projects including Summarist, Skinstric, an NFT marketplace, and MLB Player Search.

2022–2024

Recruitment Specialist

Managed business development, full-desk recruiting, candidate pipelines, hiring workflows, and client communication.

2003–2026

GameStop Leadership

Led teams, managed operations, mentored store leaders, trained employees, and drove business performance across multiple leadership roles.