Mike Surel

Mike Surel has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Mike currently works at Optilogic as a Senior Software Engineer, where they are part of a team building next-generation supply chain software. In this role, they contribute to various aspects of the software development process, including design, architecture, infrastructure, build pipelines, monitoring, logging, data architecture, and testing. Azure, Bitbucket, HashiCorp tools, Docker, .NET Core, Python, and ReactJS are among the tools and technologies they use.

Prior to their current role, Mike worked at Coupa Supply Chain powered by LLamasoft. Mike held multiple positions during their time there, including Senior Software Engineer, Software Development Manager (DevOps), and Senior Web Developer. In these roles, they contributed to the development and management of software products and teams.

Mike's earlier experience includes working at Infor as a Principal Software Engineer, where they designed and developed web-based administrative components for budgeting and financial applications. Mike also worked on designing and developing cloud-based components for creating and maintaining OLAP models.

Before Infor, Mike worked at Fluency Media as a Software Developer, where they maintained and extended a proprietary email and online tracking system, worked on prototypes for social media management, and created custom websites and tools for managing marketing clients and leads.

Prior to that, Mike worked at McKesson Pharmacy Systems as a Programmer/Analyst 3, where they maintained and extended a Point of Sale System and developed an encryption library for managing sensitive data.

Mike's earlier experience includes working at Extensity Computers (formerly Geac/Comshare Inc) as a Project Lead, where they played a key role in developing Excel-based budgeting clients and creating software utilities to enhance development efficiency. Mike also worked at CFI Group, Inc as a Senior Programmer and at SportsLog/Buddy Interactive as a Systems Analyst.

Mike's work experience began with an internship at Anjoy Research, Inc, where they maintained and extended a report production system and handled hardware and software troubleshooting.

Overall, Mike Surel has a strong background in software engineering and has gained expertise in various aspects of software development and management throughout their career.

Mike Surel received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Michigan, where they studied from 1991 to 1995. In addition to their formal education, they have obtained several certifications in various areas. Mike completed the "Conducting Motivational 1-on-1 Reviews" and "Having Difficult Conversations" certifications through LinkedIn in December 2019. Furthermore, they completed the "Emerging Leaders Program: Becoming a Transformational Leader" certification offered by the University of Michigan in September 2018.