Michael Mace
Full-Stack Developer
Blue Springs, MO · contact@michaelmace.dev
Professional Summary
Full-stack developer building and operating internal tools and web applications on Next.js, PostgreSQL, and Vercel. Owns work from technical design and implementation through deployment, monitoring, and production incident response. Focus areas include API integration, geospatial tooling, and workflow automation for a rural fiber ISP.
Typical Work
- Development: writing and reviewing code, debugging, pull request review
- Design: architecture decisions, documentation, planning and scoping
- Operations: production deployments, monitoring, incident investigation
- Maintenance: dependencies, dev environments, security and compliance fixes
- Collaboration: data analysis, onboarding, stakeholder support
Technical Skills
- Languages: JavaScript, SQL (PostgreSQL), TypeScript
- Platform: Next.js, Vercel, PostgreSQL, Git
- Integrations: REST APIs, webhooks, Auth0, AWS (S3, RDS, SNS)
- Also using: Python, Docker, Neon, Cursor, Postman
- Engineering: API design, internal tools, geospatial (PostGIS/Mapbox), automation
Professional Experience
Lead Developer | Conexon
June 2025 – Present
- Architected the "PAID" (Payments and Invoice Delivery) system for end-to-end invoice processing.
- Engineered a high-performance webhooks system on Vercel, managing 10M+ monthly requests at < $30/mo cost.
- Led automation of a $500M+ federal BEAD grant application process, significantly reducing manual data entry.
Software Developer | Conexon
June 2020 – June 2025
- Re-architected conexonbuilds.com from legacy architecture to a scalable Next.js application.
- Served as Auth0 Subject Matter Expert; implemented secure authentication across enterprise platforms.
Technical Projects
- National Parks Explorer: Next.js app interfacing with NPS API to explore park sites.
- Geo Utils App: Geospatial utility tool built with Next.js and TypeScript.
- Embeddings & Vector Processing: Published NPM library to streamline vector embedding workflows.
- Git Hours Tracker: Productivity utility quantifying engineering output from git history.
Education
University of Missouri Kansas City | B.A., Biology
Thinkful | Web Developer Track