Michael Szklarski
Technical Founder, Architect & IT Strategist
...and also a guy that trained custom LLM model to output this page
Foster City, Bay Area, CA
+1 (669) 204-5933
[email protected]
Experienced Technical Founder, IT Strategist, Product Manager, and Architect with over 9 years of experience in software development, architecture, game development,and digital innovation. Successfully led digital transformations for leading retail chains, managed mobile application development for popular platforms, and founded a startup, securing significant funding. Specializing in entrepreneurship, decision-making, and project management, excelling in developing strategic plans, building effective teams, and delivering modern solutions for both startups and corporate organizations.
Skills
IT Systems Architecture & Analytics
Product Design
Project/Program Management
IT Area Ownership
Decision Making
Team Management
Google Cloud
Microsoft Azure
AWS
AI/Custom LLM Model Training
R&D
Java
C#
API/Integrations
Business Development
Game Development
Game Design
Unity & Unreal
Professional Experience
Co-founder, COO | ReadyCode
2022 - Present
San Francisco, CA / Remote
- • Built and led the product-technical team implementing the company's vision
- • Led product development resulting in new B2C line for multiplayer games
- • Developed business plan and secured initial capital (750k USD) from investors
- • Created strategic partnerships with key industry stakeholders
- • Represented company at industry events, increasing B2B leads by 500%
- • Increased company revenue by 300% through effective product and marketing strategies
Co-founder, CSO | d2qube
2021 - 2024
San Francisco, CA / Remote
- • Developed long-term strategic plan increasing company's market share by 20%
- • Collaborated with key external stakeholders on launching new GTA V projects
- • Leading team developing custom (Lua, C#, Python, Java) game modes for GTA V, Fortnite, Roblox, and Minecraft
Senior Manager, Architecture & DevOps | Jeronimo Martins
April 2022 - July 2023
Warsaw, PL / Remote
- • Led a team that deployed company's first e-commerce platform (home.biedronka.pl) on Salesforce Commerce within 5 months
- • Launched a new version of the main mobile application in Outsystems (lowcode, C#, APIs), then redesigned it from scratch
- • Designed and implemented IAM/SSO system based on Keycloak (Java) for customers - konto.biedronka.pl
- • Implemented modular and scalable cloud architecture, landing zones (GCP, AWS, Azure)
- • Negotiated IT vendor contracts, resulting in 55% IT cost reduction
Managing Director | e-point
February 2021 - April 2022
Warsaw, PL / Remote
- • Leading team of 8 people, acquired, developed, and maintained projects for 5+ customers in retail, e-commerce, services, and fintech
- • Developed and implemented a strategic plan that increased revenues by 150% in one year
- • Developed and maintained effective relationships with vendors, resulting in cost savings of 25%
Director of R&D | e-point
March 2020 - December 2021
Warsaw, PL / Remote
- • Led R&D in the company: innovation development, mobile solutions/services, project onboarding, and business development with consulting
- • Improved operational efficiency by 35% through process optimization
- • Led and coordinated a cross-functional team of 8 solutions architects to successfully deliver 10+ projects on time and within budget
- • Monitored team performance, identified areas of weaknesses, and provided timely interventions to ensure targets were met
Head of Digital Solutions | e-point
October 2018 - February 2020
Warsaw
- • Introduced first Trusted Web Activity (TWA) live deployment in Europe for morele.net mobile e-commerce (TypeScript, Java)
- • Spearheaded transformation focus on introducing technologies/standards such as PWA, TWA, AMP, and Payment Request API
- • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure technology stack and product alignment with customer's goals and objectives
- • Researched and identified emerging trends in WWW and mobile to inform stakeholders and debate strategy decisions
Technical Product Owner | e-point
March 2018 - February 2020
Warsaw
- • Conducted market research to identify e-commerce customer trends and competitors, resulting in a 70% increase in market share
- • Deployed live on production environment a predecessor of Vue Storefront (YC-backed), e2m storefront focused on enterprise customers (SAP, Adobe, Shopify Plus)
- • Developed a roadmap that managed the product lifecycle, resulting in a 200% increase in product sales and revenue
- • Developed detailed product specifications and user stories to ensure product quality and usability
Solutions Architect | e-point
November 2017 - October 2018
Warsaw
- • Developed a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) that improved system performance and availability for enterprise-grade customer
- • Implemented a microservices layout that reduced dependencies between components and improved scalability for 2000+ store retail business
- • Developed an API gateway (Java, Spring) that provided secure access to enterprise data for 8 internal company products
Junior IT Architect | e-point
July 2016 - October 2017
Warsaw
- • Implemented new delivery methods, onboarding processes, and changes caused by various regulations in the EU/Asia for company customers like Amway Group
- • Documented database (ERD) schemas and procedures in SQL, allowing for faster knowledge transfer
IT Security Officer | Rivet Group
May 2015 - November 2015
Warsaw
- • Conducted 5+ security audits to identify and address vulnerabilities in IT systems and mobile apps, resulting in improved system security
- • Developed and implemented a comprehensive internal Linux distro (C++, Bash, Python) that reduced the organization's security audit performance by 65%
Education
Warsaw University of Technology
2013 - 2018
Computer Science
- • Co-organized 3 major Warsaw Days of Computer Science (WDI) conferences, each attracting 5000+ participants from industry and academia
Extra Activities
Google Developers Expert (GDE)
October 2021 - December 2023
- • Significant contribution to web technologies adoption and understanding, focusing on PWA, Web Performance Optimization, and modern JavaScript frameworks
- • Delivered 10+ technical talks at international conferences
- • Authored 5+ in-depth articles and tutorials
- • Mentored developers worldwide
Certifications
Cloud Digital Leader
Google, 2022
Azure Fundamentals
Microsoft, 2022