Mike
Rasmussen

Mike leads engineering, software, and product teams from concept through rapid growth and adeptly navigates complex turnaround situations. He has a strong history of elevating technical strategy and delivering high-impact solutions in cloud-native environments. His engineering teams have contributed to numerous successful product launches thanks to his ability to bridge between product and operations priorities. In diverse enterprise profiles ranging from startup to global tech giants, Mike has integrated AI into platforms, established DevSecOps practices, and championed CI/CD transformation. He brings a solutions mindset to address challenges in large-scale software development and distributed systems. His mobile game experience includes driving numerous successful launches. He infuses the corporate culture with a spirit of collaboration and creativity.

As a savvy technical executive, Mike ensures alignment on strategy and fosters strong relationships between security, product, and engineering teams. With career experience involving fintech and human resources, Mike is attuned to compliance, security, and privacy matters including SOC2, GDPR, and other global standards and regulations. Driving business transformation projects has honed his experience on major cloud platforms including AWS, GCP, Azure, IaaS and PaaS. Mike has also championed critical initiatives on data strategy and governance with outcomes such as improved reporting and accuracy. He has a sharp focus on cost reduction, efficiency, and automation as he works to reduce cycle time and improve quality. Recognized for his commitment to coaching and professional growth, his teams are positioned as vital partners to the business with the energy and intellect to achieve stretch goals.

Mike graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Mathematics minor. He earned a Master of Business Administration from Duke University and completed an internship at IBM focused on emerging software technologies. His technical skills are broad and deep as he enjoys testing new tools, languages, and platforms beyond the areas where he has developed subject matter expertise. He typically utilizes a programs and frameworks such as Kubernetes, Terraform, Kafka, GraphQL, React, Python, Databricks, .NET, MongoDB, PL/SQL, PostgreSQL, and Microsoft SQL. Outside the office, Mike enjoys spending time with his family. Together with his sons, Mike is a board game developer with the successful release of “Hoard the Hams” and “Bull Shark”.