Joshua Michels

Head of Quantitative Strategy at Radix Trading | Booth MBA Candidate

Chicago, Illinois, United States

About

Experience

  • Radix Trading LLC (2 yrs 6 mos)
    • Head of Quantitative Strategy
      Jun 2026 - Present · 1 mo

    • Quantitative Strategist
      Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • SDE Intern at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    May 2023 - Aug 2023 · 4 mos

    • Developed an optimized Linux 'du' tool for Elastic File Systems (EFS), achieving 13.1x faster performance on large directories (>1 million entries) stored on Network File Systems (NFS) compared to Linux’s 'du' • Created custom spill-to-disk queue, leveraged Python dbm to reduce client memory usage by approximately 60% during runtime • Designed and implemented unit tests, achieving 100% code coverage, ensuring the tool's reliability and robustness, demonstrated effectiveness using packet capture and benchmarking

  • CS50 Teaching Fellow at CS50
    Aug 2021 - Dec 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

    • Taught weekly two-hour classes reviewing and introducing new topics to 55 students across fall and spring semesters • Lead four hours of office hours each week for one-on-one student help, complete with live code demos • Graded students work and exams with an emphasis on code health, readability, and clean and efficient design

  • Software Engineer Intern at Hyland
    May 2022 - Oct 2022 · 6 mos

    • Built user personal information database leveraging ASP.NET Core MVC, deployed to production with Jenkins and Octopus • Designed and created C# API for access of user records from server to front end • Utilized JQuery to create data tables that support on-demand CRUD operations and real-time updates • Implemented responsive webpages across numerous internal company-wide websites utilizing Bootstrap framework

  • Aviation Supply Specialist at United States Marine Corps
    Sep 2016 - Sep 2020 · 4 yrs 1 mo

    • Managed 29 workers in the proper receipt, storage, issuing, and delivery of over 16,000 line items • Trained and professionally developed 32 Marines • Facilitated 5 successful training scenarios for squadron, ensuring mission-critical components were delivered expeditiously to requesting entities in austere environments • Volunteered off-duty time to become squadron safety representative and martial arts instructor • Received Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Meritorious Promotion, Honorable Discharge