Michael Martin

Developer | PMP-certified Project Manager | QA Analyst | Value Delivery with Agile Methodologies | Cross-functional Team Leadership | Experience bringing products to market for 1M+ users

Springfield, Illinois, United States

About

Experience

  • MSF&W Consulting (Full-time · 1 yr 4 mos)
    • Developer
      Mar 2026 - Present · 4 mos

      • Fintech development • Consultant embedded within the Illinois Department of Transportation's Bureau of Information Processing

    • QA Analyst
      Mar 2025 - Mar 2026 · 1 yr 1 mo

      - QA Analyst embedded within the Illinois Department of Transportation's Bureau of Information Processing

  • Project Administrator | Vendor Mangement, Construction, Contract Negotiation, Python at Network Connex
    May 2022 - Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    • Managed tower construction projects across 10 states in the West region for major telecom clients. • Gathered requirements, submitted justification packages, met weekly to provide updates and remove blockers, tracked milestones, and produced artifacts for new site build and tower modification projects. • Used SharePoint, Python, and Power BI automation to optimize workflows and improve productivity of project tracking and data validation work by 30%. • Assigned vendor crews to projects while following risk management protocols to control time and cost. • Led site acquisition projects, including negotiations, to establish private land leases for new towers.

  • Project Manager | Software Development, Value Engineering, Business Development at Medito Foundation
    Oct 2019 - Oct 2022 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    • Released the award-winning Medito meditation app to over 1 million users utilizing an Agile Release Train, Kanban, and other Agile methodologies. • Organized remote, cross-functional teams with global contributors using Github, Notion, and Trello to manage projects including content production and localization, app development, and advertising. • Validated key business cases through stakeholder feedback on prototypes built in Python and Go. • Oversaw user and market research including A/B tests, analytics, and user surveys in order to optimize funnels and engagement – resulting in increases of 40% in conversion rates and 25% in retention rates. • Directed business development projects offering bespoke B2B solutions and other services. • Collaborated with stakeholders to develop functionality and host studies with 1,000+ participants on the Medito app, including research from institutions such as University of Bath.

  • QA Tester | Team Leadership, Testing, Agile Methodologies, Jira at Treyarch
    Apr 2018 - Nov 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos

    • Executed quality assurance testing for 3 AAA video game titles using Jira to track issues and fixes – ensuring full compliance with licensing and localization requirements as well as industry standards.

  • Prefectural Advisor | Project Management, Project Planning, Waterfall Methodology at Japan Exchange and Teaching Program(me) (JET)
    Jul 2012 - Oct 2017 · 5 yrs 4 mos

    • Supported over 100 foreign ESL/EFL teachers in Japan through projects related to placement, immigration, training, and cultural adaptation. • Utilized a Waterfall framework to renovate professional development workshops attended by over 300 educators, leading to a 15% improvement in participant satisfaction based on participant surveys. • Provided conflict management to remediate issues between stakeholders.