Mike Bannister

401.402.0022

mikebannister@gmail.com

github.com/possibilities

Product Engineer • React • TypeScript • AI & Agents • API & SDK Development

Summary

15+ years experience in full-stack and front-end engineering
Skilled mentor and team lead with hiring and code review experience
Strong knowledge of CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and deployment workflows
Deep expertise in React, Javascript/Typescript, AI & Agents, API & SDK development

Experience

Vermont Mutual Insurance

Senior Engineer, 2020 - 2025

Led modernization of legacy tools and customer apps into performant React-based SPAs
Drove UI development across teams, collaborating with 10–20 engineers, designers, and stakeholders
Advocated for UX-first development, shipping features praised by users
Led a generative AI pilot which involved evaluating tools, gathering feedback, and advising on adoption strategy

Versal

Senior Engineer, 2012 - 2020

Built and led development of front-end features for education products
Designed and maintained third-party APIs, CLI-based SDKs, and libraries
Collaborated across teams to plan and deliver cross-functional features
Supported customers integrating white-label products and APIs

Capsule

Full-stack Engineer, 2011 - 2012

Developed and maintained features for a photo-sharing social platform
Integrated Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Pusher, and Transloadit

Consultant

Full-stack Engineer, 2010 - 2011

Migrated legacy PHP and Django systems for multiple clients
Rebuilt Excel-based payroll tracker as a web application

LibraryThing

Full-stack Engineer, 2008 - 2010

Built core features for a book cataloging and social networking platform
Developed book import engine and optimized large-scale SQL queries
Ran monthly giveaway program distributing 3K+ books/month

Projects

Meteorite, the original package manager for Meteor.js
AI Composer, an AI-based app development stack