I've spent over a decade working in finance. I completed my Masters in Finance at Princeton.

AI

AI

Software developer with business interests.

Use agents to scale businesses

Dancetravelers

My unique design and research background spanning aerospace, defense, legal, and hospitality has equipped me with a distinctive perspective on user-centered design. Through my work at companies like Astra, Precise Systems, and Groups360, I've learned to design with the user's voice at the center while maintaining security consciousness and mission-critical reliability—qualities that directly translate to high-stakes environments. My approach and greatest impact comes from fully embedding with software teams where research and design drive the entire product development lifecycle. I'm passionate about understanding users' workflows, goals, and ideal outcomes, then translating those insights into actionable design decisions that inform both technical architecture and user interface design.

Looking ahead, I see tremendous opportunity in the evolution toward more adaptive, AI-powered user experiences. However, I ground this vision in practical application: creating interfaces that truly serve users' needs while leveraging emerging technologies as an experienced design leader and strategic partner defining the future of product experiences. I am drawn to organizations that value innovation, ethical technology implementation, and user-centered approaches to solving complex challenges.

Personal projects: Sat Tracker - Tracking satellites of interest in orbit, building a database of orbital data, and detecting maneuvers. https://sat-tracker.replit.app Dap Chat - All in one Work OS (Chat, Calendar, Wiki, Notes, and Project Management https://dap-chat.replit.app/ HavenSync - Rental Property Management and Tenant Portal https://havensync.co Storied - Children's storybook adventure app where parents can guide the journey https://storied.replit.app

I'm a software developer with a passion for building projects and collaborating in team environments. I thrive on the challenge of turning ideas into functional applications and enjoy learning new technologies along the way.

Michael Pedersen is a software engineer at steele.red based in Nashville, TN, with a background in computer science and more than eight years of experience. A tinkerer and software developer with an AI focus, he contributes code on GitHub as baocin and maintains a professional LinkedIn presence (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-pedersen-055464125/). Employed and open to work, Michael uses his steele.red email domain for professional contact.

JavaScript, Python, Node.js, Java (Stanford CoreNLP), NLP, LLM serving, Docker, OCR/vision, audio streaming, TimescaleDB, geocoding, full-stack development, prototyping and system integration, containerized deployments, ML/LLM workflows

Projects: preperc.com - get an instant percability assessment from satelliete data. mydatatimeline.com - empower agents to work proactively with app based event/context sourcing ptiles - Highly compressed offline mapping solution