Michael Tinker
About Michael Tinker
Michael Tinker is a Principal Software Engineer at Swirlds Labs, specializing in software development and cloud-based microservices. He holds a PhD in Mathematics and has extensive experience in various engineering roles across multiple companies, including JDA Software and JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Work at Swirlds Labs
Michael Tinker serves as Principal Software Engineer at Swirlds Labs, a position he has held since 2022. He works in Richardson, Texas, in a hybrid capacity. His role involves leveraging his extensive software engineering background to contribute to innovative projects within the organization.
Education and Expertise
Michael Tinker studied at Ouachita Baptist University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from 2001 to 2003. He later pursued advanced studies at the University of Arkansas, achieving a Master of Science in Computer Science from 2003 to 2005, a Master of Science in Statistics from 2013 to 2014, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics from 2009 to 2014. His doctoral research focused on several complex variables and Schrödinger operators.
Professional Background
Michael Tinker's professional experience includes various roles in software development and engineering. He worked at JDA Software as a Software Developer and contributed to a greenfield project as a Kubernetes-focused DevOps engineer. He also held positions at CA Technologies, where he developed microservices for self-service ETL and anomaly detection. His experience extends to JPMorgan Chase & Co., where he developed Spring Cloud-based microservices in an event-driven architecture.
Previous Employment History
Before joining Swirlds Labs, Michael Tinker worked at Hedera Hashgraph as a Software Developer from 2019 to 2022. He also spent time at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from 2018 to 2019 and at JDA Software from 2017 to 2018. His earlier career includes a three-year tenure at CA Technologies from 2014 to 2017 and a role as a Graduate Assistant at the University of Arkansas from 2010 to 2014.
Technical Contributions
During his career, Michael Tinker has made significant technical contributions, including developing microservices for complex data processing and analytics. At CA Technologies, he built a Hadoop cluster and demonstrated ETL tasks, validating the compatibility of the Datacom JDBC driver with Apache Sqoop. His work has focused on enhancing operational intelligence and improving data management processes.