Michael Graessle
Senior Software Engineer bridging research and production across 3D/spatial systems and scalable backend infrastructure
15+ years turning research prototypes and messy real-world data into reliable systems - from AI-powered surgical imaging to computer-vision-driven physical therapy tools and large-scale education platforms.
Career Highlights
Deep expertise across three specialized domains
Education Technology
Architected staff management features using React/Angular with robust data deduplication logic across 10,000+ educational institutions. Engineered school search functionality using OpenSearch, reducing average search time by 80% and improving user satisfaction scores.
Medical Technology
Built API's and frontend UI for Surgalign's AI-powered surgical imaging platform that processed intraoperative scans to support real-time surgical decisions, with attention to output validation and reliability.
Developed animation and tracking systems for Smith & Nephew's physical therapy platform, tracking patient movement and form in real time to give clinicians objective recovery data instead of subjective assessment.
DevOps & Leadership
Drove continuous delivery practices by orchestrating deployment pipelines with AWS CDK and Kubernetes, achieving 99.9% uptime. Led Scrum ceremonies as technical anchor, coordinating cross-functional collaboration to deliver features ahead of schedule.
Personal Projects
Independent projects exploring new tools and techniques
