Michael Slugocki, Ph.D.

Objective

To create software and experiences that delight while making friends along the journey.

Applied

Languages: Python, C, C++, Obj-C, Java, Swift, SwiftUI, Javascript
Web: HTML, CSS, XML
Databases: mongoDB, SQL
OS: Linux, watchOS, iOS, macOS, visionOS, Windows
Skills: Application development (mobile, watch, desktop), UX Design and Prototyping, Development Operations (DevOps), REST API / Framework development, Database management, Server administration, IoT protocols, QA testing, Version control, Debugging
Open-source: bayesfit.org

Ford Motor Company

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

2024 - present (full-time; contract)

Software Engineer

Apple Inc

Apple Park, Cupertino, CA

2018 - 2023

Software Developer & Vision Scientist

Led application prototyping (in Swift, SwiftUI, and Objective-C), UX design and algorithm prototyping (in C lang), and data operations (in mongoDB) for Time in Daylight health feature.
Featured at Apple WWDC 2023 for Time in Daylight
Developed application, UX design, and algorithm prototypes for vision health features in Swift, SwiftUI, Objective-C, C, and Python.
Generated computational (bayesian, linear, etc.) models of human vision implemented in C, C++, and Python.
Designed and developed low-level API for interfacing with health hardware devices using combination of Python and C.
Programmed end-to-end software stack (using Java, NGINX, HTML, CSS, mongoDB) for distributing, at scale, algorithms and models of vision to all Apple employees.

Software Engineering Intern

Led software development (in Swift, Objective-C, C, C++, Java, and Python) and UX design for prototyping vision health features.
Featured at Apple WWDC 2019
Designed and developed low-level algorithms for evaluating FoS technologies using C, C++, Python, and Java.
Designed and conducted user studies to evaluate human vision for novel display technologies.