Michael DePetrillo

Built and led a blockchain infrastructure company specializing in secure Ethereum validator operations and onchain automation.

• Managed Ethereum validators with over 99.8% uptime and no missed proposals across 5+ years.
• Operated EigenLayer nodes, leveraging smart contracts for granular access control and enhanced security.
• Implemented proactive monitoring and alerting systems (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus) to detect and resolve issues.

• Refactored Gigster's monolithic websites and APIs into a modular microservice architecture, improving performance and scalability by 500%.
• Ranked as the #1 internal platform contributor with 213,323 lines of proprietary code.
• Delivered a microservice architecture and framework for the world’s 5th-largest real estate company, where each calendar integration (e.g., Google, Microsoft) was a plug-and-play module for cross-platform scheduling.
• Built an AI-powered voice ordering system for McDonald’s using Google Dialogflow, capable of handling complex, multi-step interactions, follow-up questions, upselling, and dynamic menu logic across 65,000+ items globally.
• Led modernization of internal systems by migrating from Angular to React, containerizing with Docker and Kubernetes, and moving infrastructure from a VPN to AWS with built-in scaling and redundancy.
• Integrated new payment options, Stripe, PayPal, and ACH, to improve flexibility and simplify the client checkout experience.

• Architected and built software systems from scratch that supported rapid growth to 100,000 customers and processed over $2B in loan payments.
• Managed a $240,000 annual IT budget while designing and developing core systems, including the website, CRM, payment processing, commissions, sales, accounting, and marketing platforms, with extensive automation to enable efficient scaling.
• Enabled onboarding of over 500 affiliates by developing a robust partner portal with advanced reporting and forecasting tools.
• Designed customer-facing features that outperformed competitors, including a custom menu system for auto dealers to effectively sell aftermarket products.
• Developed algorithms to generate financial forecasts that supported affiliate planning and incentivized business growth.
• Built deep integrations with financial networks such as the ACH Network (NACHA), Mastercard's RPPS for bill payment remittances, and check processing. Designed systems to safeguard customer funds, manage chargebacks, and mitigate fraud risk.