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Mike Barinek is a Lecturer in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he focuses on software architecture and development for big data applications. As the Founder and Lead Developer at Initial Capacity, a software consultancy, he aims to improve software creation processes and enhance the experiences of developers. Before his current role, Mike managed VMware Tanzu Application Services (formerly Pivotal Labs) for the Americas, leading a team of 180 consultants and achieving significant growth since opening Pivotal Labs Boulder in 2010.With a strong background in Java/Kotlin, Ruby, and location-based services, Mike has developed large-scale enterprise applications and consumer web and mobile apps for notable clients including Best Buy, National Health Service, Volkswagen, SendGrid, and Twitter. He began his career as a system architect at Gnip, contributing to the initial software that led to its acquisition by Twitter. His industry experience informs his teaching of courses such as "Applications of Software Architecture for Big Data," "Fundamentals of Software Architecture for Big Data," and "Software Architecture Patterns for Big Data." Through these courses, Mike Barinek equips students with essential skills to navigate the complexities of software engineering in the context of big data.