Hello!
I'm Mike Susz, a senior Front‑End Developer focused on usable, accessible UIs, UX strategy, and being a force multiplier for teams — I write pragmatic code and help people do their best work.Mission
My latest projects at work
I am currently 'on the bench' and looking for my next assignment at IBM Consulting. During this time, I am cramming in as much training as I can find about AI models, Agents, and usage.
For my last project, I participated in building a Proof-of-Concept application to bid on a project. This was my first time using data from watsonx.ai and my first time making a front-end for a chatbot/document library. The UI was built using Carbon Design System and React.
Prior to that, I had been working on various projects that build social-care network sites and infrastructure. The common front-end is svelte/sveltekit, svelte superforms, sass/scss, and Carbon Design System components (and plenty of custom-built components/molecules). Data came from a combination of PostgreSQL, fhir, and IBM's Connect360 Platform.
And, if you're reading this, and you know of an opening on a diverse team of kind people who will be solving important problems, feel free to reach out. While I consider myself an IBMer, I am also always looking to build things that help people.
Recent training
- LLMs Mastery: Complete Guide to Transformers & Generative AI
A deep-dive into Generative AI Principles, NLP Fundamentals, Model Training and Fine Tuning
- watsonx.ai Technical Essentials
A comprehensive view of watsonx.ai developer studio and the options to select, train, and access AI models.
- The Python Bible
Learning Python as part of broader AI training.
Latest from my blog:
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Wherein I examine the present and future of our profession
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Looking back on what I've accomplished professionally in 2025.
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My adventures with moving to(ward) automated self-hosting.
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How we got to the AI present.
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The Web that was, how we lost our way, and how to fulfill our promise to The Future.