Michael Rispoli

Resume

Michael Rispoli

No-bullsh*t CTO for nontechnical founders

East Meadow, New York

Forward-deployed CTO and fractional CPTO with 15+ years across design, product, and engineering. I help founders turn messy software, stalled builds, and AI prototypes into production-grade products by bringing product judgment, technical architecture, design taste, and hands-on development into one seat.

Core Strengths

Experience

Co-Founder & CTO

Cause of a Kind

May 2017 - Present | Long Island, NY

Co-founded and lead technology for a software development studio solving complex business problems for entrepreneurs, innovators, and mission-driven organizations. Guide product strategy, UX/UI direction, architecture, AI engineering, technical delivery, and hands-on implementation across products that need to move from idea or prototype into production.

Chief Technology Officer

Conduiit, Inc.

October 2023 - Present

Lead technology for Incentiviiz, an AI-assisted platform that helps film production accountants manage, identify, budget, and predict tax incentives. Turned a painstaking manual workflow into a faster, more predictable product using AI, workflow automation, and an advanced rules engine that tracks incentive laws across markets.

Co-director of Web Innovation, Software and AI

TIPtech Art

June 2024 - Present | New York, NY

Lead web innovation, software, and AI work for an experiential technology company blending physical and digital environments. Support immersive products and custom installations with software architecture, AI-assisted workflows, interface design, and systems that connect proprietary technology, science, art, and spatial experience design.

Chief Technology Officer

Pack Elephant

January 2022 - December 2022

Served as fractional CTO, architecting and designing the initial product while managing the build team. Helped shape the product roadmap, advised on technical direction, supported investor conversations as technical expert, and helped the company launch a large marketplace while raising funding.

Lead Software Engineer

The Knot Worldwide

August 2019 - January 2022 | New York, NY

Led software engineering work inside a large consumer marketplace environment, contributing to production systems, cross-functional delivery, and product engineering execution at scale.

Head Of Technology

Quiddity

October 2018 - August 2019 | New York, NY

Led technology direction for a product and software team, balancing architecture, delivery, team leadership, and client-facing technical strategy.

Engineering Director

Hungry

January 2017 - October 2018

Directed engineering at a full-service digital creative and technology agency, helping teams deliver software across client products, websites, and digital platforms.

Forward Deployed Engineer

Bluecore

September 2014 - January 2017 | Greater New York City Area

Worked directly with enterprise retailers on a digital marketing personalization platform. Helped turn large onsite datasets into automated, highly personalized outreach and implementation workflows.

Integration Engineer

Olapic, Inc.

November 2013 - September 2014 | Greater New York City Area

Integrated user-generated content into online retail experiences, including product pages and large-scale hashtag campaigns for ecommerce brands.

Frontend Developer

Sysgen Media LLC

July 2012 - November 2013 | Huntington, NY

Built websites and ecommerce experiences for a full-service digital agency specializing in Joomla, WordPress, and Magento.

Frontend Developer

New Dynamx LLC

March 2012 - November 2012 | Hicksville, NY

Built frontend web experiences using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, BigCommerce, WordPress, Weebly, ecommerce solutions, software demonstrations, internet marketing, and information architecture.

Education & Credentials

State University of New York at New Paltz

BA, Geography, Geology

2005 - 2008

Designlab

UX Design

2016 - 2017

  • JavaScript Best Practices
  • Outstanding Graduate
  • Magna Cum Laude
  • Spanish