Michael Blankenship

Embedded Systems Engineer

https://talent.gravityer.com/michael-blankenship

Product Lead of Lightning @ Blockstream - Engineer - born & raised in Appalachian Kentucky.

Founder

Key Strengths

Extensive experience with C++, Rust, and Python, which are highly relevant for Embedded Systems.
Demonstrated interest in low-level programming and performance-critical systems through projects like 'lightning' and 'greenlight'.
Experience with Assembly language indicates a deep understanding of hardware interaction.
Self-starter with a 'Founder' role, suggesting initiative and project ownership.

Cultural & Operational Fit

Cultural Fit Analysis

The candidate's project portfolio shows a strong inclination towards complex, low-level systems and blockchain technologies. While this demonstrates deep technical interest, the diversity of projects outside of this niche is limited. The 'Founder' role suggests an entrepreneurial spirit, which could be a good cultural fit for innovative teams, but also might indicate a preference for autonomy. Alignment with a standard corporate structure or team collaboration style is not evident from the provided data.

Soft Skills & Operational Fit

Insufficient data to assess soft skills or operational fit. No psychometric test results or interview feedback provided.

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Projects

openclaw-blueprint

February 26, 2026 – Present

A battle-tested AI agent configuration. Clone, paste, and get your own agent running in 30 minutes.

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Currency-Converter

August 24, 2025 – August 24, 2025

Modern iOS Currency Converter app built with SwiftUI and Clean Architecture

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llcsite

February 5, 2024 – February 5, 2024

llcsite — GitHub repository

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michaelbship

April 24, 2022 – June 17, 2025

michaelbship — GitHub repository

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shipblank

July 29, 2021 – July 29, 2021

Config files for my GitHub profile.

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michaelbship.github.io

July 25, 2021 – January 30, 2023

michaelbship.github.io — GitHub repository

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mancala

July 15, 2021 – July 15, 2021

A progressive web app (TypeScript, Kotlin, and Python) mancala game, built for local, multiplayer, and also has several levels of artificial intelligence built-in.

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greenlight

June 2, 2021 – Present

Build apps using self-custodial lightning nodes in the cloud

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music-gif

September 23, 2017 – September 24, 2017

HackRice 2017 Project that turns boring sound tracks into GIF music videos

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lightning

June 13, 2015 – Present

Core Lightning — Lightning Network implementation focusing on spec compliance and performance

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Key Strengths

Extensive experience with C++, Rust, and Python, which are highly relevant for Embedded Systems.
Demonstrated interest in low-level programming and performance-critical systems through projects like 'lightning' and 'greenlight'.
Experience with Assembly language indicates a deep understanding of hardware interaction.
Self-starter with a 'Founder' role, suggesting initiative and project ownership.

Cultural & Operational Fit

Cultural Fit Analysis

Soft Skills & Operational Fit

Insufficient data to assess soft skills or operational fit. No psychometric test results or interview feedback provided.

Michael Blankenship

Key Strengths

Cultural & Operational Fit

Top Skills

Skills

Experience

Projects

Key Strengths

Cultural & Operational Fit