Michael Winslow

Michael Winslow

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Vice President of Engineering, Platform & SRE
United States

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  • Thrive Market
    Vice President of Engineering, Platform & SRE
    Thrive Market
    Feb 2026 - Current (9 months)
  • Amazon Music
    Head of Client Experiences Engineering
    Amazon Music
    Nov 2022 - Feb 2026 (3 years 4 months)
    At Amazon Music, I lead a global engineering organization where technology meets creativity. My teams bring music, podcasts, and audiobooks to life through seamless experiences powered by data, AI, and a culture of innovation that connects artists and listeners around the world.
    • Lead engineering strategy and global delivery for customer-facing experiences across mobile, web, and TV, partnering with Product, Design, and Science to align on roadmap priorities and ensure successful delivery.
    • Direct engineering execution for major launches including Amazon Music: Delivered, InsightsHub, and Audible integration, strengthening customer engagement and retention.
    • Oversee employee allocation for 150+ engineers, QAEs, and TPMs, m
  • Comcast
    Distinguished Engineer / Executive Director
    Comcast
    Nov 2021 - Oct 2022 (1 year)
    I'm honored to be a Distinguished Engineer who also has people leader responsibilities. The dual title reflects both my passion for technology and leadership.
  • Comcast
    Senior Director, Software Development & Engineering
    Comcast
    Oct 2020 - Nov 2021 (1 year 2 months)
    Leading the amazing teams that focus on the technology behind the client entertainment experience across mobile, web and television.
  • Comcast
    Director, Software Strategy & Transformation
    Comcast
    Feb 2018 - Oct 2020 (2 years 9 months)
    • Establish relationships with key leadership from around the company to lead enterprise-wide initiatives
    • Create engineering opportunities that span across Comcast’s operating companies (including Dreamworks and SKY)
    • Drive organizational development and strategies to align with the Company's overall vision and objectives
    • Lead organizer for Comcast’s internal Devops Conferences (Philadelphia, Reston, Denver, Seattle)
    • Evangelize Comcast’s Technology Software Strategy to all parts of the company
    • Empower software development teams to meet goals and objectives in a timely manner
    • Encourage a delivery-focused mindset for developing software which includes proper documentation, clear communication of value,
  • Comcast
    Senior Engineering Manager
    Comcast
    Feb 2016 - Feb 2018 (2 years 1 month)
    • In charge of evaluating and hiring a software development team by: Conducting developer phone screens, coordinating both face-to-face and Google hangout interviews with the on-site team, gathering feedback from interviewers, presenting final decisions to the hiring manager
    • Manage all Developers and Operations Engineers (use the term DevOps if you like) tasked to build the BackOffice for a confidential project in the Mobile space
    • Propose diagrams for sequence flow, initial process flow and process improvement
    • Encouraged Continuous Improvement of the team members (Kai-Zen) through several techniques including: Retrospectives, Lunch & Learns, Scripted Feature Demonstrations, Pair Programming
    • Automated the tenuous
  • Comcast
    Scrum Master / Lead Software Developer
    Comcast
    Mar 2013 - Feb 2016 (3 years)
    Lead Software Developer
    • In charge of evaluating a hiring a software development team by: Conducting developer phone screens, coordinating both face-to-face and Google hangout interviews with the on-site team, gathering feedback from interviewers, presenting final decisions to the hiring manager
    • Currently developing webservices functionality for products in the Xfinity Connect group using Spring MVC and Jersey
    • Gladly created and contributed documentation to the team Wiki. Developer Guidelines, Environment Setup Instructions, Dev/QA/Staging Lab Specifications
    • Implemented a back-end agnostic architecture that utilizes the adapter and factory design patterns to allow "swapping" between feeder webservices.
    • De
  • Oracle
    Senior Java Developer / Scrum Master
    Oracle
    Mar 2009 - Mar 2013 (4 years 1 month)
    Senior Developer / Java
    • Spent 4+ years working on ORACLE’s rules-based insurance policy administration software
    • Currently working on a team to develop a new Web Services interface to our core product based on the Onion Architecture ( BDD -> TDD, SOAP UI )
    • Lead Developer on a project to create tools and processes to localize our application for 5 languages.
    ( Languages included: English, German, Spanish, Dutch, Chinese )
    • Developed enhancements to our in-house Data Intake application for importing group and individual insurance members from flat data files (Eclipse 3.4, Spring 2.0, Liquibase 2.0, Coherence, ActiveMQ)
    • Developed countless features and bug fixes (Eclipse, Maven, Subversion, Coherence, S
  • Oracle
    Senior .Net Developer
    Oracle
    Mar 2008 - Mar 2009 (1 year 1 month)
    • Worked extensively on the company’s rules-based Policy Administration System for the Insurance industry. Created C# interpreter classes to translate XML rules into compiled code.
    • Worked on all layers of the application (UI, Business, Data).
    • Used MVP pattern to implement interface agnostic programming. Separated the presentation layer from all internal processing using UIP, Model and Page modules.
    • Implimented a transactional logic structure to an existing general ledger application where clients were noticing that the credits and debits were not adding up (C#)
    • Installed and set up a multi-tenant Jetbrains TeamCity continuous integration server which launched MSBuild agents
    • Utilized a Repository(Aggregat
  • Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
    Senior Consultant
    Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
    Jan 2007 - Nov 2007 (11 months)
    • Maintained and enhanced a distributed desktop application written in C# / Oracle 10g backend. The application created sales projections for individual drug products based on factors such as historical performance, market share and the date the patent expires.
    • Created extensive web-based reports to supplement the desktop (Winforms) application using ASP.Net 2.0.
    • Technologies used: Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, C#, ASP.Net, Oracle 10g, CVS
  • Alliance Consulting
    Consultant / Pfizer
    Alliance Consulting
    May 2004 - Dec 2004 (8 months)
    • Worked as Lead Developer on a team to create an application to catalog Pfizer’s enterprise-wide information sources
    • Based on user requirements, created a comprehensive Vision document outlining deliverables, business requirements, object documentation, data models and process models
    • Based on the Vision Document, created multiple Living Scope Documents for each phase of the project
    • Used ASP .NET as the user interface layer, VB .NET for the data/middle layer, and SQL Server 2000 as the database. Javascript and C# were also used
    • Kept tight communication with the other developers, the project manager and the business users.
    • Technologies used: Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, Active Server Pages/ASP+, Visual I
  • HewlettPackard Financial Services
    Consultant
    HewlettPackard Financial Services
    Jan 2004 - Jan 2006 (2 years 1 month)
    • Lead Developer for HP’s Online Credit Approval system. The system was a 3-Tier application using ASP front end, Visual Basic 6.0 middle tier, and Oracle 10g database (upgraded from Oracle 8i). Interfaced with the Oracle database primarily through TOAD.
    • Senior developer for an HP initiative to have a centralized account information system. Microsoft Message Queue was used to transfer XML messages to and from disparate systems to synchronize account information. A mixture of Web and Windows Services were deployed to process the MSMQ messages as they arrive.
    • Used ASP .NET as the user interface layer, C# for the data/middle layer and Web/Windows Services, and SQL Server 2000 as the database.
    • Kept tight communication w
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    Owner
    The DJayz Entertainment Software
    Feb 2001 - Mar 2001 (2 months)
    • Developed and Marketed a PC-based "jukebox" that thinks and acts like a live DJ
    • Used the software to DJ at many venues including: The Spirit of Philadelphia, The Constitution Center, The Adventure Aquarium, KitchenBar, The Wet Whistle, LaBoom ( Cabo San Lucas ), The Mansion in Voorhees, Denim, Bluezette
    • Created a version for Party Buses that allow passengers to enhance their experience with the feel of a real DJ
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    Director, Web Development
    Advanced Biologics
    Jan 2001 - Jan 2003 (2 years 1 month)
    • Developed the Rapid Application Development Methodology for the Web Development Department.
    • Redesigned the existing public web site for Advanced Biologics
    • Designed, developed and implemented the Advanced Biologics Extranet ( AdvancedLink ). This was a web based online community / portal used to simplify communications between Advanced Biologics employees, their clients, and the outside contractors utilized by the companies. All best practices for the web were considered. Security for the system fits into the FDA’s 21 CFR 11 compliance.
    • In charge of 4 developers (full time and contractors).
    • Submitted performance reviews.
    • Technologies used: Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, Active Server Pages/ASP+, Visual
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    Developer
    VerisVisalign
    Sep 2000 - Mar 2001 (7 months)
    • Helped to develop the Rapid Application Development Methodology for the Development Group at Visalign, Inc.
    • Worked as the project lead on a team to design, create and implement a web based application for Time Warner. The function of the application was to create an online community of Time Warner employees and Shipping Company personnel in order to save money on shipping products.
    • Technologies used: Active Server Pages, Visual Interdev, COM+/DCOM+, Visual Basic 6.0, SQL Server 7.0, File System Object, XML, XSL
  • Aramark
    Application Developer
    Aramark
    Aug 1998 - Aug 2000 (2 years 1 month)
    • Helped to develop the Rapid Application Development Methodology for the Internet Services Group at Aramark, Inc.
    • Worked as the project lead on a team to design, create and implement an application in Visual Basic used to maintain information for Aramark’s knowledge base. The roles of this team included: Project Lead, Business Analyst, Technical Lead and Graphics Designer.
    • Created a web-based front end, using Active Server Pages, to access knowledge base information via the company’s corporate Intranet.
    • Created objects to interact with the company’s Exchange Server to allow the web developers to send personalized messages automatically in web applications.
    • Created SiteKit2k - By creating a very simple folder st
  • Wawa Inc
    Consultant
    Wawa Inc
    Jan 1998 - Jul 1998 (7 months)
    Worked with a team to upgrade the PCs in every branch and every office. This included backing up all of the individuals email and restoring on the new machine. Also getting them reconnected to the network.
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    Consultant
    Decisive Business Systems Inc
    Jun 1997 - Jul 1998 (1 year 2 months)
    Worked as a help desk technician, on-site consultant and application developer. Did work with several local companies during my time at DBS.
  • TD
    Consultant
    TD
    Jun 1997 - Dec 1997 (7 months)
    (Commerce Bank at the time) Worked with a team to upgrade the PCs in every branch and every office. This included backing up all of the individuals email and restoring on the new machine. Also getting them reconnected to the network. It was also gratifying because commerce allowed me to donate the old computers to a few lower income schools in the area where I had teachers as friends!
  • FMC Corporation
    Intern
    FMC Corporation
    Jan 1994 - Jan 1997 (3 years 1 month)
    Received extensive training in Visual Basic for Applications. This helped me in my final year as an intern. I was tasked in writing an automated system that would open documents called MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) from various FMC departments around the world. These MSDS all carried the same required information, but stored them in vastly different formats. My application grabbed all of this information and re-saved them all in documents that had the same format. Very fun stuff.
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  • University of Virginia Darden School of Business
    Executive Leadership Development Program, Organizational Leadership
    University of Virginia Darden School of Business
    Oct 2021 - May 2022 (8 months)
  • Rowan University
    Bachelor of Science (BS, Computer Science
    Rowan University
    Jan 1993 - Jan 1998 (5 years 1 month)
  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
    Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
    Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
    Jan 1993 - Jan 1994 (1 year 1 month)
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    The D-Jayz : Entertainment Software
    A PC-based "jukebox" that thinks and acts like a live DJ.
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    Philly’s 100 RealLIST Connectors
    Issued by Technically Philly
    Article: https://bit.ly/2BiBXsI

    What does Philly’s tech community look like and who helps build it?

    In this list you’ll see many different initiatives that these leaders have started and organized, but there’s one thing that unites them: It’s not just about them. In the conversations we’ve had over the years, it’s become clear that they care about their city’s tech and business community, and about leaving it better for future generations.

    Many have had success at individual pursuits, but so often it’s the case that they realize they didn’t get there on their own. So now, they’re connecting others to help the cycl
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    The Dennis Botman Story: A Tale of Next-Level Chatops
    NCTA The Internet Television Association Oct
    What do you do when you have an amazing team and you want to make them even better? The 1995 Chicago Bulls added Dennis Rodman. Well, our team at Comcast created Dennis BOT-man: An automated Chatops bot that helped us re-imagine how we support our internal engineering teams.
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    Conversations you need to have before moving from monoliths to microservices
    LeadDevcom Apr
    Contrary to what some people will tell you, microservices are not always the right decision. Sometimes, it’s more beneficial to stick with the battle-tested monoliths you already have.

    But I am not here to talk you out of moving to microservices. I’ve actually helped lead two large-scale migrations to microservices in the last five years, and in both projects, one thing was clear. We could have benefited from having a few more upfront conversations about the reasons we were moving to microservices. The following conversations are ones I wish I had with my engineering, operations, and leadership teams before we embarked on the move.
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    Change in a Successful Organization: Avoid Complacency by Making a Case for Continuous Improvement
    IT Revolution Oct
    Many organizations often unknowingly exhibit complacency and only incorporate significant change when a crisis or imminent threat emerges. To correct this, we have to explore how to answer the following questions without a crisis:

    How do you create awareness and bias-to-action to overcome organizational inertia to initiate change? How do you transfer awareness and action across all levels of the organization, from the C-suite to the frozen middle and down to the everyday practitioner? How do you transform the organizational mindset and culture to one that ultimately rejects complacency itself?
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    (Contributor) 97 Things Every Cloud Engineer Should Know
    OReilly Media Inc Dec
    Story Title: "Damn It, Jim! I'm a Cloud Engineer, Not an Accountant!"

    If you create, manage, operate, or configure systems running in the cloud, you're a cloud engineer--even if you work as a system administrator, software developer, data scientist, or site reliability engineer. With this book, professionals from around the world provide valuable insight into today's cloud engineering role.

    These concise articles explore the entire cloud computing experience, including fundamentals, architecture, and migration. You'll delve into security and compliance, operations and reliability, and software development. And examine networking, organizational culture, and more. You're sure to find 1, 2, or 97 things that inspire you
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