David Nicholas
Software Development Manager - Amazon Entertainment
- Role
- Software Development Manager at Amazon
- Location
- Portland, OR, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About David Nicholas
Hi, I’m David. I lead AI transformation inside engineering organizations, redesigning…
Experience
Software Development Manager
Sep 2021 — Present · US
Directed the Alexa+ Video Voice Search & Play team, delivering Alexa+ Video Voice experiences across Fire TV, Multi-Modal, and Mobile devices. Oversaw agentic development and experts-based orchestration to scale Alexa+ Video Voice to in-market and launching devices, while building and developing a high-performing engineering team.While at Amazon:Led Alexa+ Video Voice Search & Play CX, one of the most complex in-market agentic systems. Delivered experts-based orchestration to enable AI-driven delivery of video Search and Play customer experiences.Accelerated Developer AI adoption by launching a hands-on bootcamp that improved adoption and usage metrics. The program success led to adoption and scaling by Amazon Organization level teams.Drove Operational Excellence by streamlining processes and reducing operational burden through assessment, alignment, and optimization of service ownership, enabling the team to prioritize high-value feature delivery.Built and developed a 12-person engineering team, fostering a culture of innovation and accountability. Mentored engineers into leadership roles, improved retention, and embedded Amazon Leadership Principles to scale delivery and organizational impact.
Education
University of Portland
Theater Arts
1999 — 2000
Oregon State University
BS
2005 — 2008
Skills
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- User Experience
- Marketing Strategy
- Social Media
- Heuristic Evaluation
- Consumer Product Testing
- User-Centered Design
- Human Factors Engineering
- Marketing
- Video Editing
- Public Speaking
- Mobile Devices
- Microsoft Office
- Leadership
- Non-Linear Editing
- Video Production
- Strategy
- Social Networking
- Data Analysis
- Social Media Marketing
- Project Management
- Media Production
- Lecturing
- Usability Testing
- Testing
- User Experience Facilitation
- Project Managment
- Management
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