Michael Brown

About Michael Brown

I am an experienced software engineer with over 30 years of experience. I contribute to delivering cutting-edge IoT, Edge, AI/LLM and cloud solutions. My work focuses on enabling enterprise customers to adopt and scale cloud-first strategies, leveraging prompt engineering, reusable assets, and automated pipelines to enhance performance and reliability.In addition to my engineering expertise, I am the Founder and Executive Director of a nationally recognized nonprofit initiative and technology conference promoting diversity and inclusion in tech. With over five years of leadership experience, I have successfully scaled this platform, fostered partnerships, and mentored aspiring technologists to advance their careers. Through these avenues, I am committed to innovation, collaboration, and creating impactful solutions in the tech landscape.

Experience

1. Founder & Executive Director

   Juneteenthconf, Unl

   Jun 2020 — Present · Bellevue, WA, US

   Founded and grew a nationally recognized technology conference and nonprofit initiative celebrating Black voices in tech and advancing diversity and inclusion across the industry.• Created the vision and strategy, expanding the conference from a virtual event into a platform that attracted 20+ hours of original content, national recognition, and a growing base of corporate sponsors.• Raised over in sponsorships and voluntary donations, establishing strong partnerships with enterprise and community stakeholders.• Built and led cross-functional teams across marketing, operations, and content, scaling the conference to deliver a polished and impactful attendee experience.• Mentored and coached more than a dozen aspiring technologists, with over half successfully transitioning into new careers in tech.• Positioned the Juneteenth Conference as both a community anchor and leadership pipeline, demonstrating how technology organizations can combine innovation with social impact.

Education

• Western Governors University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science

  2020 — 2024

• Archbishop Quigley

  High School Diploma, Colleg Prep

  1991 — 1995

• Williams College

  Computer Science, Classics

  1995 — 1999

Skills

• Consulting
• Business Process Improvement
• Sql
• Enterprise Architecture
• Agile Project Management
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• .net Framework
• Ooad
• C#
• .net
• Javascript
• Software Design
• Integration
• Software Development
• Process Improvement
• Web Development
• Architectures
• Web Applications
• Sdlc
• Agile Methodologies
• Software Engineering
• Domain Modeling
• Architecture
• Software Project Management