Michael Scott Winslow

About Michael Scott Winslow

I am a Distinguished Engineer / Engineering Director with extensive experience in many industries including: Cable, Insurance, Pharma/Biotech, Food Services, Entertainment and Healthcare.I am a dedicated people leader, an international speaker, and a true DevOps thought leader.I believe strongly in the concept of team and mentoring in the workplace. I acknowledge 5 specific mentors in my professional career and I am always willing to accept a learning role from people with exceptional technical or domain knowledge.Conversely, I am acknowledged by numerous individuals as their professional mentor. It is a source of pride to me: Why do I believe so strongly in the concept of Team?It is NOT inherent in all people to be a part of a team. Many professionals concentrate mainly on their own performance while allowing teammates to make mistakes that affect the team as a whole.I enjoy having team success and being a key part of it. I insist that learning and professional development be baked into the process of delivery. My teams are known for having both a culture of knowledge sharing and a pragmatic approach to delivering measurable value.With this driving thought behind me, I often seek to move my teams toward concepts such as: Scripted and Impressive Feature Demonstrations Clean code that other team members can easily read Documented team processes Regularly scheduled Lunch & Learns Mentoring new and young developers Understanding your impact on the rest of the teamI love to have conversations about new technologies and being a part of a team so please reach out to me if these things interest you also!

Experience

1. Vice President of Engineering, Platform & Sre

   Thrive Market

   Feb 2026 — Present · US

Education

• University of Virginia Darden School of Business

  Executive Leadership Development Program, Organizational Leadership

• Rowan University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science

  1993 — 1998

Skills

• Agile Methodologies
• Scrum
• Xml
• Software Development
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Oracle
• Spring
• Tomcat
• Asp.net
• Sdlc
• C#
• Eclipse
• Web Development
• Databases
• Visual Basic
• Insurance
• Soa
• Javascript
• Maven
• Iis
• Cvs
• Ajax
• Test Driven Development
• Vb.net
• Continuous Integration
• .net
• Java
• Html 5
• Bdd
• Continuous Delivery
• Design Patterns
• Visual Studio
• Json
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Saas
• Flash Professional
• Clinical Research
• Clinical Trials
• Insurance Industry
• CRO