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Michael Bryan Ross

Trailblazer · DISC type DI
Senior Director, Software Solutions at Gordon Brothers
📍 Needham, Massachusetts, United States

Michael is a Senior Director of Product and Engineering with extensive experience leading software development at firms like Gordon Brothers, Amazon, and Angi. Colleagues describe him as a highly motivated leader with a great dual understanding of the technical and business worlds. He holds an MBA from the University of San Diego.

His passion for building things dates back to his childhood love for the show Battlebots. This interest in engineering and robotics inspires him to create personal projects, demonstrating a genuine enthusiasm for technology that extends beyond his professional roles and into his personal time.

He built his own LLM-powered web experience, "Michael Nova, " inspired by his previous work at Amazon.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Senior Director, Software Solutions
Job Level
Senior
Location
Needham, Massachusetts, United States
Personality Overview

How Michael shows up

Persuasive
Friendly But Fast
Informal

They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation. A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them. They will bat for you if they come to believe in you.

Priorities

Topics Michael cares about

AI-Powered Chat
He worked on Alexa and the Nova web chat client at Amazon and later built his own personal LLM-powered project called "Michael Nova. "
Full Product Lifecycle
His current role involves managing the complete development lifecycle of custom software products for both internal and external systems.
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Career

Work history

7-2024
Senior Director, Software Solutions
Gordon Brothers
9-2022 - 7-2024
Senior Product Manager - Tech, AGI
Amazon
8-2021 - 9-2022
Director, Product - Pro Products
Angi
11-2020 - 8-2021
Associate Director, Product Management
Tripadvisor
10-2019 - 11-2020
Senior Product Manager, Spotlight Product Lead
Tripadvisor
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Education
B.A. in Communication
University of Maryland
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
University of San Diego
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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