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Michael Sharps

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Software Development Manager at Amazon Web Services at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
📍 Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States

Michael is a Software Development Manager at AWS, focusing on Data Products and Science for the Worldwide Public Sector. His experience spans from startups to large enterprises, with recent work including co-authoring several research papers on AI/ML. Colleagues note his high degree of technical expertise and mindful approach to solutions.

He earned a Master of Science from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Maryland Baltimore County.

Unique fact: He has co-authored multiple research publications for Amazon Science on topics like Large Language Models and tabular data representation.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Software Development Manager at Amazon Web Services
Job Level
Middle
Location
Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Michael shows up

Hard To Convince
Demanding
ROI Conscious

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They respond well to confident salespeople.

Priorities

Topics Michael cares about

AI/ML Research
He has co-authored several recent research papers at Amazon Science on AI topics, including multi-agent debate and large language models (LLMs).
Public Sector Tech
His current role is with AWS's World Wide Public Sector organization, and he has expressed excitement about AI/ML transforming public sector organizations.
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Career

Work history

4-2024
Software Development Manager at Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
5-2022 - 4-2024
Software Development Manager - Prime Video iOS Client
Amazon
8-2020 - 5-2022
Software Development Manager - Mobile Device Extensions
Amazon
3-2017 - 7-2020
Software Development Manager - Discovery Service
Amazon
3-2014 - 1-2017
Lead Application Developer
Starbucks
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Media appearances

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Education
Master of Science
Stanford University
Bachelor of Science
University of Maryland Baltimore County
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DISC profile (public)

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