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Michael Young

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Author at Thumb Publishing House
📍 Mountain View, California, United States

Michael is a Senior Technical Program Manager at Lightmatter with over 30 years of experience leading microprocessor projects from concept to execution. He holds a BEng with 1st Class Honors from The Manchester Metropolitan University and is described by colleagues as an "exceptionally effective program manager" with "great communication skills. "

Beyond his work in silicon design, Michael is an entrepreneur with sideline businesses in finance and real estate. He also developed a crowd-sourcing hospital aid app and authored a technical book to fill a knowledge gap he identified in the market.

He researched and wrote a technical book about the complex interaction of UK and USA tax systems for retirees.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Author
Job Level
Middle
Location
Mountain View, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Michael shows up

Self-Assured
People-Oriented
Trusting

They like to keep things under control. They will bat for you if they come to believe in you. They are more likely to be open to unproven but exciting technologies.

Priorities

Topics Michael cares about

Photonics Technology
His current role is at Lightmatter, a photonics company, and he recently posted, "The age of Photonics is here, " indicating a strong professional focus.
End-to-End Program Management
He has extensive experience driving full programs from concept through all testing phases (EVT, DVT, PVT) and into new product introduction (NPI).
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Author
Thumb Publishing House
3-2023
Sr Program Manager
Lightmatter
6-2021 - 12-2022
Sr Program Manager - VLSI
Groq
12-2017 - 6-2021
Sr Program Manager
AMD
3-2021
COO (part time)
Auxilium Ltd (Singapore)/Wardly (UK)
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Media appearances

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Education
1985 - 1989
BEng (1st Class Honors)
The Manchester Metropolitan University
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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