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Mike Chow

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Principal Application Engineer at DIRECTV
📍 Los Angeles, California, United States

Mike is a Principal Application/System Engineer at DIRECTV with over 10 years of experience building reliable, high-availability systems. Described by colleagues as reliable, innovative, and a knowledgeable mentor, he specializes in performance optimization and operational excellence. He attended DeVry University and UCLA Extension.

He served as a dedicated mentor to a colleague for over a decade, making a significant impact on their professional growth.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Principal Application Engineer
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Priorities

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System Reliability
A core theme in his work, focusing on zero-downtime deployments, failover testing, and optimizing mission-critical broadcast and Ad Sales systems at DIRECTV.
Infrastructure Modernization
He led the migration of legacy platforms to AWS and modernized broadcast systems, highlighting his focus on improving scalability, resilience, and efficiency.
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Career

Work history

8-2016 - 6-2025
Principal Application Engineer
DIRECTV
1-2012 - 8-2016
Professional / Application Engineer
DIRECTV
1-2010 - 1-2012
Staff Engineer III
DIRECTV
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Education
Bachelor's degree
DeVry University
Technical Management Extension Program
UCLA Extension
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