Summary
Derek Martin is a Principal Program Manager at Microsoft leading Azure Global Resiliency and Validation with over a decade of experience designing and operationalizing cloud and datacenter solutions. He has progressed through architect and senior technical roles at Microsoft after earlier leadership in consulting and utility IT, giving him deep expertise in reliability, validation, and large-scale cloud architecture. Based in Frisco, Texas, Derek blends hands-on architecture experience with program-level orchestration to harden Azure’s global services. His background includes building enterprise systems for utilities and guiding sales and pre-sales as a practice lead, which contributes to a pragmatic, customer-focused approach to resiliency. Colleagues rely on him for translating complex reliability requirements into measurable validation programs that keep distributed services operational at scale.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Study Abroad International/Global Studies, Study Abroad International/Global Studies at Semester At Sea / ISE
MIS Management Information Systems History, MIS Management Information Systems History at Oklahoma State University
History, History at Northeastern State University
Math, Math at Oklahoma Baptist University
Meeker High School