Michael Blythe
Senior Content Developer at Microsoft
Bellingham, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Blythe is a Senior Content Developer at Microsoft with 11 years of experience translating complex data and cloud technologies into clear, practical guidance. He combines a deep background in SQL Server, Power BI, and the Microsoft Business Platform with hands-on experience automating Azure deployments and CI/CD pipelines, including contributions to the widely used Azure Quickstart Templates. Formerly a manager of content teams, he balances leadership and editorial rigor with ongoing content production—videos, blog posts, and long-form articles—focused on Power BI, Power Apps, Flow, CDS, and SharePoint Online. His MA in English Composition informs a sharp ability to make technical content accessible, while his scripting work in PowerShell and Bash reveals an unexpected operational fluency that bridges documentation and infrastructure.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts (M.A.), English Composition, Master of Arts (M.A.), English Composition at Western Washington University
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Github Skills (14)
powershell10
code-templates10
azure10
apptemplates10
bash10
azure-automation10
cpp-templates10
microsoft-azure10
html-template10
python-templates10
arm-templates10
cicd10
bicep9
azure-pipelines9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
Azure/azure-quickstart-templates
Jun 2020 - Oct 2020
Azure Quickstart Templates
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer & Cloud Engineer
DevOps Engineer & Cloud EngineerContributions:1 review, 59 commits, 27 PRs in 4 months
Contributions summary:Michael's contributions primarily involve infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and automation using PowerShell and Bash scripts, specifically focused on deploying and configuring Azure resources and integrating with cloud services. They were responsible for developing scripts to automate the deployment of Tableau Server on Azure VMs. The user also worked on setting up and integrating with Azure Automation and Azure Pipelines for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD). Their changes include modifying scripts to configure and manage resources and network configurations.
azuretemplatesarmbicepbicep-templates
MicrosoftDocs/powerapps-docs-pr
Oct 2017 - Jan 2018
Contributions:178 PRs, 92 pushes, 4 branches in 3 months
powershelltechnical-documentationpowerappsmicrosoft
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