Michael Evans
Principal Applied Science Manager at Microsoft
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Evans is a Principal Applied Science Manager at Microsoft with a decade-plus career translating spatial and search research into production systems that serve millions. He leads cross-functional teams in M365 Core Search Relevance to improve enterprise Copilot and search quality using transformer models, semantic search, and RAG, building on deep expertise in geocoding, routing, and geographic information retrieval from his Bing Maps work. His background includes a PhD in computer science and research on spatial big data, giving him a strong foundation in both theory and large-scale engineering. Known for shipping novel systems—such as a geocoding platform and transformer-based route ranking—he excels at turning academic insight into reliable, user-facing features. Based in Seattle, he combines rigorous research instincts with pragmatic product focus and a passion for developing strong teams.
8 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Computer Science, PhD, Computer Science at University of MinnesotaBA, Computer Science, BA, Computer Science at Saint John's University
Github Skills (26)
microsoft10
architecture10
azure-api-management10
microsoft-azure10
azure-powershell10
azure-architecture10
arm10
azure10
documentation10
arm-templates8
bicep8
azure-webapp7
azure-functions6
devops5
maven-plugin5
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
mike-urnun-msft/api-management-policy-snippets
Oct 2019 - Jun 2021
Re-usable examples of Azure API Management policies
Contributions:4 pushes in 1 year 8 months
apipoliciesazure-api-managementapi-managementazure-api
mike-urnun-msft/dotnet-fake-json-server
Feb 2022 - Feb 2023
Fake JSON Server is a Fake REST API that can be used as a Back End for prototyping or as a template for a CRUD Back End.
Contributions:2 pushes in 1 year
backendcrudjson-serverrestrest-api
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