Summary
Michael Harrison is a pragmatic Director of Architecture with over two decades of hands-on experience designing resilient, product-focused systems that accelerate drug development and deliver mission-critical healthcare integrations. Based in Madison, he blends domain-driven and service-oriented design with a strong engineering practice—advocating visible decision records, well-defined DoD, and outcome measurement—to help teams make informed, auditable choices. At Janssen he led the Zeno data catalog SaaS migration and architected integrations for next-generation CAR-T workflows, emphasizing data unification, observability, and AI readiness. He has a track record of shipping dependable GraphQL APIs and message-driven architectures that coordinate life-saving care, and he consistently favors observable, pragmatic solutions over experimental orchestration. Comfortable across Ruby, JavaScript, C#, functional languages and BPM tooling, he pairs deep technical breadth with product stewardship and a continual appetite for learning from peers. An anthropology BA by training, he brings a user-centered perspective to complex technical and organizational problems.
17 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Hampton Roads Academy
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Anthropology, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Anthropology at Princeton University
Spanish