Simon Powell
Principal Technical Program Manager at Microsoft
Bellevue, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSimon Powell is a Principal Technical Program Manager at Microsoft with over 11 years in software and a long corporate tenure spanning program and engineering roles since the early 2000s. He specializes in delivering ML, IoT and online media solutions, guiding products from requirements through release while balancing Agile and waterfall approaches. Known for translating complex technical architectures into clear business value, he has led diverse global teams and built cross-organizational relationships that accelerate delivery. His background combines hands-on software development experience with strategic program leadership, giving him credibility across engineering and product stakeholders. Based in Bellevue, he holds an MSc in Information Science and an interdisciplinary BA that blends computing with economic and social history—an unusual mix that informs his systems-thinking and customer-focused approach.
10 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Information Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Information Science at City St George’s, University of LondonB.A. (Hons.) Economic & Social History with Computing, B.A. (Hons.) Economic & Social History with Computing at University of Kent
French
Github Skills (53)
csharp9
sdk9
inno-setup9
uwp-apps9
azure-ad-b2c9
azure-bot-service9
bot-framework9
microsoft-store9
wpf8
agile8
python8
windows-service8
microsoft-cognitive-services8
bots8
java8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
simonpo/generator-botscaffold
Mar 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:30 pushes, 3 branches, 6 comments in 8 months
simonpo/demobot
Feb 2017 - Apr 2017
Contributions:64 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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