Michael Wright is a Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS) at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Colleagues describe him as "I first met Mike almost 10 years ago when he volunteered to mentor my university project. Since then Mike has at different times been a colleague, mentor, manager, and friend. Mike is an excellent software engineer, with an emphasis on "engineering": he applies knowledge and ingenuity to provide outstanding solutions within cost and budget. Here are some the attributes that make Mike stand out from the crowd: he makes decisions based upon evidence rather than opinion; he understands both management and technical concerns, and is able to bridge the gap between them; he is diligent and will never let his team down. Mike is great person to work with and I'd be delighted to work with him for another 10 years!" and "I was extremely lucky to have Michael on my project team at Motorola because he was very highly regarded by all my colleagues. Michael is a consummate software engineer. He is passionate about technology, loves a challenge, and is a sensational problem solver. His understanding of software engineering processes is mature enough to assess tradeoffs if and when they are required. Michael has excellent team and leadership skills and manages to generate real enthusiasm within the team. He draws other talented staff to his team. Michael has a bright future and I highly recommend him."