Mike Pennington is a Cloud Architect at Southwest Airlines. He possess expertise in software development, agile methodologies, c#, scrum, architecture and 32 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Mike is an architect of architects. One of the best I have ever seen. In addition to his high technical acumen and hands on involvement, Mike understands the value in solving the right business problem and making sure he right sizes the solution. He is also able to quickly solve big problems and is well respected for getting things done and done with high quality. You will hear him chime in if there is no clarity ‘What is the problem we are trying to solve?’ I love his candor and he does so while respecting all involved. He pushes team members and leaders to be better. He redirects time, energy and focus on solving big business problems and is often able to bring to the table perspectives no one has thought of before. One area I admire about Mike is that he starts by truly understanding business problems before jumping to solutions. He is a valued thought partner to our business and makes our business better. To sum it all up: Mike is a Rockstar.", "I had the privilege of working with Mike for nearly five years and I would work with him again in an instant. Mike is the most pragmatic software engineer I’ve ever met. The solutions he engineers always solve the business problem, are elegant, and are never over engineered. He will never push for a technology just because it is the flavor of the month, but only if it is truly the right tool for the job. Beyond his top-notch technical skills Mike is an excellent technology leader. He motivates his teams to deliver the right software as fast as possible without sacrificing quality. He also is always looking for ways to do more with the product and deliver more value then the stakeholders might realize is possible. Above all else Mike is a nice guy to work with. He will always listen to other's opinions, is willing to change his mind, and will support the vision the organization decides to execute.", and "Mike is a great leader. He is excellent when it comes to listening to everyone's opinions and ideas, taking them into consideration, and even changing his own point of view when a better one comes up. He is not "set in his ways" like a lot of Sr. Engineers can be. He is also really good at keeping the team focused and striving together towards a common goal. On top of all of that, he has an incredible amount of both technical and domain knowledge. He is the kind of guy that without a question, brings the quality of the the team around him way up. I really enjoy working with and learning from Mike."