Michael Adewale

Conceived, designed, and launched a SaaS platform from ideation to implementation, owning the full product lifecycle from gathering business requirements to defining acceptance criteria. Coordinated across DevOps, QA, and cloud infrastructure to ensure continuous delivery and scalability, while also developing backlog grooming, prioritization frameworks, and delivery roadmaps.

Served as a project manager overseeing multiple enterprise initiatives across Disney’s Technology and Business units, managing vendor contracts, budgets, scope, and development teams. Drove delivery across Agile and hybrid environments, including a $70M+ financial migration to SAP Ariba and a $1M QMS automation project.

Led a security and compliance program within Microsoft’s Data Loss Prevention (DLP) team, building dashboards using Kusto Query and automating escalation workflows for policy violations. Managed timelines, milestones, and KPIs for a multi-phase security initiative impacting thousands of employees.

Led compliance-driven infrastructure expansion for AWS global data centers, overseeing cross-border shipment, documentation, and deployment of servers, switches, and routers. Managed vendor contracts, trade compliance, regulatory assessments, and country-specific import/export laws.

Delivered Azure-powered innovation with timeline, budget, and KPI oversight, accelerating execution and delivery of customer development and use cases for Azure. Directed collaborative engagements with internal and external partners to define and develop program requirements for Azure-powered hardware and software innovations.

Led a $15M+ DevOps portfolio across engineering environments, delivering three enterprise initiatives under budget. Partnered with engineering teams to design and deploy fully automated CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, and implemented Helm charts and Kubernetes to improve deployment scalability.

Led multiple software and infrastructure programs, coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time and within budget using Agile methodologies. Designed and implemented automated DevOps pipelines using Github CI/CD, improving deployment speed and system reliability.

Managed programs and contributed to DevOps engineering initiatives. Focused on delivering projects and improving operational efficiency.

Served as a Senior Scrum Master, facilitating Agile processes and ensuring team adherence to Scrum principles. Focused on removing impediments and fostering a collaborative environment to maximize project delivery.

Completed a Master’s in Business Administration, focusing on advanced business principles and management strategies. Gained expertise in leadership, finance, and operations relevant to various industries.

Obtained a Bachelor of Science degree, developing foundational knowledge in scientific principles and analytical methods. Focused on core coursework to build a strong academic base.