HOUSTON, February 04, 2025 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Michael Ashade has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Mr. Ashade is a distinguished strategy, operations, and business development professional. He currently holds the position of senior manager of strategic planning at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Inc., where he has been instrumental since 2022. In this role, Mr. Ashade is part of a team that leads the company's annual planning. His expertise and dedication have been pivotal in configuring data governance within the sales force, marking a significant first-time setup for AWS.
Apart from his role at AWS, Mr. Ashade has been serving as the co-founder and chief operating officer of urKnight since 2018, demonstrating his entrepreneurial spirit and leadership capabilities. urKnight is recognized as a mobile app-based service providing on-demand physical security internationally.
Mr. Ashade's career journey has been marked by a series of notable roles. Before becoming a senior manager at AWS, he was a program manager for sales strategy and operations from 2020 to 2022, where he managed strategic initiatives. Mr. Ashade also found success as an engagement manager at Mu Sigma between 2016 and 2020, where he honed his skills in client engagement and project management.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Ashade held several critical positions at Infosys Limited. He was a business development executive from 2009 to 2010, which overlapped with his position as an associate sales director between 2009 and 2016. His technical understanding was previously developed during his tenure as a technical support engineer II at Siemens from 2007 to 2009 and as a field engineer in wireline at Schlumberger (SLB) between 2006 and 2007. Mr. Ashade began his professional journey as a standards engineer II at Consumers Energy in 2005, where he spent a year diversifying his skillset.
Mr. Ashade's academic background includes a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Kettering University in 2004 and a Master of Business Administration in general management from the University of Texas at Austin in 2009.
In addition to his professional achievements, Mr. Ashade is actively involved in several industry-related and civic organizations, including the National Black MBA Association, the National Society of Black Engineers, and Toastmasters International. His commitment to community service is also evident through his long-term volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity International since 2011 and as the founder of the Ethan Ashade Foundation.
Mr. Ashade's contributions have been recognized with multiple awards from AWS. He also received the Top Account Manager Award from Infosys Limited, as well as various scholarship and grant awards throughout his career. He attributes his success to being a continuous learner who thrives on mastering new challenges and applying his knowledge across multiple domains.
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