Mike Ruthruff is an accomplished Engineering Director at ProbablyMonsters with a robust background in data engineering and cloud solutions. Since May 2018, Mike has led a diverse team of data professionals, focusing on analytics services for various game titles while developing a cloud-native data ingestion and storage platform. Prior to this role, Mike served as an Engineering Architect at Bungie, where responsibilities included designing cloud infrastructure for dynamic resource expansion during game launches. Mike's tenure at Microsoft encompassed several roles, culminating in the position of Principal Software Architect, where Mike crafted high-performance data systems in Azure and engaged directly with customers to tailor solutions to their needs. Early career experience includes significant database responsibilities at Bungie, ensuring the performance and availability of game services. Mike holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Virginia Tech.