Michel Bechelani

Michel Bechelani

Associate Director, Software Engineering
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Engineering leader with 15+ years of experience designing and scaling technology that enhances guest engagement, streamlines operations, and powers immersive digital experiences. Proven success leading cross-functional DevOps and software teams through complex transformations—cloud architecture, CI/CD, automation, and modern platform development. Skilled in delivering enterprise systems across healthcare, IoT, and SaaS, with a focus on creativity, reliability, and continuous innovation. Passionate about using technology to tell stories and create magical, memorable experiences at scale.

Work Experiences

Associate Director, Software Engineering

Aya Healthcare | Jul 2024 – Present
  • Mentored junior managers and aligned roadmaps with strategic goals.
  • Cut project timelines by 30% through optimized agile workflows.
  • Improved time-to-market by streamlining internal approvals.

Sr Manager, DevOps Development

Aya Healthcare | Jul 2022 – Jul 2024
  • Modernized CI/CD pipelines to boost reliability and cut cycle times by 35%.
  • Automated workflows that increased team output by 20%.
  • Integrated systems post-acquisition with zero downtime.

Manager, DevOps Development

Aya Healthcare | Sep 2021 – Jul 2022
  • Advanced automation-first engineering practices to support continuous delivery.
  • Unified toolchains across teams after acquisitions.

Principal Engineer

Aya Healthcare | Jul 2020 – Sep 2021
  • Built scalable CI/CD in Azure DevOps to increase release velocity.
  • Unified GitHub, Jira, and Azure DevOps to streamline dev workflows.
  • Improved security and compliance with tighter code governance.

Senior Software Engineer

Aya Healthcare | Jul 2018 – Jun 2020
  • Developed .NET Core and Angular features that improved user engagement.
  • Modernized legacy apps for better speed and maintainability.

Senior Software Engineer

Renovate America | Feb 2016 – Jun 2018
  • Built microservices for guest experiences and agile delivery.
  • Set up CI/CD with TeamCity and Octopus Deploy, cutting release times in half.
  • Scaled apps with Docker and Kubernetes; used Terraform for IaC.

Cloud Architect / DevOps Engineer

Blast Motion | Feb 2013 – Sep 2015
  • Built REST APIs used by millions daily; migrated data to DynamoDB.
  • Designed analytics pipelines with Redshift and EMR.
  • Managed large-scale AWS services including EC2, RDS, SQS, and IAM.

Architect

Nasoft USA | Jun 2011 – Jan 2013
  • Migrated cloud systems from AWS to Azure for cost savings.
  • Built a SaaS appraisal platform tailored to real estate workflows.

Senior Software Engineer

Nasoft USA | May 2008 – Jun 2011
  • Developed and maintained enterprise software systems.
  • Contributed to early-stage SaaS product development initiatives.

Projects

CI/CD Modernization Initiative

Aya Healthcare

Unified legacy deployment pipelines into Azure DevOps; reduced tooling sprawl by 40% and deployment lead times by 60%.

IoT API Gateway

Confidential

Developed a secure API gateway to handle traffic from 100k+ IoT devices using REST and GraphQL interfaces.