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$300 / month
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Free 7-day trial
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Ongoing calls + chat
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Month to month, no contract.
MentorCruise summary
Tom is a former Director at Microsoft. He spent nearly three decades leading engineering teams at Microsoft and AMD, hiring and promoting engineers and coaching leaders. He helps engineers understand how hiring managers assess candidates, choose among tech career paths, and grow into leadership roles.
Based on 3 verified mentee reviews
- Two reviewers value his practical career guidance, including insight into hiring signals and the pros and cons of technology roles.
About
Hi, I’m Miller. I spent nearly three decades leading engineering teams at Microsoft (and AMD) covering gaming, cloud migrations, GPU performance, compilers, hardware design, and now the wonderfully chaotic world of AI. I’ve hired way too many people to count, promoted almost as many, and coached leaders through everything from “I think I might want to be a manager” to “My org just tripled and I haven’t slept in three days.”
My ideal mentees are curious, ambitious, and ready to grow; maybe you’re breaking into leadership, just now navigating the Director track, or trying to figure out how AI fits into your career without feeling like you’re being replaced by a VERY agreeable robot. I want to help you scale your impact, sharpen your decision‑making, and build systems that don’t require you to be in every meeting (unless you really love meetings, in which case… we can talk).
I mentor with a mix of humanity, practicality, and a little humor. I’ll help you see around corners, avoid common leadership traps, and build confidence in the moments where everything feels ambiguous (though if you think ambiguity lowers the further along you're in your career, I have shocking news for you).
As for what I do when I'm not coaching? I'm a published author of several game dev books and a few fiction novels. Other hobbies include running, gaming, making my own games, or trying to make the most of my pool here in Vegas.
If you’re ready to level up (whether in engineering, leadership, or AI‑driven work) reach out and let’s get started. I’d love to help you get where you’re going.
What mentees say
5 out of 5 stars
I'm a senior software engineer who is having trouble getting a job in the market right now. Tom has helped me see the hiring side of the equation: how they think, what signals they are looking for, helping me land interviews with insight I couldn't just get from a blog post. He thinks like a hiring manager, helping you decode your interviews to get feedback they never give you. He's exceptionally responsive, remembers details from session to session, and brings creative, non-obvious approaches to positioning yourself. I highly recommend working with Tom.
Mark
Standard Plan • 1 month
5 out of 5 stars
I appreciate Tom's help and support with my naive questions. Despite my weak programming skills, he is always very patient in answering my silly questions as thoroughly as he can. He would be great at mentoring a CTO or at least a mid-level software developer. I realize I need to pause the mentorship for a while to gain some necessary basic skills. I've been attending his mentorship for about a month, and now it's time for a pause. Even during this pause, I want to continue learning more about vibe coding, and he gives me very detailed guidance on it. I'll remember what he said about being tenacious. I will work hard so that when I resume the mentorship, I will be better and he will be able to guide me more easily：）
Jing
Standard Plan • 1 month
5 out of 5 stars
I did an ask me anything session with Tom. I was looking for some general career path advice and Tom gave me some good insights on the Pros and Cons of certain roles in tech. I plan to set up more sessions in the future.
Reed
Session: Ask Me Anything - 30 …
What happens when you start
You tell Tom your goals. They see exactly what you want to work on before session one.
You meet within days. Tom reviews your application and books your first session, usually within a day or two.
You leave with a plan. Concrete next steps and a weekly rhythm from your very first week.
