Experience
2011 — Present
Jan 2017 — Present
Software Engineer II
Microsoft
Redmond, WA
- Working on a real-time voice AI for Facilitator in Teams that’s currently in Early Access.
- Implemented server-side and client-side service integrations for the tool-calling system so skills can retrieve data from Microsoft systems.
- Built the app authentication layer that allows the bot to communicate securely with connected services.
- Built the human-in-the-loop approval flow for skills that require permission before execution.
- Served as the sole engineer responsible for Responsible AI compliance and evaluation coverage for the system.
- Built and iterated on an evaluation framework that executes 1,000+ safety tests to validate releases and support compliance requirements.
- Developed coverage across personal harms, hallucination and grounding quality, jailbreak attempts, prompt injection, and tool misuse scenarios.
- Previously contributed across Teams, Mesh, and SharePoint Spaces on collaboration features, tooling, build automation, and cross-system integration.
Mar 2014 — Dec 2016
Senior Software Engineer
Affirma Consulting
Bellevue, WA
- Served as a development lead for custom software projects.
- Designed technical solutions, assigned work, mentored junior developers, and provided delivery estimates for sales and project planning.
- Built applications for clients across a range of business domains and technical stacks.
Jul 2011 — Mar 2014
Software Development Consultant
Microsoft
Seattle, WA
- Provided technical leadership and software engineering on custom application work for Fortune 500 companies.
- Delivered solutions in close partnership with Microsoft stakeholders and enterprise customers.
Selected Projects
Microsoft Global Hackathon
Agentic Copilot
2025
Microsoft Global Hackathon
Ideated, architected, and led a hackathon project focused on agentic AI experiences, coordinating a team of 5–8 engineers and building a solution spanning C# web services and a React front end.
SiteBuilder Copilot
2024
Microsoft Global Hackathon
Led a team of 5–8 engineers on a generative AI website builder concept, creating initial scaffolding and contributing to a Python and TypeScript implementation.