Summary
Chad Schulz is a senior consultant and seasoned engineering leader with 13 years of experience building high-impact web teams and delivering measurable product and platform improvements. Formerly a Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft, he led cross-functional initiatives that improved accessibility, reduced visual regressions, cut cloud spend, and achieved 99.9% uptime while growing a psychologically safe, feedback-driven culture. At Dura Digital he helps organizations translate ambitious product strategy into AI-enabled, production-ready engineering outcomes through global delivery studios and reusable design system practices. He pairs hands-on front-end and game development roots with strategic orchestration across design, product, and cloud operations—bringing both deep technical craft and organizational influence to complex transformations. Based in Seattle, he’s known for pragmatic governance models that speed delivery without sacrificing inclusivity or long-term maintainability.
13 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Multimedia, Multimedia at ITT Technical Institute-Green Bay