Chris Lovett
Software Engineer at Microsoft
Woodinville, Washington, United States
Summary
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RockstarChris Lovett is a software engineer with 11 years of hands-on experience contributing to high-impact open source and research projects across Microsoft Research, autonomous systems, and embedded flight control. He blends full-stack, backend, and embedded expertise—having improved UI telemetry tools in AirSim, tightened concurrency testing in Coyote, and hardened MAVLink and failsafe logic for PX4 autopilots. His work spans languages and domains from theorem-proving internals in Lean 4 to machine-learning on edge devices and front-end camera UX in Babylon.js, demonstrating versatility and attention to platform-specific details. A practical problem-solver, he frequently focuses on build systems, cross-platform compatibility, and maintainability, evidenced by MSBuild migrations and Windows fixes in EdgeML and XmlNotepad. Based in the United States and associated with Microsoft Research on GitHub, he combines research-grade rigor with production-oriented delivery. An understated strength is his habit of improving developer experience and tooling—small fixes that prevent future bugs and simplify collaboration.
11 years of coding experience
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Github Skills (62)
concurrent-programming10
javascript10
c-language10
missionplanner10
game-engine10
autopilot10
python10
msbuild10
mavlink10
xslt10
utf10
testing10
net10
typescript10
machine-learning10
Programming languages (22)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/AirSim
Feb 2017 - Jun 2021
Open source simulator for autonomous vehicles built on Unreal Engine / Unity, from Microsoft AI & Research
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:43 reviews, 488 commits, 75 PRs in 4 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Chris implemented features and enhancements to the "LogViewer/LogViewer/Controls/SimpleLineChart.xaml.cs" file, likely adding functionality to the GUI. The user fixed typos, refined build scripts, and provided improvements for various controls, indicating a focus on code quality and maintainability across multiple areas of the code. The user made changes to a variety of files across several different folders.
deep-reinforcement-learningsimulationsimulatorunitysimulator-source
microsoft/XmlNotepad
Apr 2016 - Jan 2023
XML Notepad provides a simple intuitive User Interface for browsing and editing XML documents.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:51 releases, 34 reviews, 62 commits in 6 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Chris contributed to the XML Notepad project by adding the ability to load CSV files, which involved creating a new `XmlCsvReader.cs` file. They also fixed the updater and addressed a bug related to the build process when the project path contained spaces. Furthermore, the user implemented features for the XSLT output tab, including adding an output file field and a stylesheet drop-down combo box. They also updated the project's dependencies.
user-interfacexmlxml-documentssolidworksdocx
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