Chris White
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolChris White is a seasoned software leader with over 20 years of experience combining hands-on engineering, program and product management to deliver large-scale, high-impact projects across Microsoft and the XR ecosystem. He has driven developer acceleration for HoloLens, Kinect, Windows Hello and multi-year strategic partnerships with Unity and Epic, often resolving technical drift and aligning cross-organizational stakeholders. Known for turning research and experimental programs into sustained community-open-source assets, he builds reproducible processes that scale developer adoption and ecosystem value. Chris blends deep technical grounding with disciplined strategy and rigorous tracking, enabling early course corrections or bold pivots that preserve outcomes. Beyond enterprise programs, he has led ambitious volunteer-driven interactive art projects that reached millions, reflecting a taste for inventive, “ridiculous” outcomes that change how people engage with technology. Located in Seattle, he seeks roles where strategic market insight, technical empathy, and a willingness to attempt the improbable drive breakthrough products.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Computer Science, BA, Computer Science at University of WashingtonHigh School, High School at Regis High SchoolComputer Science, Math, English, Computer Science, Math, English at Williams College
Github Skills (37)
openvr10
hololens10
galaxy10
unity3d10
virtual-machine9
mrtk9
openxr8
risc8
risc-v8
cryptography8
verifiable8
microarchitecture7
cross-platform7
winrt7
uwp-apps7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ChimeraScorn/mixed-reality
Mar 2018 - Jan 2019
Contributions:6 pushes in 10 months
ChimeraScorn/GalaxyExplorer
Oct 2017 - Oct 2017
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 1 day
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