Christopher Mann
Design Specialist at Microsoft
Kentucky, United States
Summary
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RockstarChristopher Mann is a Design Specialist at Microsoft with 10 years of experience blending design thinking and back-end engineering to deliver practical developer tools. Based in Kentucky, he has contributed to high-impact open-source work such as the Azure Artifacts Credential Provider, where he implemented MSAL-based token providers and streamlined authentication flows for dotnet, NuGet, and MSBuild. He brings a rare mix of user-centered design sensibility and hands-on systems integration, comfortable moving between UX considerations and authentication code. Known for adding robust tests and fixing subtle authority-determination issues, he focuses on reliable, secure experiences for developer tooling. Colleagues can expect a detail-oriented collaborator who bridges product, design, and engineering to make complex workflows feel simple.
9 years of coding experience
Github Skills (9)
net10
asp-net10
nuget10
user-authentication10
authentication10
dotnet10
csharp10
dotnet-core10
testing9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/artifacts-credprovider
Apr 2020 - Apr 2020
The Azure Artifacts Credential Provider enables dotnet, NuGet.exe, and MSBuild to interactively acquire credentials for Azure Artifacts feeds.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 8 commits, 1 PR in 4 days
Contributions summary:Christopher primarily focused on integrating Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL) for credential management within the Azure Artifacts Credential Provider. They implemented various MSAL-based token providers, including silent acquisition, UI-based authentication, and Windows Integrated Authentication. Additionally, the user added tests for authority URI determination and fixed minor issues. This work streamlined authentication flows within the NuGet credential provider.
dotnetcredential-providerfeedsprovidercredential
crmann1/azure-activedirectory-library-for-dotnet
Jun 2016 - Feb 2021
Contributions:50 commits, 49 PRs, 42 pushes in 4 years 9 months
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