Cory Knox
Software Engineer at Chocolatey Software
Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolCory Knox is a pragmatic software engineer with eight years of experience building full-stack tooling and developer-focused integrations, currently contributing at Chocolatey Software. He blends backend language-server work for PowerShell (improving VS Code integration and help retrieval) with UI and release-focused improvements to Chocolatey GUI and core choco tooling, showing comfort across the stack. Earlier roles in technical support and networking gave him strong operational instincts—he implemented CI/CD, Git workflows, and automation for Cisco VoIP and printing systems that reduced WAN impact and streamlined administration. Cory also has hands-on ML training experience from contributions to SerpentAI, demonstrating an ability to bridge model validation and engineering needs. Based in Vernon, BC, he combines practical systems thinking with polish on developer UX and documentation, often improving usability and maintainability in widely used open-source projects.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma Computer Information Systems, Computer and Information Sciences, General, Diploma Computer Information Systems, Computer and Information Sciences, General at Okanagan College
Github Skills (38)
python10
package-management10
validations10
testing10
machine-learning10
language-server-protocol10
validation10
netframework10
mask-rcnn10
chocolatey10
trainings10
dotnet-core10
powershell10
faster-rcnn10
wpf10
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
PowerShell/vscode-powershell
Apr 2018 - Aug 2021
Provides PowerShell language and debugging support for Visual Studio Code
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:20 commits, 20 PRs, 202 comments in 3 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Cory primarily contributed to the PowerShell extension for Visual Studio Code, focusing on both frontend and backend aspects. Their work involved modifying the user interface, updating menu labels, and implementing a command explorer feature for enhanced usability. They also addressed bug fixes and implemented logging improvements in the backend to enhance debugging. Additionally, the user added ISE compatibility features.
visual-studio-codepowershellvscodevscode-extensiondebugging
chocolatey/choco
Apr 2020 - Jan 2023
Chocolatey - the package manager for Windows
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:322 reviews, 74 commits, 139 PRs in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Cory primarily worked on enhancing the documentation and best practices section related to the Chocolatey package manager. They updated code samples, clarified how to pass options and switches, and provided a scripting style guide. Additionally, the user improved the documentation to reflect changes in the default repository URL. The contributions focused on improving the usability and maintainability of the documentation.
windows-serverchocolateywindowspowershellpackage-manager
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