David Kushmerick
Principal Program Manager at Microsoft
Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Kushmerick is a Principal Program Manager with over 15 years of experience shaping game production and developer tools across Microsoft’s Xbox ecosystem. He currently leads global expansion of core development tools and documentation for Xbox, having previously helped deliver Gen 8/9 console development experiences, beta hardware programs, and platform features for global partners. His background spans producing marquee game experiences (including Halo Waypoint and multiple Xbox Live Arcade titles) and early mobile interactive campaigns at Mobliss, where he helped pioneer SMS-driven voting for American Idol. Comfortable at the intersection of software, live events, and documentary storytelling, he specializes in platform technologies, digital content distribution, and event design that enable developers to build engaging consumer experiences. Based in Washington, he brings a rare blend of production savvy and platform delivery expertise that moves developer ecosystems forward.
4 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
B.A Film Sociology, B.A Film Sociology at The Evergreen State College
Github Skills (9)
sdk10
xbox10
gdk9
desktop9
microsoft8
game-development8
altv7
ragemp7
api4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (2)
microsoft/GDK
Sep 2021 - Dec 2024
Microsoft Public GDK
Contributions:1 push in 3 years 3 months
xboxsdkgame-developmentdesktopmicrosoft
microsoft/PackageUploader
Mar 2025 - Mar 2025
This is a wrapper for game developers to use to upload into partner center via API's.
Contributions:1 review, 1 comment in 1 day
apicenterapi-sgame-developerspartner
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