George Fleming is a seasoned Software Development Engineer with a decade at Microsoft and a long career spanning telephony, optical networking, battlefield simulation, LTE, and cloud cross-platform development. He brings practical systems-level expertise from roles as developer, tester, sysadmin, team lead, and architect at organizations including Bell Labs, AT&T, Motorola, and the US Geological Survey. At Microsoft he has contributed to PowerShell’s backend and test automation—adding cmdlets and robust test infrastructure for widely used functionality like Start-DscConfiguration and Select-Object. Comfortable across hardware-near and cloud environments, he combines deep debugging instincts with a pragmatic focus on shipping reliable, testable systems. Having lived and worked on both US coasts and in China, he pairs technical breadth with a global, travel-fueled perspective.
Contributions summary:George primarily contributed to the testing infrastructure and implementation of specific PowerShell cmdlets within the PowerShell repository. The user added new test utility files, implemented tests for cmdlets like `Select-Object` and `Start-Process`, and fixed bugs related to existing tests such as `Get-Random`. They also added new cmdlets like `Get-OmiInstance` and tests for them. Furthermore, the user implemented functionality for `Start-DscConfiguration`, `Get-DscConfiguration` and `Set-DscLocalConfigurationManager` cmdlets and the relevant tests.
Contributions:6 releases, 437 commits, 167 PRs in 2 years 6 months
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George Fleming - Software Development Engineer at Microsoft