Kris Borchers
Senior Technical Program Manager, OpenSSF at The Linux Foundation
Flower Mound, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolKris Borchers is a seasoned open source and program management leader with 15 years of experience driving engineering efficiency, accessibility, and community growth across foundation and enterprise settings. As Senior Technical Program Manager for OpenSSF and former Executive Director of the JS and jQuery Foundations, he has led large-scale merges, rebrands, and governance programs that expanded project reach beyond the browser. He pairs hands-on front-end engineering chops—contributions to high-profile projects like jQuery UI and AeroGear—with executive experience building OSPO strategy at GM Financial and InnerSource adoption at Microsoft. Kris has a track record of operationalizing license and compliance practices, scaling community-facing programs, and improving accessibility and production safety for cloud services. Based in Flower Mound, Texas, he blends technical depth with nonprofit fundraising, policy, and stakeholder engagement to translate community needs into measurable outcomes. An often-overlooked strength is his long history of practical UI bug fixes and build improvements, giving him credibility with engineers while leading strategy.
15 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
BS Applied Computer Science, BS Applied Computer Science at Northern Illinois UniversityMS Applied Computer Science, MS Applied Computer Science at Saint Xavier University
Github Skills (33)
debug10
javascript10
jquery10
underscorejs10
wordpress10
css10
responsive-design10
underscore10
websocket10
ui-design10
poly10
apple-push-notifications10
push-notifications10
gruntjs10
cs310
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
jquery/jquery-wp-content
Jul 2012 - Jul 2018
WordPress themes and plugins for the jQuery sites
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:74 commits, 3 PRs, 21 pushes in 6 years
Contributions summary:Kris primarily focused on updating the styling and design of the WordPress themes and plugins. Their work involved modifying CSS files to match mockups, adjusting font sizes for responsiveness, and adding new styles for elements like notifications and widgets. They also made changes to PHP files, including updating menus and adding links, suggesting a focus on overall site presentation and user experience.
jquerywordpresssiteswordpress-themesthemes
jquery/jquery-ui
May 2011 - Nov 2013
The official jQuery user interface library.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:175 commits, 3 comments in 2 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Kris primarily contributed to the jQuery UI library, addressing bugs and improving various user interface components. They fixed issues in the Datepicker, Mouse, Autocomplete, Dialog, Draggable, Button, Sortable, and Accordion widgets, focusing on enhancements like preventing unintended mouseover events, fixing IE-specific problems, and addressing layout inconsistencies. Their work involved modifying JavaScript and CSS files within the library, resulting in improved functionality and a more robust user experience.
user-interfacejavascriptjquery
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