Michael Closson
Managing Partner at Woven Cipher
Redmond, Washington, United States
Summary
👤
Senior🎓
Top SchoolMichael Closson is a managing partner and enterprise transformation leader with over 15 years of experience guiding large-scale digital, data, and AI-driven modernization programs from strategy through delivery. He combines hands-on product and program leadership for Fortune 500 clients—Toyota, Nike, Microsoft—with a practical focus on data consistency, agile product delivery, and customer engagement that improves operational efficiency and retention. Technically fluent in mobile and cloud ecosystems, he has contributed to Microsoft’s App Center SDKs (both .NET and React Native), shipping UI, auth, and platform-specific fixes that bridge developer experience and production readiness. Michael’s background spans security, supply-chain compliance, and platform modernization, enabling him to operate effectively at the decision layer across complex organizations. Based in Redmond, he pairs consultancy rigor with startup-style product innovation to drive measurable business outcomes.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
University of WashingtonBA, BA at Western Washington University
Stackoverflow
1reputation
0reached
0answers
0questions
Github Skills (13)
javascript10
ios10
xamarin-forms10
react-native10
csharp10
android-development10
appcenter10
dotnet-core10
mobile-development9
android9
mobile9
asyncstorage9
ui-design8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/appcenter-sdk-react-native
Sep 2019 - Oct 2019
Development repository for the App Center SDK for React Native
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android/iOS)
Mobile Developer (Android/iOS)Contributions:33 commits, 10 PRs, 27 pushes in 9 days
Contributions summary:Michael primarily focused on modifying the UI and functionality within the "TestApp" of the React Native project. Their contributions involved implementing features related to authentication (AAD), bug fixes, and updating UI elements. The changes include modifying application secrets, startup modes, and UI components for AppCenter integration.
appcenterreact-nativejavascript
microsoft/appcenter-sdk-dotnet
Sep 2019 - Oct 2019
Development repository for the App Center SDK for .NET platforms, including Xamarin
Role in this project:Mobile Developer (Android/iOS)
Mobile Developer (Android/iOS)Contributions:19 commits, 4 PRs, 13 pushes in 23 days
Contributions summary:Michael primarily worked on the Contoso.Forms.Puppet and Contoso.Forms.Demo applications within the `microsoft/appcenter-sdk-dotnet` repository. Their contributions focused on implementing features related to authorization type selection and UI improvements. They addressed platform-specific bugs, particularly related to the iOS UI, and made updates to the applications' secret key configurations. The user also refactored code for improved functionality.
appcenterdotnetxamarin
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWe’ve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.