Michael Hall
Principal Engineer - Developer Evangelist at Arm
Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Hall is a Principal Engineer and Developer Evangelist with 15 years of experience blending hands-on software development and community strategy. Currently at Arm, he has led developer relations and community programs at InfluxData and the Linux Foundation, translating technical work into clear, usable documentation and outreach. Equally comfortable writing Go SDK docs for EdgeX Foundry as he is refining front-end UX in projects like Unity8, he combines deep technical chops with a knack for making complex systems approachable. Based in Cullowhee, NC, he’s a community-first technologist who treats developer engagement as a product—measuring impact, running events worldwide, and iterating on both code and communications.
15 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
AS, Network Engineering, AS, Network Engineering at Polk State CollegeBSAS, Information Technology, BSAS, Information Technology at USF
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Github Skills (16)
qml10
user-interface10
documentation10
ubuntu10
qt9
http6
kubernetes6
telegraf6
grafana6
time-series6
api6
influxdb-python6
influxdb6
python6
go5
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
edgexfoundry/edgex-go
Aug 2018 - Jul 2019
EdgeX Golang Services Monorepo | Owner: Core/Support WG
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:43 commits, 46 PRs, 13 pushes in 11 months
Contributions summary:Michael primarily contributed to the repository by updating and refactoring documentation. Their work involved fixing links to RAML files, reorganizing the walkthrough tutorial into multiple pages, and incorporating new documentation changes. They also updated documentation to reflect the latest SDK releases and replaced old Java SDK documentation with the new Go SDK content. Further changes included removing outdated example device profiles and improving the formatting of documentation.
golangmonorepoedgexowner-coreowner
ubports/unity8
Jun 2013 - Dec 2013
The operating environment for everywhere.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:9 commits in 5 months
Contributions summary:Michael primarily focused on enhancing the user interface of the `unity8` project, specifically concerning the edge gesture tutorial. They made several iterative changes to the `EdgeDemo.qml` file, modifying wording, adding functionality to hide the skip link, and adding text to indicate how the tour ends. Additionally, the user updated the `Notifications/Notification.qml` file, reflecting the supported OS version. These changes suggest a focus on improving user experience.
dotfilesoperatinglinux
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