Michael Milazzo
Principal Software Engineer at The University of Arizona
Washington DC-Baltimore Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Milazzo is a Principal Software Engineer with 12 years of Microsoft-centric experience building cloud and client applications across Azure, WinUI/UWP, and enterprise systems. He blends hands-on full-stack development with cloud architecture and migration expertise, having moved from engineering roles into Azure Compute analytics and solution architecture for large public-sector customers. An active contributor to Microsoft's Template Studio, he has helped accelerate WinUI and UWP app creation by integrating Prism framework support, background tasks, and sample data while enforcing StyleCop standards. Michael also brings a strong applied security and systems background from DoD-focused roles, and he teaches computer science courses part-time at the University of Arizona. Known for pragmatic refactors and automation skills, he pairs deep platform knowledge with a passion for Windows mixed-reality and cross-platform development.
11 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science Computer Science, Master of Science Computer Science at University of Southern CaliforniaThe University of ArizonaAssociate of Science/Associate of Arts Computer Science/Mathematics, Associate of Science/Associate of Arts Computer Science/Mathematics at Cochise Community College
Github Skills (7)
uwp10
template-engine10
csharp10
xaml10
dotnet-core10
visual-studio9
windows9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/TemplateStudio
Sep 2017 - Sep 2018
Template Studio accelerates the creation of new WinUI 3, WPF, and UWP apps using a wizard-based experience.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:27 commits, 4 PRs, 14 pushes in 11 months
Contributions summary:Michael primarily contributed to the development of the `microsoft/templatestudio` repository by adding and modifying features for creating new WinUI 3, WPF, and UWP apps. Their work included setting up base project files for the Prism framework and implementing new features related to the Prism framework, specifically for background task, and sample data integration. The user also refactored code to conform to StyleCop rules and refined components related to share target and image gallery functions within the project.
template-enginexamltemplateuwpuwp-apps
milazzom/ServicesTemplateStudio
Mar 2018 - Sep 2018
Windows Template Studio quickly builds a UWP app, using a wizard-based UI to turn your needs into a foundation of Windows 10 patterns and best practices.
Contributions:8 PRs, 43 pushes, 17 branches in 6 months
uwpmdtwindowsbuildsuwp-apps
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