Michael Stahl
Bellingham, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Stahl is a veteran software engineer and technical writer with three decades of industry experience and a 23-year tenure at Microsoft focused on Xbox developer tooling and documentation. He blends hands-on C++ and C# programming with content strategy, producing sample code, API references, and command-line tools that ensured reliable GDK releases for Xbox One and Series X|S. His background spans game engine work at Sierra and Monolith to embedded and multimedia systems, giving him deep practical knowledge of audio, streaming, and platform SDKs. Michael has led content production teams and coordinated complex release cycles, pairing technical leadership with strong communication and mindfulness. He quietly bridges developer empathy and engineering rigor, often implementing tooling to automate documentation validation and release builds. Based in Bellingham, WA, he continues to look forward to new challenges at the intersection of development, documentation, and developer experience.
9 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Western Oregon University
Github Skills (9)
windows10
uwp10
microsoft-store10
wpf10
windows-service10
csharp10
mdt10
inno-setup10
uwp-apps10
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (1)
MicrosoftDocs/windows-dev-docs
Feb 2017 - Jan 2019
Conceptual and overview content for developing Windows apps
Contributions:2 reviews, 25 commits, 15 PRs in 1 year 11 months
uwpmdtdevelopingwindowsuwp-apps
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