Summary
Nick Washburn is a product manager with 13 years of experience building and launching enterprise software, blending deep hands-on engineering roots with product and go-to-market leadership. He moved from architecting databases, ETL pipelines, and DevOps workflows at a Silicon Valley firm and in-game telemetry at Microsoft to leading product launches like Windows Admin Center and the rebootless Hotpatch offering for Windows Server. At Microsoft he became the public face and preview leader for Hotpatch across Azure and Azure Stack HCI, running demos, partner evangelism, documentation, and preview programs that bridged host, guest, and management stacks. He excels at turning complex technical subsystems into customer-facing features and clear adoption materials, and has a knack for combining design, POCs, and scenario testing to unblock shipping. Now at Skillable, he continues to lead B2B SaaS product efforts focused on emerging technologies and broad account segments from SMBs to Fortune customers. Based in Carnation, WA, he brings a rare combination of lifelong tinkering with Microsoft platforms and polished product launch experience.
13 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate, UI/UX Digital Design, Certificate, UI/UX Digital Design at Clark University
Fine Arts, Fine Arts at Alliant International University-San Diego Scripps Ranch