Patrick Cook
Sammamish, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPatrick Cook is a veteran game design and studio leader with over two decades of experience shipping award-winning entertainment and simulation software across console, PC, and mobile platforms. He has led and built teams from startup-size to 200+ headcount, blending strategic product vision with hands-on design of gameplay, UX, and monetization systems. At Microsoft he shaped franchises like Forza and Flight, driving features that increased engagement and pioneering free-to-play experiments and online loyalty programs. As a manager of managers and mentor, he repeatedly focused on talent development and cross-functional collaboration to deliver predictable, high-quality releases. He also stepped away from industry life to complete a 2,650-mile thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, a project that tested and showcased his planning, logistics, and resilience. Based in Sammamish, WA, Patrick combines deep simulation design expertise with a proven track record of building teams and processes that align creative ambition with business outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor or Arts, Communications, Bachelor or Arts, Communications at Purdue University
Github Skills (37)
azure-spatial-anchors10
microsoft10
openxr10
cross-platform10
openvr10
microsoft-azure10
hololens10
azure10
mrtk10
unity3d10
swift8
spatial8
ios8
objective-c7
virtual-reality7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/MixedReality250
Jun 2017 - Nov 2017
Open source project from the //build2017 Mixed Reality Academy
Contributions:23 commits, 1 PR, 20 pushes in 4 months
realityvirtual-realityopenxrunityopen-source-project
darax/HoloToolkit-Unity
Sep 2016 - Mar 2021
This is effectively part of the existing HoloToolkit, but is the repo that will contain all Unity specific components.
Contributions:39 pushes, 3 branches in 4 years 6 months
unity3dunityholotoolkit
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