Phil Topness
Principal Program Manager at Microsoft
Ashburn, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolPhil Topness is a technology leader and founder with over 20 years of experience turning complex processes into usable software, currently building CrowdHum to reinvent live polling and animation-driven audience engagement. He previously led Microsoft Business Applications and Power Platform strategy and delivery for Accenture Federal Services, driving measurable performance improvements and developer productivity across large federal programs. At Microsoft he worked as a Principal Program Manager on the Copilot Acceleration Team, blending product, automation and AI to accelerate adoption. Phil is passionate about the end user experience and sustainable team practices—he measures success by faster, more predictable delivery and better work-life balance for engineers. A chemical engineering BS and an MBA, he combines rigorous systems thinking with commercial product instincts and a knack for turning meeting chaos into actionable decisions.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Chemical Engineering, BS, Chemical Engineering at University of WashingtonKentridge Sr. HighMBA, MBA at Babson College
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Github Skills (13)
openxml9
prose9
desktop-application8
nodejs6
linux6
javascript6
microsoft6
documentation6
tampermonkey6
macos5
windows5
desktop4
electron4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
topness-msft/Mixed-Reality
Aug 2020 - Mar 2022
Contributions:29 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
topness-msft/PowerGrid
Nov 2020 - Dec 2020
Contributions:12 commits, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 12 days
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