Richard Turner
Chair Of The Board Of Trustees at Llangarron Community Association
Ross-on-Wye, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolRichard Turner is a seasoned technology leader with 44 years of experience delivering high-impact products across devices, government, finance, and identity, currently serving as Chair of the Board of Trustees in Llangarron. A former Principal PM Lead at Microsoft, he drove the Windows ARM developer program and modern Windows dev platform, and previously led Windows Terminal and WSL efforts, blending deep technical chops with product and program leadership. He has founded and led companies (including Octarine Industries and Paradigm Industries) and held engineering and PM roles at Microsoft and HBO, demonstrating a rare mix of hands-on engineering, startup grit, and corporate delivery. Known for translating complex platform-level challenges into developer-friendly solutions, he combines strategic vision with clear communication and stakeholder management. Based in Ross-on-Wye, he brings a cross-Atlantic perspective from long tenure in Redmond and the Seattle tech scene back to community-focused leadership in the UK.
44 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science & Microelectronics, Bachelor's Degree Computer Science & Microelectronics at Oxford Brookes University
Stackoverflow
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silverlight
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azure
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ubuntu
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iis
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bash
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Github Skills (200)
hyper10
command-line-tool10
hotkeys10
ftps10
html10
uwp-apps10
imap10
scp10
css10
command-line10
dos10
code-behind10
windows10
pop310
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Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/Windows-Dev-Performance
Jul 2020 - Feb 2021
A repo for developers on Windows to file issues that impede their productivity, efficiency, and efficacy
Contributions:8 commits, 1 PR, 3 pushes in 7 months
windows
bitcrazed/msix-docs
Jul 2020 - Jan 2025
repository for msix content
Contributions:1 push, 2 branches in 4 years 7 months
msix
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