Roy Maclachlan
Product Manager at Microsoft
Redmond, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRoy Maclachlan is a product manager at Microsoft with six years of experience translating deep systems and support expertise into better Windows application experiences. He progressed from hands-on roles—SQL/reporting, application support, and systems engineering—to technical and program management, giving him a rare blend of customer-facing troubleshooting and product strategy. Based in Redmond, he leverages certifications in Windows Server, desktop infrastructure, and Azure to align product decisions with operational realities. Known for improving processes and helping peers level up, he brings practical implementation knowledge from large-scale SCCM migrations and enterprise deployments. Roy combines a steady, improvement-oriented mindset with an ability to navigate complex enterprise environments, making him effective at shipping pragmatic, scalable features.
6 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
20533A: Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions, 20533A: Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions at CTC Train CanadaMCSA - Windows Server 2012, Pass, MCSA - Windows Server 2012, Pass at CED SolutionsComputer Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology / NAIT
English, French
Github Skills (44)
winrt10
uwp-apps10
file-generator10
nuget10
styles10
xaml10
microsoft10
windows-desktop10
appinstaller10
windows10
uwp10
visualizer10
reference-implementation10
msix10
winui10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
RDMacLachlan/winget-cli-restsource
Jul 2021 - Aug 2024
This project aims to provide a reference implementation for creating a REST based package source for the winget client.
Contributions:4 PRs, 139 pushes, 8 branches in 3 years 1 month
apipackage-basedrestaimsrest-api
RDMacLachlan/winget-cli
Feb 2023 - Aug 2024
Windows Package Manager CLI (aka winget)
Contributions:19 pushes, 8 branches in 1 year 6 months
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