Rui Hu
Principal Applied Science Manager at Microsoft
Greater Seattle Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRui Hu is an instructional technology specialist and developer with a decade of experience designing multimedia learning, faculty support, and online courseware—rooted in a Ph.D. in Instructional Technology from the University of Georgia. He has built and evaluated e-portfolio systems, developed interactive courseware with Flash, PHP/MySQL, and Moodle, and created training materials and workshops to help instructors adopt LMS tools like Blackboard and Horizon Wimba. Comfortable both in classroom instruction and backend web/database work, Rui blends pedagogy, research, and hands-on development to deliver materials-centered, replicable learning solutions. He pairs strong multimedia and design skills (Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Dreamweaver, Camtasia) with programming experience and an eye for usability, evidenced by projects like the Garden Earth Naturalist online course. Based in Atlanta, he describes himself as a life-long learner and tinker with an unexpected hobbyist streak in vintage jewelry—an indicator of his attention to craft and detail.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science at Western UniversityBachelor of Engineering (BEng) Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Computer Software Engineering at Xidian University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (29)
r10
shorturl10
sharepoint10
powershell10
sharepoint-online10
r-programming10
onedrive9
user-experience9
spfx8
sharepoint-framework7
spfx-extension7
powerplatform6
speech5
microsoft4
watson3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
maggierui/ExData_Plotting1
Oct 2015 - Apr 2021
Contributions:3 pushes in 5 years 7 months
data-analysispythonexploratoryplottingexploratory-data-analysis
maggierui/listing-scanner
Aug 2025 - Mar 2026
Contributions:3 pushes in 6 months
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