Ryan Dorson
Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft
Eugene, Oregon, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRyan Dorson is a Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft with 13 years of experience building intelligent, cloud-backed services that enhance content workflows in Office applications. He combines deep academic roots—a MS in Computer Science from the University of Maryland—with hands-on systems and algorithm work ranging from cloud storage migrations to test automation and cryptanalytic research. At Microsoft he focuses on platform-level engineering that delivers AI and service integrations at scale, while his open-source contributions span machine learning courseware and game-randomization back-end logic (notably contributions to an Ocarina of Time randomizer). Comfortable across backend systems, ML code, and developer tooling, he blends rigorous problem-solving with pragmatic delivery. Colleagues describe him as a versatile engineer who moves between research-grade implementations and production-grade services with equal facility.
13 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
The University of Maryland, College ParkMaster of Science (M.S.), Computer Science, Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science at University of Maryland
Spanish, English
Github Skills (15)
hacking10
decision-tree10
machine-learning10
ocra10
knn10
python10
hackclient10
patch10
data-science9
numpy9
c119
c179
nasm8
matplotlib8
masm8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
hal3/ciml
Aug 2015 - Nov 2015
A Course in Machine Learning
Role in this project:
ML Engineer
ML EngineerContributions:22 commits, 41 pushes, 6 branches in 2 months
Contributions summary:Ryan's contributions primarily involve modifications to code related to machine learning concepts, including decision trees and k-NN algorithms, as evidenced by changes to files like `book/toc.html`, `labs/lab2-KNN/HighD.py`, and `labs/lab2-KNN/KNN.py`. The user appears to be working on a course related to machine learning. The changes also encompass edits to datasets and projects.
machine-learning
OoTRandomizer/OoT-Randomizer
Feb 2022 - Dec 2022
A randomizer for Ocarina of Time.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:16 reviews, 11 commits, 15 PRs in 10 months
Contributions summary:Ryan contributed to the Ocarina of Time randomizer project by implementing and refining core game logic. Their work included adding settings to control the planting of magic beans, modifying item placement, and adjusting chest properties. The changes involved modifying game data structures to control the available items, and incorporating the new logic into the patching system. The user also focused on fixing and improving the handling of drops and spawning of game objects.
randomizerocarina-of-timeocarina
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