Scott Addie
Principal Product Manager, Azure SDK CoreAI Apps & Agents, Developer Division at Microsoft
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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Top SchoolScott Addie is a developer-centric product leader with 11 years of experience shaping cloud and AI developer experiences, currently driving GitHub Copilot CoreAI, Apps & Agents as a Principal Product Manager. He blends hands-on engineering, technical writing, and developer advocacy—having contributed to high-profile open-source projects like ASP.NET Core, Azure SDKs, and the OmniSharp generator—to improve templates, docs, and tooling for millions of developers. At Microsoft he’s led cross-cutting SDK and Copilot initiatives that bridge local and cloud workflows, with a pragmatic focus on clarity, maintainability, and developer productivity. A frequent speaker and educator, Scott has a talent for turning complex platform features into approachable samples, guides, and live content. Based in Madison, WI, he pairs deep .NET and Azure expertise with a knack for spotting friction in developer journeys and removing it through thoughtful product and code changes.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
BS Management Computer Systems, BS Management Computer Systems at University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterMS Management, MS Management at Cardinal Stritch University
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Github Skills (47)
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Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
dotnet/AspNetCore.Docs
Oct 2015 - Apr 2021
Documentation for ASP.NET Core
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:134 reviews, 1447 commits, 3320 PRs in 5 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Scott primarily focused on documentation updates within the ASP.NET Core repository, evidenced by commits that fix spelling errors, improve consistency, update code snippets, and add explanations within the documentation files. Their contributions involved updating the documentation on web API usage, working with forms, code samples, and a migration guides. The commits suggest a dedication to improving the clarity and accuracy of the documentation.
aspnetaspasp-netnet-coreaspnet-core
dotnet/docs
Feb 2017 - Nov 2022
This repository contains .NET Documentation.
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:281 reviews, 118 commits, 334 PRs in 5 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Scott primarily contributed to the documentation of .NET projects within the `dotnet/docs` repository. Their work involved updating and adding guidance for Azure SDK integration, particularly focusing on credential chains, proxy server configuration, and best practices for token lifetime and caching. Furthermore, the user made edits to snippets, improved code samples, and addressed feedback to enhance clarity and accuracy throughout the documentation. These modifications encompassed Azure Identity library samples and protocol method usage examples.
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