Roundtable: Impact at Microsoft

At the Microsoft Redmond campus, five staffers from different teams got together for a chat. They talked about what it's like to work at Microsoft and dug in on subjects like career development, innovation and work/life balance. Each brought their own perspective, experience and sense of humor to show what it's really like on the inside. Meet the Panel The Gamer. Abby loves video games, running and her Smartphone. She's a Program Manager in ACES Game Studio, one of the Microsoft game development teams. She started at Microsoft as an intern and joined the company in 2003 to work as a Test Engineer—and then Test Lead—at Microsoft Game Studios on titles like Dungeon Siege 2 and Forza Motorsport 2. She graduated from UCLA with a BS in Computer Science. The Visionary. Blaise is a bit of a cynic, and somewhat surprised to end up at a large software company. He created Seadragon, a visualization technology used to give Photosynth its smooth digital rendering and zoom capabilities. Blaise is now an Architect at Microsoft Live Labs, a team that brings scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and the online community together to think about and build a better online world. Blaise graduated from Princeton University with a BA in Physics and attended the Ph.D. program there in Applied Math. The Entrepreneur. Dennis is a car nut who likes to "create little start-ups at Microsoft." He says, "If you have a good idea and you can convince people that it is a good idea, you can go and build ...

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