Jon Ward Email & Phone Number

United States

Redmond, Washington, Us

I'm an individual contributor focused on building the tools and infrastructure our game developer customers need now and into the future. I strive to be an organizational resource as a principal-at-large engineer, leveraging my experience with Windows, Kernel, Storage, and File System to create unique, creative high performance features for our developer customers.

Redmond, Washington, Us

I'm a developer lead for the Xbox Developer Experience tools team. My team focuses on Deployment, Launch, Transports, and integrating the developer experience into the Xbox OS. We support our industry partners in creating the best titles possible for the Xbox platform.

Redmond, Washington, Us

I work on the Xbox developer experience -- the tools for game development on the Xbox console. I mostly work on low level areas of the stack: kernel mode drivers, file system drivers, native user mode code. I also focus on various transport protocols used to support the developer experience.I enjoy debugging difficult problems and meeting with customers to ensure our tools meet their needs.

Redmond, Washington, Us

I worked on the Xbox One Platform team and the team responsible for delivering an awesome developer experience on the Xbox One.In the past I have worked on:- Xbox One Kinect Device Drivers- Xbox One Controller Drivers- HDMI InputTechnology areas covered during my work include:- USB 3.0 / XHCI driver development and some wire protocol knowledge- USB 2.0 / EHCI driver development and some wire protocol knowledge- Basic HDMI- Basic DisplayPort (link training, AUX channel uses, wire protocol knowledge)- Basic WiFi 802.11 working knowledge- File System drivers- User mode and kernel mode socket programming- WDM and KMDF device drivers

Redmond, Washington, Us

Working on the Kinect For Windows SDK team. My position was a USB driver developer for the Kinect device.Day-to-Day Skills:- Kernel mode & user mode development- Kernel mode & user mode performance tuning- KMDF framework drivers- WinDbg, including optimized machine code disassembly analysis and debugging- USB protocol analysis- Software architecture discussions and implementation- Collaboration with multiple engineering disciplines

Redmond, Washington, Us

Microsoft, Windows Sustained EngineeringCreated over 40 Hotfixes for Windows Vista and Windows 7 in Storage area components.Skills required for the position include:- Fast ramp-up on previously unknown source code and concepts- Root causing issues through crash dumps, diagnostic logging, failure conditions or live debugging of repro systems and production customer systems- Usermode and Kernelmode development and debuggingIn addition to my technical work:- Substituted for my Team Lead during absences- Assumed responsibility for day-to-day triaging of issues, keeping hotfixes on track and on time, and planned and negotiated timelines and distribution methods with Global Escalation Services, ISV and IHV customers, MSIT, and others.

London, Gb

2006 - 2008: Multi-Player Development- Gained ownership of pre-existing code base and integrated proprietary 3D Graphics system- SSE-2 assembly implementation of a skeletal animation (skinning) system supporting up to 256 bones- Modified in-house LightWave export plug-in to support skeletal animation- Created multiple gaming platfrom XP Embedded images- Developed the architecture and then implemented boot time cryptographic OS authentication system via PCI BIOS extension firmware- Interfaced with multiple business units to ensure product success from game designers to manufacturing line workers2003 - 2006: Class-II Gaming and ReelTouch- Released multiple games for Class-II slot machine gaming markets- Created "Digital Glass" render engine, targeting Windows CE- Software lead for Class-II games on the ReelTouch platform