Chuck Hays

Recent Posts

Move to Seattle 2014-12-01
Robot Combat 2014-09-30
Microsoft TCDC Closing 2014-09-23
New Website 2014-09-22
Finishing the Basement 2014-06-01
Building a Screen Porch 2011-09-30
LED Wall Display 2008-01-25
Interactive LED Table 2007-12-30
Wooden Gear Clock 2007-06-14
Renovating a 100 Year Old Duplex 2005-12-31
LCD Photo Frame 2004-06-17

Google - Seinior SWE/Tech Lead

I'm working on the WebRTC team, where our mission is bringing open communication to devices and the web.

Building Google Duo for iOS.

Microsoft - Senior SDE

I worked for Microsoft as a Senior SDE (software development engineer) from 2008-2014, when the St. Paul, MN office (TCDC) was closed due to corporate restructuring.

During that time, I worked on several projects:

» Expression Blend 2, 3 & 4
» SketchFlow
» Blend for Visual Studio 2013 & 2013
» Visual Studio 2012, 2013 & "14" previews
» Azure AppPlat - Office 365 Video iOS app
» Azure AppPlat - Office 365 Video Azure backend service

ReconRobotics

I'm a co-founder of ReconRobotics Inc., a robotics company that designs and manufactures tactical micro-robot systems for law enforcement and military personnel that increase situational awareness in order to save lives. More than 4,700 robots have been deployed world wide.

» Fast Company's 2013 most innovate robotics companies list (#2)