Ty Carlson is a person with a passion for many things. Aviation, education, advanced technologies, emerging technologies, and environmental/social implications of technology top the list.
With 24 years of Microsoft experience, Ty is still having fun – currently working the design and deployment issues of emerging technologies in the cloud. His previous work at Microsoft includes 15 years on Windows development and technical marketing, starting with Windows 1.03. Ty co-authored the original and follow-on editions of the Windows and Windows NT Technical Resource Kits. He created the Microsoft Rapid Deployment Program for enterprise pre-release production-level training, deployment, and support of new technologies.
Internally at Microsoft, Ty is best known for the creation of a series of top-rated technical presentations called “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” to provide candid communications between the development team and the field engineering teams. Most recently, he spent eight years working on the hardware/semiconductor side of Microsoft, developing technical roadmaps and strategic Think Week papers. Topics include the implications of the semiconductor advances on Microsoft’s future technology roadmaps, and the evolution of the Internet, as well as how devices and sensor technologies evolve with cloud-based services. After writing a series of papers on the opportunities of cloud computing, he joined the team driving the development enterprise cloud services (including Office 365) in January of 2011.
On the personal side, Ty is a member of the Executive Leadership Council for Hopelink, a Redmond, Washington-based nonprofit focused on providing food and services to families on the edge. He has a passion for improving education, particularly in rural and under-privileged areas. Ty loves the outdoors and is active in his local cycling community for marathon and ultra-marathon cycling events. Kayaking, scuba diving, hiking, and aviation round out the list. He holds FAA Private Pilot and A&P ratings.
Ty received a B.S. in Computer Engineering and Engineering Physics with Honors from Pacific Lutheran University. He and his family reside in Redmond, Washington, and Tofino, British Columbia.