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Bart Robertson

Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft

Austin, Texas

Investor
VC

Invests in

Locations:

Austin, Texas

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Cloud Computing
Enterprise Architecture
Architecture
SOA
E-commerce
Start-ups
Social Media
Enterprise Software
SaaS
Agile Methodologies
IT Strategy
Solution Architecture
Software Development
Windows Azure
.NET
Solution Selling
Integration
Virtualization
Business Intelligence
Technical Leadership

Education

Work Experience

Microsoft

2014

  • Principal Software Engineering Manager

    2014

    I lead a team of software engineers that help key customers build massively scaleable cloud native systems. Current key projects involve Azure, Kubernetes, CosmosDB, Azure SQL, IoT, Event Hubs, Event Grid and DevOps.

Still Austin Whiskey Company

2015

  • Board Member

    2015

    Prior to 1920 whiskey was a regional specialty, crafted by local distilleries located in cities across America. Prohibition brought this to a halt. This was followed by the consolidation of distilleries, and recovery has taken almost 100 years. One evening in 2013, a group of Austin friends sketched out an idea to build the first whiskey distillery located inside Austin's city limits since Prohibition. It was a crazy thing to do, but here we are: In 2017, the dream is reality. Still Austin Whiskey Co. is a community of whiskey adventurers working hard to make whiskey once again a regional specialty. We hope you’ll join us.

Capital Factory

2014

  • Partner

    2014

    Mentoring, advising and investing in startups at the top incubator in Austin. www.capitalfactory.com Capital Factory is the entrepreneurial center of gravity in Austin. Located in the middle of downtown, Capital Factory has 50,000 square feet full of startups and entrepreneurs.

Central Texas Angel Network

2014 - 2015

  • Mentor

    2014 - 2015

    Mentoring, advising and investing in startups at Central Texas Angel Network www.centraltexasangelnetwork.com

Unequal Technologies

2012 - 2014

  • Chief Information Officer

    2012 - 2014

    With a mission to protect people in sports, work, life and the military UNEQUAL Technologies is the leading provider of supplemental protection technology. A fusion of military-grade, battle-tested composites engineered for maximum protection, Unequal produces superior shock-blocking properties that may help dramatically reduce impact shock and blunt force trauma generated by sports and military encounters. Professionals in the NFL, NHL and MLB, as well as college and youth athletes in football, baseball, lacrosse, extreme sports, contact sports and other activities, wear Unequal's protective head and body gear. With more than 67 international and U.S. patents and patents pending, Unequal has been tested by independent certified laboratories, OEM facilities and top universities. Unequal is the proud recipient of the DuPont™ Kevlar® Innovation Award and is one of Forbes' 100 Most Promising Companies.

Microsoft

1991 - 2012

  • Principal Software Engineering Manager

    2008 - 2012

    Software engineering manager on the Microsoft.com team. I was responsible for engineering and operating several cloud based services providing social listening and other features in support of Microsoft.com. Using DevOps, we were able to upgrade the services frequently while still maintaining extremely high availability at mega scale.

  • Global Account Strategist

    2005 - 2008

    I was the Global Account Strategist dedicated to Dell, Inc. In this role, I worked to help Dell maximize their investment in Microsoft software by strategically leveraging the Microsoft Platform.

  • Architect

    1991 - 2005