Rob has dedicated the majority of his 3 decades at Microsoft to the pursuit of AI democratization for all customers and application developers. Rob has been instrumental in the evolution of Microsoft AI SDKs and Experiences (Speech, Vision, GPT/LLM/OAI, etc.).
Rob is currently serving as Technical Advisor to Luke Hoban, VP of Developer AI, DevDiv, at Microsoft. In previous roles, he has shipped a multitude of AI-infused products, such as Windows, Office, Azure, and Visual Studio. He holds degrees from Northern Kentucky University and the University of Cincinnati where he studied both Computer Science and Aerospace Engineering.