I lead a team of program managers on the Advanced Development Team, which is part of the Microsoft Research Redmond Lab.  I've been blessed with a wonderful career in software development at Microsoft and now working at MSR, on the ADT team. 

We get a rare glimpse into research technologies which are thought provoking, and drive a long arch reach into the future.  In some cases we transform [engineer] these technologies into shipping software, available to be downloaded by consumers or tested in commercial environments. 

Being a program manager at Microsoft Research is an 'every day is a new discovery' experience.