# McKenna Barlow > Product @ Microsoft | Developer Tools, AI Solutions Location: New York, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/mckenna Customer-obsessed product manager with a strong track record of delivering AI-powered solutions, driving product modernization, and leading cross-functional teams to bring complex ideas to market. I’m passionate about leveraging technology to enhance human creativity, productivity, and accessibility, with a focus on building responsible, inclusive products from the start. Lately I've been focused on applying AI to make developers' lives easier, from modernizing legacy code to improving test coverage. I've helped design and launch GitHub Copilot Upgrade for .NET and GitHub Copilot testing for .NET, two capabilities that showcase how custom AI agents can support developers through real-world coding challenges. These experiences have strengthened my expertise in AI agent development, user-centric experimentation, and integrating responsible AI into the product development lifecycle. ## Work Experience ### Product Manager 2 (Level 62) @ Microsoft Jan 2022 – Present | Redmond, Washington, United States .NET Tools PM with a focus on Visual Studio and VS Code .NET AI tooling features. Leading product development for GitHub Copilot testing for .NET, bringing AI-powered unit test generation directly into Visual Studio to help developers improve code coverage and ship with confidence. Spearheaded end-to-end development of GitHub Copilot Upgrade for .NET, Microsoft's first AI-assisted .NET modernization tool, delivering an agentic upgrade flow enabling AI-driven, context-aware code transformations. Collaborated cross-functionally to drive integration with Visual Studio's agent mode and MCP server capabilities, enabling seamless, IDE-native upgrade experiences powered by GitHub Copilot. I also lead key initiatives across the .NET ecosystem, driving innovation in developer tooling, modernization, and cloud migration. Microsoft empowers the .NET ecosystem through AI-driven modernization and developer tooling. As Product Manager II, contributions include leading the development of GitHub Copilot Upgrade for .NET, an AI-assisted tool integrated into Visual Studio, enabling seamless, context-aware code upgrades. Collaborative efforts have modernized developer workflows and accelerated adoption of cutting-edge tools. - Innovating the next generation of AI-assisted upgrades, pioneering agentic .NET upgrade experiences integrated with GitHub Copilot to streamline complex modernization efforts with minimal developer intervention. - Spearheading .NET modernization strategy and tooling, including the .NET Upgrade Assistant, used by tens of thousands of developers (including large enterprise customers) to upgrade legacy .NET apps. ### Product Manager 1 @ Microsoft Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Redmond, Washington, United States ### Data Analytics Program Manager @ Microsoft Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Redmond, Washington • Developed a cohesive pivot historical report dashboard for Omnichannel within Dynamics 365 Customer Care Applications. • Created a universal Feature Control Bit toggle feature for Omnichannel, enabling customers to solve support issues with new releases without agent intervention or redeployment. • Facilitated collaboration between Engineers, PMs, and Designers through frequent syncs and firm but understanding guidance. ### ASPC Web Developer @ Pomona College Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Greater Los Angeles Area • Lead front-end developer in a complete redesign of the Associated Students of Pomona College website (pomonastudents.org) for the 5C community of 7,000+ users. • Implemented a user and mobile friendly interface with Ruby on Rails framework and Bulma HTML/CSS components. ### Computer Science Teaching Assistant @ Pomona College Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 Teacher's assistant, grader, and student mentor, offering weekly mentor hours for Computer Science 52: Fundamentals of Computer Science. The course offers a solid foundation in functional programming, procedural and data abstraction, recursion and problem-solving. Applications to key areas of computer science, including algorithms and complexity, computer architecture and organization, programming languages, finite automata and computability. ### Explore Intern @ Microsoft Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Redmond, Washington Microsoft's Internship offering for rising juniors in computer science. 4 weeks of Program Management to spec out a project then 8 weeks to develop and code up the feature: • Developed a cohesive RBAC pivot report feature for the Intune portal within Microsoft Azure, working throughout the stack, from design to implementation. • Delivered a spec requirements report and full UI mockup deck for the proposed feature and presented it for review. • Implemented our dashboard feature within the Azure framework, utilizing TypeScript, HTML/CSS, and C#. ### Software Product Manager Intern @ Scratch Financial Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater Los Angeles Area • Determined clients' needs and appropriately developed the online financial dashboard with payment options and records. • Conducted quantitative and qualitative analysis to help develop solutions to retention problems; worked with cross-functional teams to implement these solutions. • Directed market research to assess competitors' business models and created several presentations highlighting the product differences and possible solution implementations. ### 5C Hackathon Planning Committee @ Claremont University Consortium Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Claremont, CA • Assisted in planning the event logistics and publicity campaign for the Claremont Consortium 12-hour Hackathon, attracting 350+ attendees from colleges from throughout the Greater Los Angeles Area • Managed the $15,000+ event budget, choosing prizes for winning programs and recruiting sponsors including Google, Proofpoint, Intuit, and Microsoft • Participated in the event itself, creating a viable coding project and competing with other hack groups ### Sales Associate @ Madewell Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Stanford CA Madewell is a highly frequented clothing store that is a branch of JCrew at the Stanford Shopping Center • Excelled in customer service and salesmanship • Tasked with maintaining inventory checks and store aesthetic • Highest location UPT (Units Per Transaction) week of June 10th ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Computer Science Major Pomona College Jan 2016 – Jan 2020 ### HBx CORE Program Harvard Business School Online Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 ### High School Castilleja School Jan 2008 – Jan 2016 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mckennabarlow --- Source: https://flows.cv/mckenna JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/mckenna/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29