{"id":47911,"date":"2024-04-23T23:45:19","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T22:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/get-to-know-our-team-chad-senior-software-engineer\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T23:45:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T22:45:19","slug":"get-to-know-our-team-chad-senior-software-engineer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/get-to-know-our-team-chad-senior-software-engineer\/","title":{"rendered":"Get To Know Our Team: Chad \u2013 Senior Software Engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><\/figure>\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center\">Get To Know Our Team<br \/>\nChad<br \/>\nSenior Software Engineer<\/h1>\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-04-23T15:45:19-07:00\">April 23, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199379\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-128x120.png 128w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Hi, everyone! Wynn here again. Welcome back to another Xbox Insider Team interview. Today\u2019s chat is with Chad\u2014the very first of our incredible Xbox Insider engineers. How\u2019s it going, Chad?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Doing pretty well, Wynn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized wp-duotone-unset-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201273\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-128x120.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199379\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-128x120.png 128w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Glad to hear it! Well, let\u2019s jump right in. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Tell the community a little bit about how you joined the Xbox Insider team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Yeah, so, I joined the team ten years ago. Probably like a month or two after everything initially launched.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized wp-duotone-unset-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201273\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-128x120.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199379\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-128x120.png 128w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Oh, wow. So, you\u2019re pretty OG on the team?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">I\u2019m the longest-serving engineer, and I think only Leland has me beat on overall tenure for the team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized wp-duotone-unset-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201273\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-128x120.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199379\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-128x120.png 128w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">That\u2019s really impressive man. You must\u2019ve seen a lot in your time here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Haha. It\u2019s been a journey. I\u2019ve seen the program evolve from a little applet, where we just had a few visible rings, to where it is now, with a fully blown hub app and multiple different types of flighting. It\u2019s been really rewarding to be part of that transformation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized wp-duotone-unset-4\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201273\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-128x120.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199379\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-128x120.png 128w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Let\u2019s talk more about that transformation. How have you seen things change over the years?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-10 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">In the beginning, the program was a kind of scratch group of different people all trying to just get things working and stood up. We had the flight dashboard setup, but we realized really quickly that we needed an actual app for people to access. So, we worked to build that out. Then when Todd took over, he was really focused on the outward expansion of the program. Game flights, app flights, better infrastructure for all that, Todd pushed a bunch of those initiatives forward. Now, with Brad\u2019s leadership we\u2019ve been working on a lot of the crystallization of process and harmonization aspects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized wp-duotone-unset-5\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201273\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-128x120.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-11 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199379\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-128x120.png 128w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">I love hearing about this kind of history. I didn\u2019t think about it initially, but I guess you\u2019ve worked under everyone who has led the program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-12 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Yup! I\u2019ve seen every manager, every leader, every re-org, etc. that\u2019s happened throughout the years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized wp-duotone-unset-6\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201273\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-128x120.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-13 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199379\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-128x120.png 128w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Well\u2014since you\u2019ve been here for so long\u2014what\u2019s your favorite moment from your work or like something you\u2019ve worked on that you\u2019re the most proud of?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-14 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Hmm. That\u2019s a great question. I think I have two different answers. To answer the \u201cwhat I\u2019ve worked on part\u201d, it\u2019s really the feedback system as a whole. There\u2019s probably not a single thing in that codebase I haven\u2019t touched over the years, and I\u2019ve been building that from the ground up all the way to now. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">But the favorite moment portion is definitely something that\u2019s not related to the work I do at all. Before the lockdowns started, we had these holiday parties every year. Just a small thing with the flight team, a white elephant type deal. The cast may have changed somewhat, but there was also a static core throughout the years. So, there\u2019s this series of cherished memories that I have with all of my teammates from each of those parties that I hold dear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized wp-duotone-unset-7\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201273\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-128x120.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-15 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199379\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-128x120.png 128w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">I\u2019m torn between being mind blown about the feedback reveal and being moved by the holiday party anecdote. I wonder if there\u2019s any way we could start that back up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-16 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">It would be cool to see them come back in some form.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized wp-duotone-unset-8\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201273\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-128x120.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-17 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199379\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-128x120.png 128w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Well, we\u2019ve seen what you\u2019ve worked on in the past. Do you have any updates about what you\u2019re currently working on that you can share with the Xbox Insider community?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-18 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Lemme think if there\u2019s anything I can talk about publicly. The nature of engineering work isn\u2019t always the most flashy or interesting to everyone, but we are doing a lot of upcoming modernization work on the backend for all things XIP.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized wp-duotone-unset-9\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201273\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-128x120.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-19 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199379\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-128x120.png 128w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Okay. I can get behind that. Sprucing up the infrastructure?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-20 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Yeah, exactly. Tech progresses pretty quickly, so you always want to make sure you\u2019re doing things as efficiently as possible. With some of these changes, it\u2019ll end up freeing up our engineering team to work on more \u201cfun\u201d projects later in the year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized wp-duotone-unset-10\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201273\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-128x120.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-21 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199379\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-128x120.png 128w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">That sounds awesome! Looking forward to seeing how that turns out. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Okay, let\u2019s move on to the more rapid-fire style questions. What\u2019s your favorite video game or one that\u2019s impacted your life the most?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-22 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">This is slightly tangential from the question, but as far as a game that impacted my life, the first thing that comes to mind is a teacher I had in high school. I grew up in a more rural area where we didn\u2019t have many AP classes at the time. I had a particularly cool computer science teacher who saw potential in myself and a handful of other students. He hand-crafted multiple years\u2019 worth of computer-related courses specifically for us. He showed us everything: computer history, visual logic and visual basic, some computer animation and modeling. A lot of the classes were designed around us creating little apps and games. That memory: those games I built with that teacher and my classmates, are what I remember the most.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized wp-duotone-unset-11\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201273\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-128x120.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-23 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199379\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-128x120.png 128w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">That might be the best answer that isn\u2019t <em>quite <\/em>an answer to this question I\u2019ve gotten yet. I\u2019m incredibly glad you shared that. I think a lot of people had that one teacher in high school that really connected with them in a meaningful way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-24 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Definitely. I don\u2019t think I\u2019d be where I am today without those experiences in those formative years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized wp-duotone-unset-12\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201273\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-128x120.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-25 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199379\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-128x120.png 128w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Agreed. Let\u2019s try a little lighter fare. Favorite album?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-26 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Renaissance by Beyonc\u00e9 has been a go-to for a while now. I\u2019m a bit of a house-head and I\u2019ve always loved the Queen Bee, so that album has really been firing on all cylinders for me.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized wp-duotone-unset-13\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201273\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-128x120.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-27 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199379\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-128x120.png 128w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">I know purely from my wife\u2019s excitement that the next album in that trilogy is dropping soon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-28 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Yeah, it comes out at the end of the month, but it\u2019s actually a country album instead of a more dance\/electronic one. [Note: This interview was conducted prior to the album\u2019s release.]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized wp-duotone-unset-14\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201273\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-128x120.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-29 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199379\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-128x120.png 128w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Haha. It seems I\u2019m <em>far <\/em>out of the loop when it comes to Beyonc\u00e9. I\u2019m like, \u201cThe same person who did Single Ladies is doing house and country?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-30 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">The Queen Bee has range.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized wp-duotone-unset-15\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201273\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-128x120.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-31 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199379\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-128x120.png 128w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Truly. Let\u2019s move onto the screen. Any favorite shows or movies you like to rewatch?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-32 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Avatar: The Last Airbender I can literally watch any time, start to finish. For movies, I\u2019m a Miyazaki guy, and Spirited Away is my favorite.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized wp-duotone-unset-16\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201273\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-128x120.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-33 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199379\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-128x120.png 128w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Oh, you and Austin should do a simultaneous rewatch of ATLA. You can start a podcast!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-34 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">That\u2019s not a bad idea. Lemme write that down.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized wp-duotone-unset-17\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201273\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-128x120.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-35 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199379\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-128x120.png 128w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">I\u2019ll be the first subscriber. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Okay, do you have any hobbies outside of the realm of entertainment media?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-36 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">I love travelling with my partner and my friends. I\u2019ve actually been to Antarctica before. But traveling is too clich\u00e9, right?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized wp-duotone-unset-18\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201273\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-128x120.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-37 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199379\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-128x120.png 128w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Let me just check my notes here. Nope. We don\u2019t have a single other person who says they\u2019ve been to Antarctica.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-38 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Haha. I guess it was one of those once-in-a-lifetime things even though I do hope I get to go back someday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized wp-duotone-unset-19\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201273\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-128x120.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-39 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199379\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-128x120.png 128w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">I wish we had a little more time to dive into that because I\u2019m <em>so <\/em>curious about what that was like. Anything else besides being an <em>actual literal globetrotter<\/em>?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-40 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">I\u2019ve gone to Burning Man for the past nine years and I spend a decent amount of time working on projects for that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized wp-duotone-unset-20\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201273\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-128x120.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-41 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199379\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-128x120.png 128w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">The environmental dichotomy of Antarctica and Burning Man being your answers is truly perfect.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-42 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Thank you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized wp-duotone-unset-21\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201273\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-128x120.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-43 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199379\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-128x120.png 128w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Well, any last thoughts for our Xbox Insiders before we wrap?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-44 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">I just want to say thank you to everyone who has ever submitted feedback through the program. Whether it was system related, a game flight, or just a one-off, we really do look at all of that and it\u2019s extremely important for what we do as a team. We really can\u2019t thank everyone enough.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized wp-duotone-unset-22\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201273\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-128x120.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-45 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199379\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-128x120.png 128w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">I can cheers to that! Chad, thank you so much for stopping back to chat with everyone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-46 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">The pleasure\u2019s mine, Wynn!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized wp-duotone-unset-23\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201273\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Chad-Image-6108c8dd2021ce6f86dd-128x120.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-47 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-small_square is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199379\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-128x120.png 128w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Wynn-Image-1c8371fa2c88c17eae64-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60rem\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Xbox Insiders, be sure to be on the lookout for more content all throughout February including more interviews from the team, a trip down memory lane, and so much more. All of our 10th Anniversary content can be found on our <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2024\/02\/09\/xbox-insider-program-10th-anniversary-hub\/\">Hub Page<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-xbox-quarternary-background-color has-background\">Until next time! Wynn\/<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2024\/04\/23\/get-to-know-our-team-chad-senior-software-engineer\/\">Get To Know Our Team: Chad \u2013 Senior Software Engineer<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\">Xbox Wire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2024\/04\/23\/get-to-know-our-team-chad-senior-software-engineer\/\">Go to Source (xbox.com)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get To Know Our Team Chad Senior Software Engineer April 23, 2024 Hi, everyone! Wynn here again. Welcome back to another Xbox Insider Team interview. Today\u2019s chat is with Chad\u2014the very first of our incredible Xbox Insider engineers. How\u2019s it going, Chad? Doing pretty well, Wynn. Glad to hear it! 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