Congrats to the “Metro” designers who were honored with Microsoft’s Outstanding Tech Achievement tonight! pic.twitter.com/7IS4mujRLI — joebelfiore (@joebelfiore) March 16, 2014   Every year, Microsoft gives Technical Recognition Awards to Microsoft’s technical leaders and innovators. All honorees are nominated and judged by their peers within the Microsoft Technical Community Network (TCN), a community of senior leaders and contributors representing Microsoft’s technical core. This year, Outstanding Technical Achievement 2014 was awarded to Microsoft Design team. This is not a single team, but design leaders from Windows, Office, Xbox, etc. The award was given to the people in the above below. Top row: Alan Urdan(Windows team), Samuel Moreau(Windows team leader), Joseph McLaughlin(Office team), Ralf Groene9Surface team), Ramiro Torres(Xbox team), Front row: Albert Shum(Windows Phone team leader), Denise Trabona(Windows team), Chad Roberts(Windows Phone team), Steve Kaneko(User Experience Leadership Team head), Jeff Fong(Windows Phone team). By awarding the 2014 Outstanding Technical Achievement Award to the Microsoft Design Language, the Technical Community Network honors an initiative that has quite literally changed the face of Microsoft....

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