Speakers Sessions and Speakers are subject to change without notice Todd Baginski, Fresh Tracks Consulting, LLC Todd began working with WSS and SPS in the beta stages of the products, in 2003. He has architected and implemented intranets, extranets, wireless deployments, and several custom applications with the WSS and SPS platforms. Todd created the first SharePoint advanced development training curriculum in the training industry for Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007. Two versions in a row, Todd broke ground in the training industry by being the first to offer advanced developr training for SharePoint! Todd speaks at many SharePoint conferences including the Microsoft SharePoint Conference, Microsoft TechEd, and SharePoint Connections. He has also spoken at Microsoft events at the Microsoft offices in both Denver, Colorado and Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has also presented several sessions at the Rocky Mountain SharePoint User’s Group. Todd is also the content author and presenter for the BDC portion of the SharePoint Master Certification program. Most recently, Todd architected and led the team which developed the new sharepoint.microsoft.com and sharepoint2010.microsoft.com web sites. He enjoys spending time with his wife and their dogs, playing and coaching lacrosse, playing hockey, riding his bike in the Rocky Mountains, and skiing every chance he gets. Julian M. Bucknall, Developer Express Julian M Bucknall is Chief Technology Officer for Developer Express. Julian is an experienced professional architect and designer, with design, analysis, and development expertise in a variety of object-oriented languages. Julian has wide experience in implementing commercial software and frameworks--most notably in the component, library, and tools markets--and has mentored and promoted agile methodologies for several years. Miguel Castro, IDesign, Inc. Miguel is an architect with IDesign and provides architectural and development services to clients worldwide. He is a Microsoft MVP, INETA speaker, ASP Insider, and has been in the software industry for over 20 years. With a Microsoft background that goes all the way back to Visual Basic 1.0 (and QuickBasic in fact), Miguel jumped on .NET as soon as the first public Beta was released and has provided .NET solutions for clients in a variety of industries. He considers himself to be a .NET Developer and Architect and has equal love for both Visual Basic and C#, with no tolerance for language bigotry. He’s spoken at numerous user groups around the country as well as developer conferences in the US and abroad. His Web site, where you can find many downloads, article code, and his commercial product, CodeBreeze, can be found at: www.steelbluesolutions.com. Miguel currently lives in Lincoln Park, NJ with his wife Elena and his daughter Victoria. You can find more of Miguel’s bio and his blog at: http://www.dotnetdude.com Amit Chopra, Microsoft Amit Chopra is a Sr. Program Manager with the Visual Studio for Devices team which is part of the Developer Division, working on Managed Designers, Extensibility and Setup Features in the Product. He is also responsible for engagement with Customers and manages the MVP Program for the team. Ben Curry, Summit 7 Systems Ben Curry (CISSP, MVP, MCP, MCT) is an author and enterprise network architect specializing in knowledge management and collaboration technologies. Ben is a Managing Partner at Summit 7 Systems, a company focused on the next generation of Microsoft products. Prior to launching Summit 7 Systems, Ben was an owner/partner at Mindsharp, the world leader in technical education for SharePoint. Ben’s philosophy is that the best solutions are inspired by the best ideas, and he encourages his team to generate and share ideas on a continuous basis. His philosophy is also exemplified in his numerous published books, and in his willingness to share his ideas as an instructor, both in the IT world and in the underwater world — Ben is a certified scuba instructor with a passion for diving. Other passions for life include riding his Harley Davidson through his hometown of Huntsville, Alabama, coaching his daughter’s softball team, and of course, being a husband to his wife, Kimberly, and a proud father of his children, Madison and Bryce. Kathleen Dollard, AppVenture Kathleen has been developing business applications for over 20 years, programming in Visual Basic for almost ten years, and working with .NET since the early betas. As an independent consultant, she has had the opportunity to work in a variety of domains, including the finance and justice sectors. Kathleen has worked extensively with application code generation and is the author of Code Generation in Microsoft .NET (from Apress). She has published numerous articles on a range of .NET technologies including XSLT, debugging, ADO.NET, and code generation. Kathleen is also a long time Microsoft MVP, president of the Northern Colorado .NET SIG, and is an active member of the Denver Visual Studio User Group. Gert Drapers, SQLDEV.net Gert Drapers is a Software Architect in the SQL Server Development group at Microsoft. As a member of the SQL Server Customer Advisory Team, he is involved in providing architecture design guidance and performance tuning for the largest and most challenging SQL Server deployments in the world. Gert brings extensive experience in the areas of application development, database management, data loading, and performance tuning of VLDB environments. Prior to his current position, Gert was working as Software Architect in the .NET Developer Division, responsible for the design and development of the next generation transaction manager and programming model. He started working on SQL Server in 1988 while working for Ashton-Tate. He joined Microsoft in 1991 where he held various development positions within the Developer Relation Group and Microsoft Consulting Services before joining the SQL Server development team in 1996. Gert worked on both SQL Server 7.0 and 2000; first as Software Design Engineer in the SQL Server Storage Engine and later as the Product Unit Manager of the SQL Server Management Tools team and as Architect of SQL Server DTS. Markus Egger, EPS Software Corporation Markus is the President and Chief Software Architect of EPS Software Corp., a custom software development and consulting firm located in Houston, Texas. He specializes in consulting for object-oriented development, Internet development, B2B, and Web services. Markus has written numerous articles for publications including CODE Magazine, asp.netPro Magazine, FoxPro Advisor, Fuchs, FoxTalk, and Microsoft Office & Database Journal. Markus is the publisher of Component Developer Magazine (CODE). He is the author of a book on advanced object-oriented programming. You can contact Markus via e-mail megger@eps-software.com or visit him online (http://www.epssoftware.com). Dino Esposito, IDesign, Inc. An IDesign software architect and prolific author, Dino Esposito writes the Cutting Edge column for MSDN Magazine. Dino is also the author of two popular architecture books for Microsoft Press. They are "Microsoft .NET: Architecting Applications for the Enterprise" (2008) and "ASP.NET and AJAX: Architecting Web Applications" (2009). Get in touch at http://weblogs.asp.net/despos. Dan Fergus, Forest Software Group Dan Fergus is the principal technologist at Forest Software Group, which provides consulting and contracting services to companies throughout the U.S. He is a Device Application Development MVP, a trainer, and the co-author of The Definitive Guide to the .NET Compact Framework. Fergus has also written many articles, is a frequent speaker at conferences and user groups, and is a contributing editor for Visual Studio Magazine. Contact him at danf@forestsoftwaregroup.com. Eliot Graff, Microsoft Eliot Graff is a programmer writer in the Windows Division of Microsoft, where he is on the hook for Tablet PC developer documentation, the Developer Experience program, the Mobile PC Developer Center, and the Mobile PC Newsletter. He is also an advisory member of the Organization of Pen-based Technology in Education (OPTE), a fledgling kayaker, and a proud parent of two great children. Steve Guggenheimer, Microsoft Steve Guggenheimer, a 14-year veteran of Microsoft Corp., is the General Manager of Microsoft’s Application Platform & Development marketing division. In this role Guggenheimer focuses on Microsoft’s cross-company Application Platform strategy and it’s sales and marketing initiatives, in conjunction with the WW development, sales, evangelism organizations. Also Guggenheimer leads the global Microsoft® SQL Server™, BizTalk® Server and Developer Tools marketing organizations; and manages the operations teams focused on driving effective relationships with Microsoft’s broad customer and industry partner communities. Before assuming his current role, Guggenheimer lead the Small Business and Operations divisions in Microsoft’s Small and Midmarket Solutions & Partners Group (SMS&P). Specifically he was focused on Microsoft and its industry partners better serve the needs of the growing small-business segment globally. Prior to this, Guggenheimer worked abroad as part of the Microsoft U.K. subsidiary leadership team, helping improve the overall experience Microsoft provides to its customers and industry partners. He also worked directly for Microsoft’s president and chief operating officer on strategic business and process projects. Billy Hollis, Author Billy Hollis is co-author of the first book ever published on Visual Basic. NET, VB.NET Programming on the Public Beta, from Wrox Press, as well as numerous other books and articles on .NET. His most recent book is Fast Track Visual Basic .NET. He writes a monthly column for MSDN Online, and is heavily involved in training, consultation, and software development on the Microsoft .NET platform, focusing on smart-client development and commercial packages. He frequently speaks at industry conferences such as Microsoft’s Professional Developer Conference (PDC), TechEd, and Comdex. Billy is also a member of the INETA (International .NET Association of user groups) speaker’s bureau and speaks at user group meetings all over the country. Alex Keh, Oracle Alex Keh is a principal product manager at Oracle. He focuses on Oracle data access and database integration with .NET and Windows. He''''s spoken previously at many Microsoft and Oracle events, including Microsoft TechEd, Microsoft Professional Developers Conference, VSLive!, and Oracle OpenWorld. Don Kiely, Senior Technology Consultant Don Kiely, MCSD, is a senior technology consultant, building custom applications as well as providing business and technology consulting services. His development work involves tools such as SQL Server, Visual Basic, C#, ASP.NET, and Microsoft Office. He writes regularly for several trade journals, including Visual Studio Magazine and Advisor Media, Inc., is a top poster and moderator on the www.asp.net community forums, and trains developers in .NET technologies. When he isn’t living and breathing technology, he is exploring the Alaska wilderness with his dogs Mardy and Izzi, hiking, whitewater kayaking, skiing, and searching for the perfect sun dog. You can reach Don at donkiely@computer.org. Nickolas Landry, Infusion Development Corporation Nickolas Landry is a Principal Architect and Practice Manager in New York for Infusion Development, a Microsoft Gold Partner which offers quality software development services, developer training and consulting services for large corporations and agencies in the North America, the UK and Dubai (www.infusion.com). Known for his dynamic and engaging style, he is a frequent speaker at major software development conferences worldwide, a member of both the INETA and the MSDN Canada Speakers Bureaus, a Microsoft MVP on Device Application Development, and a former Microsoft Regional Director in Montreal. He is the Vice-President of IASA New York (www.iasahome.org), and is a Founding Member of WWISA (www.wwisa.org). His primary goal is to help businesses connect their information, systems, and people together in a seamless integration to achieve complete enterprise agility. Aside from his work in designing business solution architectures using .NET technologies, Nick provides mentoring services in architecture, design and .NET development, authors and teaches .NET classes, performs system audits, and profiles technologies for various enterprise scenarios. With over 17 years of professional experience – starting with Visual Basic 1.0 – and a career almost entirely dedicated to Microsoft technologies, Nick specializes in .NET mobility, Bing Maps, SOA, architecture & design patterns, High-Performance Computing (HPC), game development with XNA, and smart clients. He wrote multiple articles for CODE Magazine and several .NET mobility courses for Microsoft, has been a technical editor for many books, and holds several professional certifications from Microsoft and IBM. Contact and blog: http://home.infusionblogs.com/nlandry. Frank LaVigne, Applied Information Sciences Frank La Vigne is a Microsoft® Tablet PC MVP and Lead Architect/Designer for Applied Information Sciences (AIS) in Northern Virginia. Frank started in software development when he was twelve, writing BASIC programs for the Commodore 64. He began his professional career writing Visual Basic 3 applications for Wall Street firms in 1993. He then moved on to be the first webmaster for a major book retailer. Frank then went on to develop a large multinational online banking project in Germany. In 2004, Frank became heavily focused on Tablet PC application development. Since then, he has been working on various tablet-based solutions. You can read more on his blog at http://www.FranksWorld.com Julie Lerman, The Data Farm Julie Lerman is a Microsoft MVP, .NET mentor and consultant who lives in the hills of Vermont. You can find Julie presenting on data access and other Microsoft .NET topics at user groups and conferences around the world. Julie blogs at thedatafarm.com/blog, is the author of the highly acclaimed "Programming Entity Framework (with a second edition coming soon) and authors the MSDN Magazine "Data Points" column. Follow Julie on twitter at julielerman. Michele Leroux Bustamante, IDesign, Inc. Michèle Leroux Bustamante is Chief Architect of IDesign Inc., Microsoft Regional Director for San Diego, and a Microsoft MVP for Connected Systems. At IDesign Michele provides training, mentoring and high-end architecture consulting services focusing on scalable and secure architecture design for .NET, web services, interoperability, federated security scenarios, CardSpace, and globalization architecture. Michele participates in Software Design Reviews for products in the Microsoft roadmap, including WCF, CardSpace and other security-focused products. During the Beta 1 phase Michele participated in prototyping elements of the CardSpace technology for the product team. She is a member of the International .NET Speakers Association (INETA), a frequent conference presenter, conference chair for SD West, and is frequently published in several major technology journals. Michele is also on the board of directors for IASA (International Association of Software Architects), and a Program Advisor and instructor for UCSD Extension. Her latest book is Learning WCF (O’Reilly 2007) – see her book blog here: http://thatindigogirl.com. Reach her at mlb@idesign.net, or visit www.idesign.net and her main blog at www.dasblonde.net. Paul Litwin, Deep Training Paul Litwin is a developer specializing in ASP.NET, C#, SQL Server, SQL Server Reporting Services, and related technologies. Paul is a Programmer Manager with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. He is also the owner of Deep Training, a developer owned training company specializing in .NET developer training (www.deeptraining.com). Paul has authored a number of books and training courses on ASP.NET, SQL Server Reporting Services, and Micrsoft Access. Paul is the conference chair of Microsoft ASP.NET Connections, a Microsoft MVP, and a member of the INETA Speakers Bureau. He has spoken at a number of conferences and code camps, including Microsoft ASP.NET Connections, TechEd, and Seattle Code Camp. Dmitry Lomov, JetBrains Dmitry Lomov is a technical lead for JetBrains ReSharper, an industry leading productivity add-in for Visual Studio. He has been crafting intelligent software development tools at JetBrains for 5 years. Dmitry also teaches graduate courses at St. Petersburg State University. Juval Lowy, IDesign, Inc. Juval Lowy is a software architect and the principal of IDesign (www.idesign.net), specializing in .NET 3.0 architecture consulting and advanced .NET 3.0 training. Juval is Microsoft’s Regional Director for the Silicon Valley, working with Microsoft on helping the industry adopt .NET 3.5. His latest book is Programming WCF Services 2nd Edition (O’Reilly 2008). Juval participates in the Microsoft internal design reviews for future versions of .NET and related technologies. Juval published numerous articles regarding almost every aspect of .NET development, and is a frequent presenter at development conferences. Microsoft recognized Juval as a Software Legend as one of the world’s top .NET experts and industry leaders.  Microsoft, Microsoft program managers, architects, evangelists, developers, and product managers will present this session. The specific speaker will be assigned closer to the conference date. Mark Miller, Developer Express Mark Miller is a high-speed coder with strong expertise in plug-in architectures, decoupled design, and great UI. Mark is Chief Architect of the IDE Tools division at Developer Express, and is the visionary force behind CodeRush, Refactor!, and the DXCore. Mark has been writing software for over two decades. John Papa, ASPSOFT John is a Microsoft C# MVP, MCSD.NET, and INETA Speaker who has been working with Microsoft distributed architectures for over 10 years. He has enterprise experience architecting and developing with .NET technologies focusing on architecture, patterns and practices, data access and mobile development. He is a baseball fanatic who spends most of his summer nights rooting for the Yankees with his family and his faithful dog, Kadi. John has authored or co-authored several books on data access technologies, is the author of the "Data Points" column in MSDN Magazine, has presented MSDN WebCasts and can often be found speaking at industry conferences such as DevConnections and VSLive. Contact John at www.johnpapa.net. Paul Randal, SQLskills.com Paul Randal and Kimberly Tripp are a husband-and-wife team who own and run SQLskills.com, a world-renowned SQL Server consulting and training company. They are both SQL Server MVPs and Microsoft Regional Directors, with over 30 years of combined experience on SQL Server. Paul worked on the SQL Server team for nine years in development and management roles, writing many of the DBCC commands, and ultimately with responsibility for core Storage Engine for SQL Server 2008. Paul writes extensively on his blog (SQLskills.com/blogs/Paul) and for TechNet Magazine, for which he is also a Contributing Editor. Paul and Kimberly have written Microsoft whitepapers and books for SQL Server 2000, 2005 and 2008, and are regular, top-rated presenters worldwide on database maintenance, high availability, disaster recovery, performance tuning, and SQL Server internals. Together they teach the SQL MCM certification and throughout Microsoft. In their spare time they like to find frogfish in remote corners of the world. Dr. Neil Roodyn Dr. Neil is an independent itinerant consultant, trainer and author. He travels the world working with software companies. Dr. Neil loves Australia, where he spends the summer enjoying the Sydney lifestyle and helping software development teams get more productive. Dr. Neil spends his other summer each year flying between northern Europe and the USA working with software teams and writing about his experiences. Neil brings his business and technical skills to the companies he works with to ensure he has happy customers. His latest book eXtreme NET introduces eXtreme Programming techniques to .NET developers. Dr. Neil’s latest venture is a Web site to help developers build on Virtual Earth, you can find out more by visiting http://www.ViaVirtualEarth.com. You can find out more about the man from his Web site http://www.Roodyn.com or you can email Dr. Neil at Neil@Roodyn.com Michael Saffitz, Microsoft Michael Saffitz is a Program Manager on the Windows Mobile Developer Experience team where he focuses on ensuring that ISVs have the tools, information, and support they need to build awesome Windows Mobile applications. Maarten Struys, PTS Software Maarten Struys is responsible for the Real-Time and Embedded Competence Centre at PTS Software in The Netherlands. Maarten is an experienced developer, having worked with Windows CE since its introduction. Maarten has worked with managed code in Microsoft .NET (Compact Framework) environments since 2000. He is a well-known speaker at European and U.S. conferences like MEDC, and hosts MSDN Webcasts on a regular basis, covering a variety of .NET Compact Framework related topics. Maarten is also a freelance journalist who writes for the two leading magazines about embedded systems development in the Netherlands. Maarten is a frequent contributor to the Microsoft embedded newsgroups and member of the www.opennetcf.org advisory board. Maarten’s Web site, www.dotnetfordevices.com, is loaded with information about using .NET in the embedded world. John Sudds, Microsoft Bio not available. Loke Uei Tan, Microsoft Loke Uei is Senior Technical Product Manager, Mobile Developer Experience at Microsoft, a role he has worked in for seven years. He is currently responsible for engaging and developing relationships with ISVs and developers to build innovative and unique solutions for Windows Mobile. Loke Uei has actively executed a worldwide Mobile Embedded & Developer Conference series across nine countries. Prior to his career with Microsoft, he was in software development for several leading software development companies in Malaysia. Loke Uei has been in the software business for 20 years. Rob Tiffany, Microsoft Rob Tiffany is an Architect at Microsoft focused on delivering the best possible Windows Mobile solutions for his customers. His expertise lies in combining wireless data technologies, Windows phones, and optimized server infrastructures together to form compelling solutions. Prior to his current role, Rob was a Senior Technical Product Manager for Windows Mobile in Microsoft’s Mobile and Embedded Devices division where he grew the mobile developer ecosystem. Kimberly L. Tripp, SQLskills.com Kimberly Tripp and Paul Randal are a husband-and-wife team who own and run SQLskills.com, a world-renowned SQL Server consulting and training company. They are both SQL Server MVPs and Microsoft Regional Directors, with over 30 years of combined experience on SQL Server. Kimberly worked on the SQL Server team in the early 1990s as a tester and writer before leaving to found SQLskills and embrace her passion for teaching and consulting. Kimberly has been a staple at worldwide conferences since she first presented at TechEd in 1996, and she blogs at SQLskills.com/blogs/Kimberly. Kimberly and Paul have written Microsoft whitepapers and books for SQL Server 2000, 2005 and 2008, and are regular, top-rated presenters worldwide on database maintenance, high availability, disaster recovery, performance tuning, and SQL Server internals. Together they teach the SQL MCM certification and throughout Microsoft. In their spare time they like to find frogfish in remote corners of the world. Dan Wahlin, Wahlin Consulting Dan Wahlin (Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for ASP.NET and XML Web Services) is the president of Wahlin Consulting which specializes in .NET and SharePoint consulting and training solutions. Dan founded the XML for ASP.NET Developers Web site (http://www.xmlforasp.net), which focuses on using ASP.NET, XML, AJAX, Silverlight and Web Services in Microsoft’s .NET platform. He’s also on the INETA Speaker’s Bureau, speaks at conferences and user groups around the world and is recognized as a leading authority on .NET technologies. Dan has written several books on .NET including Professional Silverlight 2 Development, Professional ASP.NET 3.5 AJAX, ASP.NET 2.0 MVP Hacks and Tips, and XML for ASP.NET Developers. Dan’s blog is located at http://weblogs.asp.net/dwahlin. Stephen Walther, Microsoft Stephen Walther is a Microsoft Senior Program Manager who works with the ASP.NET MVC team to develop content around ASP.NET MVC. He is the author of the all time, biggest, best-selling book on ASP.NET, ASP.NET Unleashed. He is currently writing ASP.NET MVC Unleashed. Read his blog on ASP.NET MVC at http://StephenWalther.com. Jim Wilson, Microsoft Bio not available.

© Copyright 2001-2005, Penton Media. Privacy policy.