West Michigan .NET University

April 4, 2009 -- Grand Rapids

Grand Valley State University, Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus

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Phil Japikse

Company: Pinnacle Solutions Group, Inc. www.pinnsg.com

Title: Principal Consultant

Bio: Phil has been working with .Net since the early days, and developing software for over 20 years. Specializing in application architect and agile methodologies, Phil helps clients with eCommerce sites, shrink-wrapped and/or internal Smart Client/WPF applications, coaching teams in their transition to agile, and also teaches classes on Test Driven Development, Patterns and Practices, and various additional topics. Phil is an active member of the .Net community, serving as a director for the Cincinnati .Net User's Group and Software Architecture SIG, speaking throughout the Heartland for Code Camps and User Groups, and nationally at conferences such as VSLive. A Principal Consultant with Pinnacle Solutions Group, Inc. (www.pinnsg.com a Senior level firm specializing in Custom Software, BI, and eCommerce solutions located in Cincinnati, OH), Phil is an avid .Net Application Architect, Developer, Speaker, and Trainer. Phil is also a contributing author for www.NPlus1.org, a site by architects, for architects. Phil currently holds MCSD.Net, MCDBA, and Certified Scrum Master certifications. Phil also serves as a Firefighter/Paramedic/Instructor for the local fire department and volunteers for the National Ski Patrol. You can follow Phil on twitter via www.twitter.com/skimedic and read his blog at www.japikse.blogspot.com.

 
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Rick Kierner

Company: HMB

Title: Passionate Technologist

Bio: Rick Kierner is a Passionate Technologist living & working in Columbus, OH. He spends his days solving customers’ problems through a variety of customized and standard technologies. Sporting a cowboy hat and relaxed personality, Rick is surely the most interesting developer…that is wearing a cowboy hat…in Columbus, OH…on Tuesdays…in the spring…when it’s raining.

 
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Dave Giard

Company: Sogeti www.sogeti.com

Title: Principal Consultant

Bio: David Giard has been developing solutions using Microsoft technologies since 1993. In the past, he has spoken at Day of .Net, Microsoft DevCares and many user groups around the Midwest. He is a recovering certification addict and holds an MCTS, MCSD, MCSE, MCDBA, a BS, an MBA, and numerous other letters of the alphabet. You can read his latest thoughts at www.DavidGiard.com. He lives in Michigan with his two teenage sons.

 
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Len Smith

Company: Medicom Interaction

Title: Senior Software Engineer

Bio: Leonard Smith is a software developer in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He has been developing software on Microsoft technologies for the past ten years

 

Jim Holmes

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James Bender

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Jamie Wright

Company: Brilliant Fantastic www.brilliantfantasic.com

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Bio: Jamie Wright is a software developer from Toledo, Ohio. He has been developing using .NET technologies since 2001. He is currently concentrating his efforts of CSLA, application architecture, ASP.NET MVC, and jquery. He is seeking help for his gadget addiction.

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Bruce Abernethy

Company: CQL, Inc.

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Bio: Once in the classroom : For 15 years daily dev : Happiest heads-down User Groups, Dev Cares : DODNs bars and pubs : No problem talking For 30 years now : A quest for UI goodness : Siverlight brings hope

 
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Dan Woolston

Company: Independent

Title: Code Toady

Bio: Daniel Woolston first began coding on his trusty Sinclair ZX80 many years ago. He has written numerous books on topics ranging from Ajax to BizTalk. Outside of coding, his interests expand to building robots that prey upon the living; most noted of which was ‘Prowler’, prominently featured in the June 2005 issue of Servo magazine. He has spoken at several Day of Dot Net events, user group meetings and the occasional code camp. His current endeavors include Silverlight, MVC, WCF and LINQ.

 
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Carey Payette

Company: American Electric Power

Title: Senior Software Developer

Bio: Carey Payette is a Senior Software Developer at American Electric Power where she implements Enterprise Applications using Web Services, ASP.NET, and WPF. Carey holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Laurentian University in Sudbury Ontario. She is the president of the Central Ohio .Net Developer’s group (www.condg.org) in Columbus Ohio and has a history of speaking at various conferences in the midwest including Codemash, MDC, and multiple Day of .Net events. A mother of three boys, she is always on the go, but still finds time to keep up to speed on the latest technology trends as an avid magazine and book reader. In her spare time, she enjoys playing hockey and going camping with her husband and boys. You can keep up with Carey by visiting her blog or on Twitter at http://twitter.com/careypayette .

 

Bill Miller

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Carl Furrow

Company: Spout.com www.spout.com

Title: Senior Software Developer

Bio: Carl is a web developer, primarily rooted in the .NET realm. He has a passion for new technologies/methodologies, and is currently gushing over jQuery (seriously, it’s great). He gets excited discovering or creating simple and elegant solutions to problems. Carl also has a desire to get further into game development, and has been making small strides in creating another game, this time based on the XNA framework.

 

Derik Whittaker

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Ryan Montgomery

Company: Rapidparts Inc.

Title: Senior .NET Applications Developer

Bio: Ryan Montgomery is responsible for the design, development and release of .NET Web Applications for Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklifts of America.

 
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Shane Jordan

Company: RCM Technologies, Inc www.rcmt.com

Title: Principal Consultant

Bio: Shane is a Principal Consultant at RCM Technologies (formerly Nusoft, formerly Sagestone). He has been developing custom software professionally for about 12 years now, mostly focusing on the Microsoft stack. I enjoy MS offerings such as MVC, SilverLight, WCF, but also enjoy ALT.NET solutions, such as nHibernate. I have a Bachelors degree from Virginia Tech and has owned a computer since I was about 12 (An Apple IIc). He is a regular at many of the software conferences, including Day of .NET, CodeMash, DevLink, etc.

 

Brian Prince

Company: Microsoft

Title: Developer Evangelist

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