Speakers at DevWeek 2009
DevWeek 2009 and SQL Server DevCon 2009 feature a number of the world’s best-known experts on software development, who between them have written dozens of books and hundreds of magazine articles.
They include:
Fritz Onion Fritz is a founding partner of Pluralsight, a Microsoft .NET training provider. He is the author of Pluralsight’s ASP.NET curriculum, and he teaches courses around the world. He is the author of Essential ASP.NET and Essential ASP.NET 2.0, a columnist for MSDN Magazine, and a regular speaker at conferences including the PDC, TechEd, and VSLive. Prior to .NET, Fritz’s work focused on Windows development with C++ and COM, and he has written several courses and many articles on C++, MFC, COM, and ATL. Microsoft recognizes Fritz as an MVP for his contributions to the ASP.NET community. |
Dave Wheeler Dave is an independent software consultant specialising in Microsoft .NET technologies. He’s particularly fond of WPF and Silverlight, but to remain grounded in reality he also works extensively with ASP.NET and is a moderator on Microsoft’s ASP.NET forums. When not writing software, Dave writes and teaches various .NET courses for DevelopMentor, writes articles and speaks at various conferences. |
Aaron Skonnard Aaron is a co-founder of Pluralsight, a Microsoft .NET training provider. He is the author of Pluralsight’s Applied Web Services, Applied BizTalk Server 2006, and Applied WCF courses. Aaron speaks regularly at various conferences around the world, including Microsoft’s PDC and TechEd events. He has written a number of books including the Essential XML Quick Reference and Essential XML, and he has a regular column in MSDN Magazine – The XML Files. He currently writes MSDN’s Service Station column in conjunction with his blog, and he is recognised by Microsoft as an MVP. |
Peter DeBetta Peter is a SQL Server MVP and an independent consultant, author, and architect specializing in design, development, implementation, and deployment of Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SharePoint Server, and .NET solutions. He blogs at SQLblog.com (cofounder), and writes courseware, articles, and books – most notably the title Introducing SQL Server 2008 from Microsoft Press. Peter speaks at conferences around the world, including TechEd, SQL PASS Community Summit, DevTeach, SQL Connections, DevWeek, and VSLive! |
Tim Ewald Tim is a Principle Software Engineer at Microsoft, where he has returned to continue work on services and infrastructure behind MSDN. Prior to rejoining Microsoft, he spent the last several years working on server infrastructure for the cable television industry, primarily focused on delivery of Internet content to the TV. Tim has 18 years experience in the industry and has built large systems using .NET, Java and Ruby. DevWeek is his favourite conference. |
Andy Clymer Andy is a freelance IT consultant specialising in .NET-based technology. His last ‘real’ job was at Cisco Systems, where he was a lead architect for Cisco’s identity solutions. Prior to Cisco he worked in various small start-ups. He teaches various .NET courses for DevelopMentor, including Guerrilla .NET and Essential .NET. |
Itzik Ben-Gan Itzik is a mentor and co-founder of Solid Quality Mentors. A SQL Server Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) since 1999, Itzik has delivered numerous training events around the world focused on T-SQL Querying, Query Tuning and Programming. Itzik is the author of several books, among them Microsoft SQL Server 2008: T-SQL Fundamentals, Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2005: T-SQL Querying, Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2005: T-SQL Programming, and others. He has written many articles for SQL Server Magazine as well as articles and whitepapers for MSDN. |
Brian A. Randell Brian is a senior consultant with MCW Technologies. With over 20 years experience of building software, he spends his time teaching Microsoft technologies to developers, working with new and emerging technologies like Visual Studio Team System code name “Rosario”, and consulting worldwide for Fortune 500 companies like Microsoft, state and local governments, and small businesses. Brian enjoys helping people get the most out of their software, and does this through training for Pluralsight, and speaking at events such as VSLive!, TechEd, and the PDC. Brian currently writes the Team System column for MSDN Magazine. He is the author and lead instructor of Pluralsight’s Applied Team System and Applied Windows SharePoint Services courses. |
Christian Weyer Christian is co-founder of thinktecture, a European company aiding and supporting software architects and developers in designing and implementing distributed solutions. He has modelled and implemented distributed applications with Java, COM, DCOM, COM+, Web Services and other technologies over the years, and recently he has been focusing on the ideas and concepts of service-orientation and their practical translation in customer projects, primarily using Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF). |
Neal Ford Neal is an application architect at ThoughtWorks, a global IT consultancy with an exclusive focus on end-to-end software development and delivery. He is also a designer and developer of applications, instructional materials, magazine articles, courseware, video/DVD presentations, and author of various books including The Art of Java Web Development and the 2006 No Fluff, Just Stuff anthology. His primary consulting focus is the building of large-scale enterprise applications. He is a regular speaker at various conferences worldwide. |
Guy Smith-Ferrier Guy is an MVP in ASP.NET. He is the author of .NET Internationalization, published by Addison-Wesley. He is a Microsoft Certified Professional developer, author, trainer and speaker, has spoken at many European and US conferences, and is an INETA Speaker. He runs the .NET Developer Network, a free .NET user group in the south-west of England. He has written over 50 articles for numerous magazines, has co-authored an application development book and is the author of the ADO chapter of Mastering Delphi 6. |
Dominick Baier Dominick leads the security curriculum at DevelopMentor. This includes teaching and authoring courses about .NET, ASP.NET, WinFX, and ‘Vista’ security. He holds a degree in Computer Science, is a certified BS7799/ISO17799 Lead Auditor, and speaks at various conferences around the world about application security. When not teaching he spends his time researching security, doing audits and penetration tests, and helping other developers worldwide to build more secure applications. Currently he is writing a book about ASP.NET security for MS Press. Dominick is a Microsoft MVP in the “Visual Developer – Security” category. |
Mike Taulty Mike works in the Developer and Platform Group at Microsoft in the UK, where he has spent the past few years helping developers understand and get the best from the Microsoft platform. Prior to this, Mike spent three years with Microsoft Consulting Services as a consultant on developer technologies. Before joining Microsoft, Mike spent the previous nine years working as a software developer for a number of enterprises, consultancies and software vendors, using a variety of operating system, client, communication and server technologies. |
Oliver Sturm Oliver is an experienced software architect, developer, trainer and author, with a strong background in various different fields, including system and framework architecture and design, process modeling and user interface design. He is a C# MVP and he works for Developer Express as a Technical Evangelist and Lead Program Manager for the Frameworks Division. |
Keith Brown Keith is a co-founder of Pluralsight where he focuses on application security. A contributing editor for MSDN Magazine, he authors the Security Briefs column. He authored the books Programming Windows and The .NET Developer’s Guide to Windows Security, and co-authored Effective COM. Keith spends most of his time researching security techniques and technologies, and has spent close to a decade teaching and developing course material for professional software developers. He speaks at many conferences, including Microsoft’s TechEd and PDC events in the USA. |
Greg Low Greg is an internationally recognised consultant, developer and trainer. He has been working in development since 1978, holds a PhD in Computer Science and a host of Microsoft certifications. Greg is the country lead for Solid Quality, a SQL Server MVP and one of only three Microsoft Regional Directors for Australia. Greg also hosts the popular SQL Down Under podcast, organises the SQL Down Under Code Camp and co-organises CodeCampOz. He is a board member of PASS (the Professional Association for SQL Server). |
Matt Milner Matt is an independent consultant specializing in Microsoft .NET technologies with a focus on Windows Workflow Foundation, BizTalk Server, Windows Communication Foundation, and ASP.NET. As a writer Matt has contributed to several journals and magazines such as .NET Developers Journal and MSDN Magazine where he currently authors the workflow content for the Foundations column. Matt is a Microsoft MVP for BizTalk Server. |
Kevlin Henney Kevlin is an independent consultant and trainer based on the UK. He specialises in programming languages, OO design, patterns, development process and software architecture. He has been a columnist for various magazines and web sites, including The Register, Application Development Advisor, Java Report and C/C++ Users Journal. Kevlin is co-author of two recent volumes in the Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture series. He is also a regular speaker at various conferences, including DevWeek. |
Mike Ormond Mike is a Developer Evangelist at Microsoft, focusing on Office and web development technologies. Ever since he can remember, he’s been interested in ‘how stuff works’, so an engineering career was a natural progression. After completing his degree at Strathclyde University, he toyed with transforms in imaging systems, played with hoppers in payment systems, scheduled headless clients in automated test solutions and helped real customers in product support. Nowadays he spends his time thinking about web and Office development and worrying about how to keep pace with change and whether or not he locked the back door. |
Niels Berglund Niels is a member of DevelopMentor’s technical research, curriculum development and teaching staff. He specializes in the .NET system software and database areas, and is author of DevelopMentor’s database courses. He speaks regularly at various industry conferences, and writes technical articles for the trade press. Niels was co-author of the first book released for SQL Server 2005, A First Look at SQL Server 2005 for Developers. Before joining DevelopMentor he worked as a consultant, specializing in design and development of distributed applications, mainly for the financial industry. |
Javier Loría Javier is a mentor with Solid Quality Mentors, based in Costa Rica. He began his professional career in 1992, as a software developer and system engineer. His career evolved rapidly to the training side, especially in the XML and OLAP world, training customers at different locations in Latin America. Javier became a SQL Server MVP in 2001, and is an MCT, MCSE, MCSD, MCDBA, and MCAD. He was involved in writing the official Microsoft SQL Server 2005 courseware, and he is the co-author of several books on SQL Server. |
Robert Boedigheimer Robert has been designing and developing web sites for the past 13 years, including the early days of ASP and ASP.NET. He is a columnist for aspalliance.com, an ASP.NET MVP, an “early achiever” MCSD for .NET with C#, an MCPD: Web with C#, and a 2nd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Robert has spoken at industry conferences including TechEd, AJAXWorld and VSLive. He works for Schwans Shared Services, providing business solutions with web technologies, and leads Robert Boedigheimer Consulting, LLC. |
Richard Blewett Richard has worked in software development for 19 years, with experience ranging from mainframes to distributed Windows-based systems. He has worked on a number of high-profile projects, such as the UK National Police System, as well as developing software for several large financial institutions. He spends his life these days in the world of connected systems with WCF, Workflow and BizTalk. Richard is the CTO of DevelopMentor UK. |
Simon Brown Simon is a senior consultant at C5 Alliance in Jersey. He’s a hands-on software architect with a BSc in Computer Science, and over the past 12 years he’s been involved in projects ranging from rich desktop clients and web applications through to highly scalable distributed systems and service-oriented architectures; predominantly within the finance industry. He’s also undertaken consulting and training roles with a broader focus on people, process and technology. Simon is additionally active in wider aspects of the IT industry. Using his architecture experience, he founded the Coding the Architecture web site, and he has also written and co-written a number of books about Java EE web technologies, spoken at a number of software development conferences, developed a software architecture training course, and actively maintains a public blog. |
Kevin Jones Kevin has been involved in software development and design for longer than he cares to remember, originally as a mainframe programmer and more recently developing .NET and Java applications. He’s been programming Windows since Windows 1.04, and Windows 32 since the first beta release in July 1992. Kevin’s day job is as a software developer and technical architect, working in multi-tiered systems writing both the plumbing and the front-end code. He has been involved in training and consultancy since 1990, and is now a member of Pluralsight where he teaches courses on .NET, VSTS and Patterns. |
Kevin Seal Kevin is an enterprise Java architect and developer with over 12 years experience in the defence, internet, retail and finance industries. Through roles for various clients he has worked on desktop, web, service-oriented and middleware projects. Outside work he also helps run the Coding the Architecture website and London-based user group. |
Maciej Pilecki Maciej is an associate mentor with Solid Quality Mentors, a global organisation specialising in training, mentoring and consulting around the Microsoft data platform. He has more than six years of international experience in software development, specializing mostly in SQL Server database applications. In the past he also used to work as a network administrator and security consultant. He is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and SQL Server MVP, frequently delivering classes and conference talks on many aspects of SQL Server and application development. |
Eric Nelson Eric joined Microsoft in 1996 as a Technical Evangelist, and has spent most of his time working with ISVs to help them architect solutions which make use of the latest Microsoft technologies – from the beta of ASP 1.0 through to ASP.NET, from MTS to WCF/WF, and from the beta of SQL Server 6.5 through to SQL Server 2008. In July 2008 he switched role from an Application Architect to a Developer Evangelist in the Developer and Platform Group, and his current interests include digging into LINQ to Entities, ADO.NET Data Services and switching from C# to Visual Basic development. |
Klaus Aschenbrenner Klaus works as a software architect for ANECON (a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Data Management and ISV/Software Solutions) in Vienna, Austria. He has worked with the .NET Framework and especially with SQL Server 2008 from the very beginning. In 2004 and 2005, Klaus was honoured with Microsoft MVP awards for his support of the .NET community. He currently travels around the world teaching clients the core concepts of SQL Server 2008 and distributed application programming based on the .NET Framework 3.5. Klaus is also a regular speaker various developer conferences around the world. |
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