Shaun Walker, founder and president of Perpetual
Motion Interactive Systems Inc., a solutions company specializing
in Microsoft enterprise technologies. Shaun has 15 years
professional experience in architecting and implementing large
scale IT solutions for private and public organizations. Shaun is
responsible for the creation and management of DotNetNuke, an open
source content management system written for the Microsoft ASP.NET
platform. Based on his significant community contributions he was
recently recognized as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP)
in 2004. In addition, he was recently added as a featured speaker
to the MSDN Canada Speakers Bureau which allows him to evangelize
DotNetNuke to User Groups across Canada. Shaun resides in British
Columbia, Canada, with his wife and two children.
Joe Brinkman, formerly the founder and
President of TAG Software Inc, is the Chief Technology Officer for
DataSource Inc. (www.datasourceinc.com) a J2EE development company
focused on simplifying and automating development of N-Tier
applications with Java. With more than 22 years of IT experience
and a Computer Science degree from the United States Naval Academy,
he brings a broad range of experience and expertise in a variety of
software and hardware architectures. Having worked with DotNetNuke
since February 2003, and being a founding Core Team member, Joe
currently serves as a member of the DotNetNuke Board of Directors,
a Lead Architect, and Security Specialist.
Bruce Hopkins, Microsoft MVP (ASP.NET) holds a
BSCIS from DeVry University and holds certifications as an MCSE and
several flavors of Linux. Bruce is currently the IT Director for
Chattahoochee Technical College in Marietta GA and has held a wide
variety of positions in technology throughout his career ranging
from programming and web design to network administration and
management. Bruce remarks that this varied experience is crucial to
determining the correct tool for the task at hand. This is shown by
the many technologies he uses everyday, including Windows, Unix,
SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL and many different Linux-based
applications that are an integral part of maintaining the college's
infrastructure. Bruce makes his home in Marietta, Georgia, with his
wife and son.
Scott McCulloch is an Application Developer for
the Computer Science Corporation, Australia. At 26 years of age,
Scott holds Bachelor and Masters degrees in Computer Science, as
well as the three major Microsoft Certifications (MCSD, MCDBA,
MCSE). Scott has been part of the DotNetNuke community since the
project began (late December, 2002). Today, his role within the
DotNetNuke team is contributing as an Architect and Core Developer.
He currently resides in Wollongong, Australia, with his fiancé,
Lenise.
Scott Willhite is an accomplished business and
technology professional turned family man. Semi-retired from
technology as a profession, his days are spent teaming with his
wife Allison as professional Realtors. (www.alkihomes.com) and
supporting a variety of community endeavors. A distinguished
technology pedigree includes a BS in Computer Science and MBA in
Information Systems Management degrees from Baylor University. And
a proven track record of achievement includes service as an
architect for Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), vice-president
of Technology for 10x Labs, and Program Director for Safeco's
Office of the CIO. An ASP.NET moderator and member of DotNetNuke's
Board of Directors, Scott was recognized as a Microsoft Most
Valuable Professional (MVP) in 2005 for significant contributions
to the community. Ever the "Don Quixote" type, Scott's currently
tilting at the windmills of open source, brandishing a Microsoft
lance. Among other things, he oversees the Projects initiatives at
DotNetNuke cultivating BSD licensed (unencumbered) practical
applications of Microsoft technology and programming to share with
the world. His favorite mantra is the core values developed with
his partners for their former startup company, 10x Labs: "Speak the
truth. Share the wealth. Change the world!" Scott currently lives
in West Seattle, WA with his lovely wife Allison, "crazy smart" son
Kyle, a whiny German Shepherd dog, three neurotic housecats, and a
cast of wonderful friends and neighbors that he wouldn't trade for
gold!
Chris Paterra is Lead Architect/Project Manager
for Trend Core Group of Atlanta, which produces .NET marketing and
communication tools. He also is a contributing author for
DotNetNuke For Dummies. He enjoys writing magazine
articles on project management and speaking at local Atlanta User
Groups. A founding Core Team Member, Chris is currently serving as
an Inner Core Team member in addition to being Project Lead for
both the Gallery and the Forum DotNetNuke projects.
Patrick Santry, Microsoft MVP (ASP/ASP.NET)
holds a MCSE, MCSA, MCP+SB, i-Net+, A+, and Certified Internet
Webmaster certifications. He has authored and co-authored several
books and magazine articles on Microsoft and Internet technologies.
Patrick is frequent presenter on Web technologies, having presented
at several events including the Exchange 2000 launch, DevDays 2004
in Pittsburgh, PA, and to area .NET SIGs on DotNetNuke module
development. In addition, Patrick owns and maintains
www.WWWCoder.com, a popular site for news, tutorials, and
information for the Web development community. Patrick resides in
Girard, PA, with his wife Karyn, and their four children, Katie,
Karleigh, P.J, and Danny.
Dan Caron is a Lead Application Designer &
Developer with MassMutual Financial Group, a Fortune 500 global,
diversified financial services organization. With MassMutual, Dan
designs technical solutions for financial web applications using
Microsoft and Java technologies. For more than 10 years, Dan has
been designing and developing applications with various programming
technologies including Microsoft ASP.NET, XML/XSL, SQL, Java and
JSP. He has been a major contributor to the DotNetNuke open-source
portal project since the core team was founded in 2003. Some of
Dan's noteworthy contributions include the exception-handling
framework, event-logging provider, and the scheduler. Dan continues
to contribute his talent to the project as a Lead Architect, Core
Developer, and member of the Board of Directors. Dan lives in
Connecticut with his wife and two children.