Jean-Luc David is a current Team System MVP and a
Toronto-based trainer, consultant, and author. He is also the
CEO/Lead Developer for Stormpixel Solutions, a company focused on
developing .NET solutions for the desktop, mobile devices, and the
web. He has published numerous technical articles on ASPToday.com,
C|NET, Builder.com, and XML.COM. He also co-authored
Professional Javascript, Second Edition and
Professional WinFX Beta for WROX Press and Wiley
Publishing. Jean-Luc has the distinction of being the first
Canadian to receive the Microsoft Visual Developer-.NET Most
Valuable Professional (MVP) award. His recent activities include
presiding over the Toronto Windows Server User Group, a collective
of over 853 IT Professionals in the greater Toronto Area. He is
also part of the administrative team of the East of Toronto .NET
User Group and is a speaker in the MSDN/INETA Canada Speakers
Bureau.
Erik Gunvaldson is the Technology Development
Manager in the Microsoft Enterprise Partners Group where he is
currently focused on process methodologies and driving the Software
Factories vision across Microsoft partners. Prior to the fall of
2005, Erik was the first Microsoft Technical Evangelist for Visual
Studio 2005 Team System. In this role, Erik was responsible for the
Team System Technology Adoption Program (TAP) for partners and
enterprise customers. Before coming to Microsoft, Erik worked for
several large enterprises in roles ranging from C++ developer and
software manager to distributed application architect. Erik's
professional goal is to automate the building of software solutions
to the point where it is 90 percent inspiration and 10 percent
perspiration. When not spending time thinking about software, Erik
enjoys spending time with his wonderful wife, Anna, their beautiful
daughter, Katrina, and their big black lab, Joe.
Noah Coad is currently a Program Manager in the
Developer and Test Tools product unit of Visual Studio Team System.
His focus is on developer-driven testing, including unit testing
and code coverage. As a community lead for Team System, Noah is
responsible for engaging with MVPs, regional directors, and other
key influencers. He is a former C# MVP and a developer at heart.
While obtaining a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Texas A&M
University, Noah worked as a contract programmer, taught .NET, and
helped lead the initial C# online community. He enjoys mountain
biking, hard-core coding, creating gizmos with microcontrollers,
and spending time with his beloved wife, Dawn.
Darren Jefford is an Application Development
Consultant working for Microsoft in the U.K. In his spare time (of
which there isn't much), he likes to be with his young family,
follow Formula 1, play the guitar, and tinker with digital
photography.
Tony Loton is a Microsoft Certified
Professional for .NET Solution Architectures and MSF 3.0. He works
through his company, LOTONtech Limited (www.lotontech.com) as an
independent consultant, instructor, and freelance author in
addition to holding an appointment as Associate Lecturer for the
United Kingdom's Open University. Tony graduated in 1991 with an
honors degree in Computer Science with Management, and has authored
many published works, including the book Professional UML with
Visual Studio .NET and a Visual Studio 2005 article series for
the MSDN Developer Center.
Christopher Bowen is the Lead Applications
Architect at Monster.com in Maynard, Massachusetts, where he works
on the design, implementation, and optimization of Monster's
applications. Chris is highly involved in the .NET development
community, contributes to running the Boston .NET User Group, and
speaks on a variety of subjects at area developer events. He is a
member of Microsoft's Patterns & Practices Customer Advisory
Board and the Microsoft East Region Architect Council. Christopher
holds a masters of science in Computer Science and a bachelors of
science in Management Information Systems from Worcester
Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts.