Speakers

We are grateful to the following individuals for volunteering their time and expertise to participate.

Donald Belcham
Just another dev trying to be as productive, professional and client focused as possible.
Website: www.igloocoder.com

Paul Betts
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Steve Bohlen
Currently a Senior Software Engineer for FirstPaper, LLC, a start-up in the world of digital media, Stephen brings his varied 15-year-plus experience as a former practicing Architect, CAD Manager, IT Technologist, Software Engineer, CTO, and consultant to the design and delivery of Software Engineering Solutions. Stephen is an active contributor to several Open-Source Software projects including NHibernate, NDbUnit, and others as well having developed a number of Visual Studio productivity add-ins. Active in the local NYC area regional software development community, Stephen speaks publicly, blogs regularly, and is the author of several popular screencast series focused on Agile and ALT.NET concepts and technologies including the widely-praised 15-part Summer of NHibernate video series introducing viewers to the popular open-source O/RM tool. He is a contributor of several shorter screencasts available on Dimecasts.NET. Stephen is also a founding/organizing member of the NYC ALT.NET user group which meets monthly to discuss Agile-focused techniques and technologies in the world of Microsoft software development and beyond. Stephen holds a BS in Architecture from The Ohio State University and is a Microsoft MVP for Solution Architecture as well as being a proudly uncertified SCRUMMaster.
Website: http://unhandled-exceptions.com/blog

Michael Brown
Mike Brown is a software engineer with over 14 years experience in IT including network administration, desktop support, software development, and project management. As a lifelong technologist, Mike enjoys exchanging knowledge and experience with fellow technologists. His current interests include UI development with WPF and Silverlight, system design and architecture, and cloud development.
Website: http://azurecoding.net/blogs/brownie

Laurent Bugnion
I work as a senior user experience developer for IdentityMine, one of the leading companies (and Gold Partner) for Microsoft technologies such as Windows Presentation Foundation, Silverlight, Surface, Windows 7 and generally User Experience. I was IdentityMine's European branch's first employee, based in Zurich Switzerland, where I live with my wife Chi Meei and my two daughters Alise and Laeticia. In October 2008, the book "Silverlight 2 Unleashed" that I wrote was published at Sams. 2009 is my 3rd year as a Microsoft MVP (Silverlight, Client App Dev).
Website: http://www.galasoft.ch

Christopher Deweese
Chris Deweese is a .NET developer and architect currently working as a consultant in St. Louis, MO. He has spent the last 10 years working in local and state government on everything from web development projects to distributed systems and multi-agency information sharing projects. He primarily works with the .NET Framework, WCF, LINQ to XML, and the National Information Exchange XML Model. Chris actively pursues every opportunity he can to learn and grow his own skills and the skills of those around him. You can follow Chris through his blog at http://christopherDeweese.com or on Twitter: @cdeweese.
Website: http://christopherDeweese.com/

Philip Japikse
Phil has been working with .Net since the first betas, and developing software for over 20 years. Phil is a Microsoft MVP and holds MCSD, MCDBA, CSM, and CSP certifications. Phil’s experience includes Smart Client/WPF, ASP.NET/MVC, and eCommerce as well as mentoring teams in .Net, SQL Server, and Agile. Phil is a contributing author to www.nPlus1.org, teaches custom classes, speaks at national and regional events, and is a passionate member of the developer community (serving as a director for the Cincinnati .Net User’s Group and Software Architecture SIG). Phil works as a Principal Consultant with Pinnacle Solutions Group, Inc. (www.pinnsg.com), is a Firefighter/Paramedic, and a volunteer for the Ski Patrol. You can follow Phil on twitter via www.twitter.com/skimedic and read his blog at www.skimedic.com/blog.
Website: www.skimedic.com/blog

Scott Koon
I do web stuff
Website: http://lazycoder.com

Sebastien Lambla
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Julie Lerman
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Javier Lozano
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Dane Morgridge
Dane Morgridge has been a developer for 9+ years and has worked with .Net & C# since the first public beta. His current passions are Entity Framework, WPF, WCF, Silverlight and Linq. He works mostly with C#, but is also a big fan of Java and C++ and whatever new technology he happens to come across. In addition to software development, he enjoys dabbling in graphic design, video special effects and hockey. When not with his family he is usually learning some new technology or working on some side projects. He is currently working as the Senior Interactive Developer at Roska Direct in Montgomeryville, PA. He can be reached through is blog http://geekswithblogs.net/danemorgridge or on Twitter @danemorgridge.
Website: http://geekswithblogs.net/danemorgridge

Michael Perry
I Love Software! Michael is a solutions architect at AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group in Dallas, Texas. There he cures cancer ... or at least assists in its treatment by ensuring that oncology patients get their drugs. Michael moderates the open source project Update Controls on Codeplex, which eliminates the bookkeeping code usually required for MVVM and data binding. He blogs at AdventuresInSoftware.com (or AdventureSinSoftware, whichever makes you happy).
Website: http://adventuresinsoftware.com/blog

Eric Sowell
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Alan Stevens
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Shawn Wildermuth
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Brad Wilson
Senior developer on the ASP.NET MVC team
Website: http://bradwilson.typepad.com/