Code Camp 2010.1 Speaker Bios

Speaker Bios

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Dane Morgridge

Bio	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 and is currently a Microsoft MVP for Data Platform Development. He works mostly with C#, but is also a big fan of whatever new technology he happens to come across. In addition to software development, he is the host of the Community Megaphone Podcast and also 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.
Web Site	http://www.geekswithblogs.net/danemorgridge
Twitter ID	danemorgridge

Kevin Israel

Bio	Kevin Israel is a Solutions Architect with Ironworks Consulting in Richmond, VA. He has a strong background in SharePoint architecture, Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio Team System and delivering architectural solutions of all types with a focus on scalability, flexibility and high availability. He has been developing software using Microsoft Technologies for 10 years and remains a passionate technologist. Kevin is a Microsoft MVP in Team System. He is a community activist and currently leads the Innsbrook .Net User Group, helps with the Richmond Code Camp, co-founded the SharePoint Saturday events, and enjoy presenting topics at various community events in the area. When not working or involved in community events, Kevin enjoys camping, fishing and hunting, reading, Aikido, coding for fun and spending time with his daughter. You can catch him occasionally blast a tweet on Twitter as @kevdadev.
Web Site	http://vsteamsystemcentral.com/cs21/blogs/kevin_israel/default.aspx
Twitter ID	kevdadev

John Blumenaeur

Bio	John Blumenauer is Director of Software Engineering for Metrico Wireless, Inc. in Frederick, MD. Before working in the wireless industry, John designed and developed applications of all sizes in a variety of areas including aerospace/defense, point of sale, engineering and financial. During John’s 14-year career in software development, he has worked with a variety of languages and has contributed to projects of all sizes, including large scale enterprise applications. He enjoys sharing his knowledge and valuable experience with the development community by speaking at code camps and user groups throughout the region. John is the President and co-founder of the Frederick (MD) .NET User Group (www.frednug.org. His blog can be found at http://geekswithblogs.net/jblumenauer.
Web Site	http://geekswithblogs.net/jblumenauer
Twitter ID	JohnBlumenauer

John Sterrett

Bio	John Sterrett is a Database Administrator and Web Engineering Specialist who currently works for Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. I work in the Global Operation Center which is located in Wheeling, WV (Pittsburgh Area). My area of expertise is developing data driven applications and database management.
Web Site	http://www.johnsterrett.com
Twitter ID	johnsterrett

Chris Bannon

Bio	Chris Bannon is familiar with many acronyms: UX, ASP.NET, AJAX, C#, SQL & jQuery. As the Lead Web Developer at ComponentOne, he has mastered techniques such as CSS layout, unobtrusive JavaScript, semantic markup, and progressive enhancement. Chris manages ComponentOne’s product lines for ASP.NET and iPhone Web development. He spends most of his time building or using the web and it is his passion. When he isn’t at a computer you can find him spending time with his family, trying to golf, or pretending that he can still play ice hockey.
Web Site	http://www.componentone.com
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Edwin Ames

Bio	Edwin "Ned" Ames has worked in software development for over a decade, producing applications for clients in multiple industries ranging in size from startups to multinationals. He entered software by tinkering. You can still occasionally find him following his nose into uncharted waters. By day, Ned develops software for his employer, Yellow Book USA. After hours he tinkers with software and works on articles and presentations for the community. He also offers custom software development through his PA company, Purposeful Solutions, Inc. When not geeking out, he lives with his wife in their Philadelphia area apartment. Other interests include writing, philosophy, sushi, and cooking.
Web Site	http://www.purposefulsolutions.net
Twitter ID	NedAmes

David Isbitski

Bio	Ever since creating his first "Choose Your Own Adventure" video game using Commodore BASIC, Dave has been fascinated by the potential of computers and the worlds they can bring to us. Debuting in the Enterprise space with Visual Basic 5, he has worked with Microsoft Technologies all of his career at various Fortune 100/500 companies. He enjoys talking about technology and has taught full day courses on many Microsoft topics as well as being a presenter at VSLive!, Re-Mix, XAMLFest, CodeCamps and other events. His current passion is showing companies in the Mid-Atlantic States the importance of good user experience and how to implement it within their Enterprise. Dave can be found on Twitter at http://twitter.com/theDaveDev and frequently posts to his blog at http://CoolStuffWith.Net.
Web Site	http://CoolStuffWith.Net
Twitter ID	thedavedev

Greg Lutz

Bio	With his broad focus in .NET development, Greg Lutz is always working in the trenches with other developers sharing the experience. Greg's background at ComponentOne includes technical support, web development, and product management. He enjoys focusing his skills in various .NET platforms including Windows Forms, WPF and Silverlight.
Web Site	http://www.componentone.com
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Mike Snell

Bio	Mike Snell is a author on all things Visual Studio and .NET (Visual Studio Unleashed 2010, ASP.NET 4.0 Training Kit, among others). Mike is also a Microsoft Regional Director in the Pittsburgh Area.
Web Site	http://www.visualstudiounleashed.com/
Twitter ID	mksnell

John Petersen

Bio	I have been a developer for about 20 years – starting with dBase and FoxBase +. I then got into FoxPro 2.0 and VB 3 – eventually giving way to Visual FoxPro. Then along came .NET! Through that time, I have developed applications in SQL Server since version 6. I have also developed applications with Oracle versions 9i and 10g. From 1995-2001, I was a Microsoft Developer MVP. I have spoken at many user groups and industry conferences including Tech Ed and Developer Days. In 1999, I wrote the definitive whitepaper on ADO for VFP Developers. In 2002, I wrote the Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Databases for Que Publishing. For serveral years, I was an instructor for both AppDev and MEI. I was a co-author of Visual FoxPro Enterprise Development from Prima Publishing with Rod Paddock, Ron Talmadge and Eric Ranft. I was also a co-author of Visual Basic Web Development from Prima Publishing with Rod Paddock and Richard Campbell. In 2004, I graduated from the Rutgers University School of Law with a Juris Doctor Degree. I passed the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bar exams and was in private practice for several years – concentrating transactional and general business law (contracts, copyrights, trademarks, independent contractor agreements, NDA’s, intellectual property and mergers and aquisitions.). Although I never completely stopped, several years ago, I returned to my first passion on a full time basis- software development. Today, I am writing for Code Magazine again and am active on the MSDN Forums. I actively participate in the Philly SQL Server, .NET, ALT NET and XAML user groups. My primary technical focus today includes: - C# - ASP/ASP MVC - NHibernate/Fluent NHibernate - SQL Server (as well as Reporting Services, Integration Services and Analysis Services) - DDD/TDD methodologies Educational Background: - B.S Business Administration – Mansfield University - M.B.A. – Information Systems – Saint Joseph’s University - J.D. – Rutgers University School of Law (Camden)
Web Site	http://www.johnvpetersen.com
Twitter ID	johnvpetersen

David Giard

Bio	David Giard has been developing solutions using Microsoft technologies since 1993. In the past, he has spoken at Day of .Net, CodeStock, Microsoft DevCares, Microsoft ArcReady, Dot Net University, X Conference and numerous user groups around the Midwest. He is a recovering certification addict and holds an MCTS, MCSD, MCSE, and MCDBA, as well as a BS and an MBA. He is the host and producer of the mildly popular online TV show Technology and Friends (http://technologyandfriends.com). He is president of the Great Lakes Area .Net User Group. He is an avid photographer and has visually documented many of the Heartland community events. You can read his latest thoughts at www.DavidGiard.com. David lives in Michigan with his two teenage sons.
Web Site	http://DavidGiard.com
Twitter ID	DavidGiard

Matt Van Horn

Bio	Matt Van Horn specializes in rapid development focused on flexible and dynamic code to leverage maximum results with minimal effort. His development tool of choice is Silverlight which he has use in projects from a clone of space invaders for facebook to back office accounting to dynamic business intelligence visualization system that turned heads at the Global Gaming(casino) Expo this year in Las Vegas.
Web Site	http://www.anythingtheycando.com/
Twitter ID	phpn00b

Keith Bozek

Bio	Living in Rochester NY. Software Engineer for 12 years at Eastman Kodak. We wear multiple hats in the new Kodak including release engineering and sofware development. Development experience include Windows drivers, Windows UI (from WTL, to MFC to WPF). Many years also creating a build infrastructure and process to release software that has an audience of millions of users. I've also developed for machine vision and factory automation applications. From Uniontown, PA. I graduated from California University of PA. I worked for Sony Mt Pleasant PA.
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Jason Agostoni

Bio	Jason is a Sr. Software Architect with CEI and provides consulting services to a variety of large enterprises to mid-size companies. Jason specializes in Microsoft.NET application development and architecture, BizTalk Server, Team Foundation Server and most of the Microsoft platforms and technologies.
Web Site	http://jason.agostoni.net
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John Baird

Bio	John Baird began his computer programming career while in the US Navy. In 1982, he helped form and direct the first PC-based computer processing department for training and manpower in the Department of Defense. After leaving the military in 1988, John began a varied career as a consultant developing business applications ranging from computer-based training to vertical market software for resellers. Today, John is working for the industry leader in financial software for fund administration. John is also a Microsoft MVP for device application development.
Web Site	http://blog.quayinc.com
Twitter ID	jbaird_pa

Von Scarberry

Bio	For the past 10 years I have developed custom integrations wrapped around MS Dynamics products with the bulk of the development against Dynamics GP (Great Plains). I have aided several mid to large sized companies reduce their overall overhead through .net custom development. Most of the projects have been tailored to financials to include Sales Order Processing, General Ledger, and payables.
Web Site	http://www.VirtualSails.net
Twitter ID	vscarberry

Steve Hook and John Nelson

Bio	John Nelson is a passionate C# Developer working in ASP.NET on an e-commerce solution for ticketing software. He works across all of the application layers, including server side functionality, and client side programming with jQuery and MS Ajax. John's full time job is in WebForms, but spends his off hours working with MVC. As a developer, he focuses on productivity and good programming practices. Subscribe to his blog at http://www.johncoder.com/. Follow him on Twitter @johncoder. Steve Hook is experienced in C#, Delphi, and SQL related topics. He is always looking for new ways to develop software. In his three years of experience, he has brought a fresh look into the ticketing industry by developing unique solutions to industry problems. Subscribe to his blog at http://stevenhook.blogspot.com/ . Follow him on Twitter @StevenHook. Steve and John have worked together through college and into the industry getting started for the same company. They also develop .NET applications together for fun in the interest of solving real world problems.
Web Site	http://www.johncoder.com/
Twitter ID	johncoder

John Hidey

Bio	John Hidey is currently the president and co-founder of Sharp Dudes, LLC. Sharp Dudes is a consulting organization specializing in software application architecture for the .NET world. He was been involved with Microsoft .NET development since early releases of the 1.0 framework. Previously, he had worked in a wide range of industries such as insurance, health care, and the mortgage industry. John is also one of the co-chairs for the Pittsburgh .NET user group with responsibilities for the group in the area of sponsorship. John also is the proud father of three beautiful girls (Courtney, Kayla & Korina) that he loves spending his free time with. He recently had an addition to the family with his grandson, Nevan.
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Zhiming Xue

Bio	Zhiming Xue “Z" is a senior Microsoft Architect Evangelist, based in the Washington DC area. He works with enterprise customers to help architect business solutions using Microsoft products and technologies, while maintaining an online communication with developers and architects through his MSDN blog and the ArCast.TV program at Microsoft Channel9. During his tenure with Microsoft Services, he played technical and architectural roles on many large-scale projects for customers in the commercial sector and the public sector. He has presented various topics at Microsoft events including TechEd China and local community events. He holds a Ph. D. in Management Science from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, a professional certification from American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS), and several Microsoft certifications.
Web Site	http://blogs.msdn.com/zxue
Twitter ID	zxue

John McClelland

Bio	John is a Principal Partner Evangelist with Microsoft’s U.S. Developer and Platform Evangelism team. With over 20 years of IT and application development experience, John joined Microsoft in 1997 as a platform consultant architecting and implementing distributed solutions for several of Microsoft’s largest customers in the Greater Pennsylvania district. In 2002 he joined the Developer and Platform Evangelism team to help the architect and developer community explore, understand, and implement solutions built on the .NET Platform. Today John focuses exclusively on the Partner Community in the U.S. East Region with expertise in designing and deploying custom-developed solutions. John is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Web Site	http://blogs.msdn.com/mpneast
Twitter ID	mpneast

Dennis Kozora

Bio	Dennis Kozora has been a software professional since 1995. Currently based in the Pittsburgh area, Dennis is frequently engaged as a Sr. Consultant to provide architectural designs, coach and mentor software development teams, and lead project designs from concept to delivery. Dennis has been working with .NET since its beta releases in 2001.
Web Site	http://olivesprig.com
Twitter ID	olivesprig

Sam Nasr

Bio	Sam Nasr has been a software developer since 1995, focusing mostly on Microsoft technologies. Having achieved multiple certifications from Microsoft (MCAD, MCTS(MOSS), and MCT), Sam develops, teaches, and tours the country to present various topics in .Net. He is also actively involved with the Cleveland C#/VB.Net User Group, where he has been the group leader since 2003. In addition, he also started the Cleveland WPF Users Group in June 2009, and the Cleveland .Net Study Group in August 2009. When not coding, Sam loves spending time with his family and friends or volunteering at his local church.
Web Site	http://clevelanddotnet.blogspot.com/
Twitter ID	samnasr

Jason Piccola