Volunteers

This is a listing of the volunteers who have chosen to publish their bios. (In the order they applied)

Chris Jung

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Aspiring C#/AJAX guru...20 years of IT experience; 3 years of .NET. Learning the 3.5 libraries at home. Volunteer Business Analyst for 4 charities. Planning on working with HRI after the Weekend.

Russel Loski

Loski Data Movers , Senior Developer
I am a contract developer working with ASP.Net and SQL Server. I have developed simple departmental applications. I have experience with WCF and AJAX, as well as developing Microsoft reports.

Todd Stone

HBS Systems ,
Todd Stone is a Software Developer from the Dallas, TX area who spends most of his time programming in C, C++ and C#. He works with a variety of different platforms including Windows, UNIX, LINUX, and the IBM iSeries (AS/400).

Suresh Behera

MVP ,
Suresh Behera has more than 10 years of leadership experience building global brands and guiding top-tier companies. An accomplished corporate strategist and marketer, his vision and expertise in business performance have driven notable enterprise growth in the retail, finance, and information technology sectors. His achievements have been featured in various business media in India. Offering a rare blend of creative and Architectural strengths, Suresh has achieved Global and Asia’s Microsoft Most Valuable professional during the period of 2002 to 2005 and is recognized for his success in Troubleshooting and Consulting Microsoft .Net Technologies. His strategic approach to building a software application is reflected in his work as Technical Lead of Wipro.com and as Manager of BDOTNET, where his effort, community creation and focus on product-line mix quickly delivered impressive bottom-line results. His turnaround capability is highlighted by his accomplishmen

Chris Thompson

Lead Maverick , CTO
We work for Lead Maverick, a search engine marketing company. Our team has over 22 years of development between the 3 of us as well as a high level of expertise with Internet marketing. We look forward to doing what we can to help the Charity Challenge Weekend be a success.

Jason Townsend

ConocoPhillips/Bartlesville .NET User Group , Sr. Analyst/President
Jason Townsend has been developing professionally for over 10 years. He has a B.S. in Computer Science and a M.B.A with Specialty in Information Technology Management from the University of Tulsa. He currently works for ConocoPhillips as a Sr. Analyst in Global Web Application Services where he helps in mentoring junior developers as well as developing applications using the latest Microsoft software stack. Before joining ConocoPhillips, Jason led a team of developers in developing natural language speech applications using proprietary platforms and the Microsoft software stack. Jason is also the President of the Bartlesville .NET User Group(http://www.bdnug.com) and routinely accepts speaking engagements ranging from Windows Communication Foundation to Microsoft Speech Server 2007. When > he isn't busy mentoring budding developers, or learning the newest > technology Jason is spending time with his wife and four kids. Jason > routinely blogs at http://www.okcodemonkey.com

Chris Koenig

Microsoft , Developer Evangelist

Michael Paladino

EagleOne , Lead Application Developer
Michael Paladino is a software developer for EagleOne in Fort Smith, AR. He has over 6 years of experience developing web and desktop applications based on mostly Microsoft technologies. He started his career using classic ASP and moved into Windows Forms and ASP.NET within the last 4 years. He has also been increasingly involved with creating and maintaining SQL Server databases and has experience creating websites using DotNetNuke and Umbraco. Michael is one of the co-founders of and the current president of the Fort Smith .NET User Group. You can contact Michael through his blog at http://www.mpaladino.com or via email at paladinomichael@gmail.com.

David O'Hara

Improving Enterprises , Principal

Eric Humphrey

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , Programmer
Eric is a Programmer at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. He has been working in the tech industry since 2003. He got his B.S. in Computer Science at Louisiana State University – Shreveport in 2004. Afterward, he worked as the data guru for a company that provided software as a service to social services organizations such as shelters. In early 2008, he moved to Northwest Arkansas to work as programmer for Wal-Mart. He enjoys being part of the local developer community. He has been to PASS once and got to meet some of the people behind SQL Server. He is a Microsoft Certified DBA & Systems Administrator.

Tim Tyrrell

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , Programmer Analyst
Tim Tyrrell is a Programmer Analyst for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in Bentonville, AR. Prior to December 2006, he lived in Chicago and was last seen as a java web developer. Tim currently works on the Sustainability and Reputation Management team where he develops ASP.NET/C# solutions for the Wal-Mart Home Office, lately adding jQuery and JSON Web Services to the mix. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Illinois College and a Master of Information Systems Management with a concentration in Electronic Commerce from DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management.

Magnus Lassi

FedEx , Sr Programmer / Analyst
Magnus Lassi is a software developer with more than 10 years of experience designing and implementing web based and desktop based solutions. His expertise includes solutions built in both C# and VB.NET in ASP.NET, JavaScript, SharePoint / MOSS 2007 and web services. Currently, he's working as a Sr Programmer / Analyst at FedEx.

Geoffrey Schiffli

Pariveda Solutions ,
Geoffrey Schiffli is a Consultant with Pariveda Solutions. He has worked to design and implement Microsoft .NET applications, delivering solutions in the energy industry.

John R Cutburth II

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , Programmer
John Cutburth II is programmer for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., out of Bentonville, AR. He worked with the ISD Reputation Management and Sustainability team for the last 2 years as a developer/designer but has been active in the IT industry for 10 years and has been developing for about 14 years. John has primarily been a VB.Net developer until this last year when he switched over to C#.Net; his newest endeavors include design, usability, and working with Silverlight. He has an Associates degree from Vatterott Collage in St. Joseph MO in Computer Programming.

Jay Smith

Tyson Foods, Inc. Northwest Arkansas .NET User Group , Sr Programmer Analyst
Jay Smith works for Tyson Foods, Inc. where he is a PMO Architect and Evangelist, and is the President for the Northwest Arkansas .Net User’s Group. Jay currently serves on the INETA Speakers Committee and works diligently with others on test bed projects to learn new concepts and designs. You can read more about Jay on his blog http://www.jaysmith.us or follow his tweets at http://twitter.com/jaysmith.

Jeff Townes

Pariveda Solutions , Manager
Jeff Townes is a Manager with Pariveda Solutions in Dallas, TX. He has more than five years of technology consulting experience in a variety of industries, and his emphasis is on the delivery of applications using the Microsoft .NET platform. His areas of expertise include designing, developing and maintaining web-based applications, reporting systems, and custom integration software.

Justin Shannon

Pariveda Solutions , Manager
Justin Shannon is a Manager with Pariveda Solutions in Dallas, TX. His experience crosses a range of industries including not for profit, medical, energy and service industry. He also has a strong emphasis on using agile methodology throughout the development lifecycle as well as implementing continuous integration and build strategies across many of his projects.

Robby Gregory

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , Programmer Analyst

John Lagnese

Pariveda Solutions , Consultant
John Lagnese works as a consultant at Pariveda Solutions. He graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in Computer Engineering in 2007. Before Pariveda Solutions, John has held internships with Microsoft and Hewlett Packard, and has worked for local web development shops in College Station.

Brian Orrell

Pariveda Solutions , Managing Vice President
As Office Managing Vice President, Brian leads the Dallas office. In addition, Brian oversees the Agility Team which defines and teaches Pariveda’s Agile Methodology, leads the.NET practice and initiated the Pariveda New/Next Incubator which drives innovation and new service offerings. Brian has more than seventeen years of technology consulting experience in a variety of industries and technologies. His areas of expertise include designing, developing and maintaining web-based and distributed object systems. Mr. Orrell has led large-scale development engagements for large utility companies, airlines, educational organizations, shipping companies and non-profit organizations.

Kevin Whitson

Newfield Exploration , Systems Developer
Kevin Whitson has been developer for about 7 years. He is strongest with Visual Basic technologies including VB.Net, VBA, and VB Script. Web development technologies including ASP.Net, JavaScript, HTML, XML, Ajax, and Web Services. He is proficient with database technologies including Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, and MS Access and he is an expert with MS Office technologies. Kevin frequently attends the Bartlesville .NET User Group(http://www.bdnug.com). For more information check out his LinkedIn profile... http://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinwhitson

Rick Michaels

Epsilon , Sr Developer
Rick has been in software developement for the past 20 years. Currently, he is doing middle-tier and ASP .Net in VB for Epsilon Data Management in Irving. Rick is also a regular at local user groups and is an officer in the Dallas .Net User Group.

Shawn McFerrin

CBRE , Create Account
My name is Shawn McFerrin. I have 14 years experience developing software solutions, from Qbasic to Sharepoint. I currently am working on several web based applications at CBRE and a large desktop application at home. I mostly work in ASP.net and C#. I also do a little SQL work here and there, and if I'm lucky I get to design some new UI pieces. I love designing and developing beautiful solutions. Over the years I have learned the patterns that work through trial and error.

Frank Havens

McEachern Studios , Vice President C/S Development
I have 20 + year in IT. My current position at Resource One, Inc is VP of Client/Server Development. The title is strictly honorary. My team is extremely small and I am still an avid developer (wouldn’t have it any other way). Strongest in back-end development and data acess. 4+ years C# development; .Net 1.1, .Net 2.0, .Net 3.5. Visual Studio 2003, 2005, & 2008. C/C++ development / Delphi 7+ years. SQL Server 97, 2000 and 2005. Transact-SQL Stored Procedures 10+ years (to support persistence of business class data). Project business class types include HR (people), Hierarchical Representations (centers / org charts), and Performance Measures (reviews). Project technical compentencies include Sockets, Remoting, Threading, Email, and some ASP.NET. Data class compentencies include Datasets, Generics, Collections, and XML.

Monte Melugin

Match.com , User Interface Engineer
I was a web designer with NeStrategies in Arlington, Texas for six years, and most recently joined the Match.com team as a User Interface Engineer.

Thomas Goodwin

Sogeti , Principal Consultant

Shan Pesaru

Sharp Hue, Inc. , CEO / Web Engineer
I have a B.S. in computer engineering, an MBA, and an eye for design. This combination led me to start my own web design company in 2006, called Sharp Hue, Inc. (www.sharphue.com). I'm an enthusiastic person that likes to help people often through my love for developing solutions with software. My mind is always working around the importance of usability in everything I do. I love a good challenge, and am no stranger to pulling an all nighter.

Joseph Baggett

JBR Media Ventures , .Net Developer
DeVry University graduate. I've been in the industry for three years now. I consider myself pretty well-rounded on all layers of project development. New Years resolution: master Silverlight(Thank you Microsoft for reducing the cost of Expression Studio by 50% by the way... I'm cheap... I'll pay you back the difference by volunteering here). I personally use CodeBreeze(leaving CodeSmith) for code generation and enjoy talking about architecture. Looking to hang out, have a blast, and praying I get some free software I can use. :P

Kevin Harder

Telligent , Software Development Engineer
Howdy, I participated in last years We Are Microsoft Charity Challence on the Telligent team, and am back for more charity application building action. I'm a software development engineer on the Telligent product team. My web site and blog are at: http://kevinharder.com

Joshua Kappers

Telligent Systems, Inc. , Software Development Engineer
I'm a novice .NET developer and prefer working using C#. My greater strengths, however, involve client-side programming - XHTML and CSS, Browser Compatibility, Accessibility, Javascript.