Technical Background

-    20 years software development

-    12 years Windows development
Extensive use of .NET, ASP.NET, .NET Compact Framework, C#, VB.NET, VSTO, Visual C++, COM, ATL, Visual Basic and eVC

-    3 years mobile system development

-    11 years technical management
project scheduling, budgeting and resource management

-    12 years database development
SQL Server, SQL CE, Informix (RDBMS) and Object Store (ODBMS) -  Strong ADO.NET and OLE DB skills

JW Hedgehog, Inc.

Exeter, NH

Established: January 2000

President and Cofounder

-    5 years .NET Experience (pre-Beta 1)

-    5 years ASP.NET Experience (pre-Beta 1)

-    3 years .NET Compact Framework Experience (pre-Beta 1)

-    Member .NET Compact Framework Microsoft Early Adopter (EAP) Program

-    Member .NET Compact Framework/Embedded Visual Tools Software Design Review team

-    Consultant to Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Office team

-    Consultant to Microsoft .NET Compact Framework team

-    Extensive experience working with many clients to successfully design, develop and deploy .NET, ASP.NET, VS Tools for Office and .NET Compact Framework solutions.

-    Subject of Microsoft Case Study of .NET Compact Framework Project for client MapShots

-    Proposed, designed and implemented Visual Studio Tools for Office 2005 demonstration for Bill Gates Keynote address at the Microsoft Office Developer Conference 2005.

Microsoft Windows Embedded MVP 2002 – 2005

-    One of 5 original developers named as a Microsoft Valued Professional for .NET CF

Training                                                                                                                                                       

-    Developed and teach the DevelopMentor .NET Mobility training course

-    Developed and teach the Microsoft Research .NET Compact Framework university seminar

-    Teach courses in .NET, ASP.NET, .NET CF, VS Tools for Office and XML

Related Accomplishments

Author

-    "Buidling a Professional Stock Allocation System Using VS Tools for Office, ver. 2005”,
    MSDN Online Spring 2005 (currently under development)
“Desktop to Devices: Multithreading and the User Interface”, MSDN Online Dec. 2004
“Buidling a Professional Stock Allocation System Using VS Tools for Office, ver. 2003”,
    MSDN Online Nov. 2004
“Jim's Mobile Developer Tool Belt”, MSDN Online Jun. 2004
“SQL Server CE and Scalability”, MSDN Online May. 2004
“Visual Studio 2005, Windows Mobile - A New Era Has Begun”, MSDN Online Apr. 2004
“Developing Smart Device WiFi Applications”, MSDN Online Apr. 2004
“Developing and Architecting Resources for Efficient Smart Client Consumption”, Feb. 2004
“Developing an Efficient SQL Server CE Replication Strategy”, MSDN Online Feb. 2004
“Creating a Pocket PC Today Screen Plug-in with .NET CF”, MSDN Online Dec. 2003
“Adding Designer Support to .NET Compact Framework Controls”, MSDN Online Nov. 2003
“Improving .NET Compact Framework HTTP Communications”, MSDN Online Oct. 2003
“.NET Compact Framework Debugging Techniques”, MSDN Online March 2003
“.NET Compact Framework Background Processing”, MSDN Online March 2003
“Smart Device Programmability Reviewers Guide”
      All papers written under contract to Microsoft Corporation

-    “You Can Take it With You”, MSDN Online, July 2002
      “Wonder of Windows Forms” Guest Columnist

Speaker

-    Microsoft Tech Ed 2004                                                                                                  May 2004
”Data Access and Synchronization Strategies For the .Net Compact Framework

-    Microsoft Mobility Developer Conference/VSLive Canada                              February 2004
”Introduction to Smart Device Programming with the .Net Compact Framework
”Data Access and Synchronization Strategies For the .Net Compact Framework
”Interop with the .Net Compact Framework

-    Microsoft Mobility Developer Conference/VSLive San Francisco                       March 2004
Full Day Pre-Conference Session
”Intro to Mobile Device Development with the .NET Platform”

-    Edge East                                                                                                                February 2004
”.NET Compact Framework –Performance Tips and Tricks

-    Pocket PC Developer Conference                                                                        October 2003
”Maximizing Performance of .NET Compact Framework Applications

-    WMUR-TV (ABC) New Hampshire Business Report                                  September 2003
”Protecting Your Business from Computer Virus Attacks

-    .NET User Groups                                                                                                2001 – Present
Co-Founder New Hampshire .NET User Group (http://www.nhdnug.com/)
Frequently speak at Boston, New Hampshire and Maine .NET user
groups presenting a variety of topics related to .NET and .NET Compact Framework