James Ashley

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James Ashley has been working as a software developer, architect and mentor in the Atlanta area for the past twelve years. During his career, James has worked with a variety of languages, technologies and systems. He has been working with the .NET platform since the beta bits in 2001.

James is currently a senior consultant with Magenic Technologies, a Microsoft Gold Managed Partner and National Systems Integrator, where he specializes in ASP.NET AJAX, Silverlight, WPF, WCF and Workflow. He is a frequent Atlanta speaker, a star contributor on the ASP.NET forums and blogger.

Sergey Barskiy

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Sergey Barskiy is a principal consultant with Magenic Technologies. He has been developing applications solely based on Microsoft technologies since mid 90s and working exclusively with .NET since 2003. He has been working with Silverlight since beta 2, as a member of CSLA for Silverlight development team and as a developer on client Silverlight based projects. He spoke on CSLA.NET and Silverlight at the last two Atlanta Code Camps, as well as presented on many topics, including Silverlight at Atlanta .NET users’ group, MS Pros and GGMUG. He also authored “Database for Silverlight” project on CodePlex.

Mason Brown

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Mason Brown is an interactive designer from Atlanta with a background in Flash and front-end web development. His current concentrations are animation, graphic design, and data visualizations. He continues to bridge the gap between design and development by empowering teams to reach a higher creative potential and streamline productivity. Mason currently works at IQ Interactive where he enjoys blending video, music, story telling, and code to achieve harmonious and fulfilling user experiences.

Glen Gordon

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Glen Gordon is a developer evangelist with Microsoft based in Atlanta. He speaks at user groups and conferences about the latest Microsoft technologies, and supports developer communities in the southeast. You can reach him through his blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/glengordon or @glengordon on Twitter.

Roger Peters

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Roger Peters is a C# .Net developer of 6+ years with a background in WinForms application development. He has been involved in software development and computer graphics for 14+ years and has become solely dedicated to Silverlight development after creating and releasing Matchingo – an open source Silverlight game as part of a Microsoft sponsored Silverlight game contest. Roger runs SmartyPantsCoding.com and is currently working as a full-time Silverlight developer at IQ Interactive.

Steve Porter

Steve is a Software Engineer with a focus on object-oriented application development and web technologies. He has extensive experience in Microsoft technologies, including work with WPF, WCF, Silverlight, and other current and developing .NET tools and languages. Steve is a Microsoft MVP for Client Application Development (Silverlight and WPF).

Jason Rainwater

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Jason is a Consultant for Magenic in Atlanta. His specialties include in-depth knowledge of WPF, Silverlight and XAML. He has spoken at multiple events including user group participations and multiple sessions at Atlanta Code Camp 09. He has experience in building modular WPF smart-clients utilizing the MVVM design pattern, demo code for speaking events utilizing Prism and Silverlight. Jason is an MVP in Client App Dev for his community contributions in WPF and Silverlight.

Rik Robinson

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Rik Robinson is a Senior Consultant with Wintellect focusing on creating a better User Experience through highly usable and innovative applications for both Web and Windows platforms. Rik has created solutions for clients such as: Microsoft, The Weather Channel, FiServ, The Home Depot, ZC Sterling, and Radiant Systems. His previous projects range from touch-screen Windows software for the Entertainment industry to full lifecycle development of internal and external web applications across a broad range of markets. Rik currently holds the Microsoft Certified Professional Developer for Enterprise Applications Certification, as well as, the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist certification for WPF. Rik lives in Atlanta and is actively involved in the local .NET user community and regional Code Camps where he has presented recently on .NET topics ranging from Cascading Style Sheets to the Composite Application Guidance (Prism).

Corey Schuman

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Corey Schuman is a Silverlight developer who concentrates on combining quality application architecture with highly interactive UI experiences. His experience in Silverlight extends from the first release in September 2007. At Schematic, Corey worked on projects such as the NBCOlympics.com Silverlight video player, HSN.tv, and WPF kiosks for the Library of Congress. He is currently working with the talented team at IQ Interactive, on an exciting Silverlight application, can’t give too much away .Corey is actively involved in the community by speaking, authoring Silverlight books, blogging, and organizing the Atlanta Silverlight Meetup. Publications include the Microsoft Expression Blend 2 a Visual Quick Start Guide, and is currently co-authoring O’Reilly’s Programming Silverlight 3 with Jesse Liberty.

Shawn Wildermuth

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Shawn Wildermuth is a Microsoft MVP (C#), member of the INETA Speaker’s Bureau and an author of six books on .NET. Shawn is involved with Microsoft as a Silverlight Insider, Data Insider and Connected Technology Advisors (WCF/Oslo/WF). He has been seen speaking at a variety of international conferences including SDC, VSLive, WinDev, MIX, DevTeach and DevReach. Shawn has written dozens of articles for a variety of magazines and websites including MSDN, DevSource, InformIT, CoDe Magazine, ServerSide.NET and MSDN Online. He has over twenty years in software development and regularly blogs about a range of topics including Silverlight, Oslo, Databases, XML and web services on his blog wildermuth.com. He is currently teaching workshops around the country through his training company AgiliTrain.

Rob Zelt

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Rob is a Microsoft MVP for ASP.NET and a Silverlight Insider and works as a Software Developer and Technology Consultant in Chapel Hill, NC. With a background developing both for the web using ASP.NET and desktop client applications with WPF, Silverlight became an instant area of interest and experimentation long before it’s official release. A developer by trade, design and user experience have become a key focus. When not writing code, Rob volunteers on the board of directors of INETA, a support resource for the .Net user group community.

Microsoft

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Agilitrain

The world of software development moves fast. Are topics like Rich Internet Applications, Domain Specific Langauges, Model Driven Development, Test Driven Development and Model-View-Controller being thrown around at your developer meetings? They harken to new ways of creating the next generation of applications and experiences. Are you ready?
AgiliTrain is the home of industry leaders and subject-matter-experts in a variety of these technologies that have the passion and the experience to prepare students for the next wave of development. AgiliTrain empowers developers by deeply immersing them in the technologies that are important for them today as well as preparing them for what is coming next.

Component Art

ComponentArt is a leading component vendor specializing in the creation of user interface and data visualization components for Microsoft’s web development platform. Our primary goal is to help developers worldwide advance their software development effort by providing powerful building blocks that allow them to focus on the business logic, core value, and primary function of their application or website.

IQ Interactive

IQ Interactive is an award-winning interactive agency specializing in rich media. With over 40 national awards in the last 18 months, IQ creates innovative rich media brand experiences that engage, persuade and sell.

Magenic

Magenic Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1995 in Minneapolis as a technical consulting firm focused exclusively on Microsoft technologies. While Magenic has grown rapidly, it’s continued to differentiate by maintaining a very close working relationship with Microsoft and creating an unmatched pool of expertise in all Microsoft development technologies.

Matrix

Headquartered in Atlanta, MATRIX is premier IT staffing and solutions provider to the business community as well as the preferred partner for career assistance by job seeking IT professionals. MATRIX is ranked among the top IT staffing firms in the U.S and has been named one of the Best 25 Small and Medium Companies to Work for in America.

Telerik

Telerik is a leading vendor of User Interface (UI) components for Microsoft .NET technologies – ASP.NET AJAX, Silverlight, WinForms and WPF, and .NET Reporting and content management solutions. Building on its expertise in interface development and Microsoft technologies, Telerik helps customers build applications with unparalleled richness, responsiveness and interactivity.

Wintellect

Wintellect is a consulting, debugging, and training firm dedicated to helping companies build better software, faster through a concentration on .NET and Windows development. Its offerings include full lifecycle application development; architecture, analysis and design services; project management; emergency debugging and performance tuning; rapid application development and prototyping; database design and development; as well as in-depth, multi-day .NET on-site and open enrollment training. For more information about Wintellect, visit www.wintellect.com.