Wallace B. McClure graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1990 with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. He continued his education there, receiving a Master’s degree in the same field in late 1991. Since that time, McClure has done consulting and development for such companies as Coca-Cola, Bechtel National, Magnatron, and Lucent Technologies, US Department of Education, among others. He is a founder and the president of Scalable Development, Inc.

Blog: http://weblogs.asp.net/wallym

Books: Professional ADO.NET Version 2, Beginning ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX, Beginning ASP.NET AJAX

Michael C. Neel is a Digital Media Developer with Jewelry Television, independent consultant with ViNull Software and Vice President of the East Tennessee .Net Users Group (ETNUG).  He has been published in asp.netPro magazine and is a regular speaker at .Net conferences and user groups.  You can contact Michael though his blog at ViNull.Com

Blog: http://www.vinull.com

Joshua Carlisle is a principal consultant in Raleigh based Viewfusion Solutions LLC. He specializes in collaboration solutions based on the .Net Framework, ASP.NET, and SharePoint. He has been developing with Microsoft tools for over 13 years and with SharePoint since 2003. In his current role he works with clients to design and implement enterprise and commercial solutions based on the SharePoint platform.  He is on the Triangle .Net User Group Leadership Council, active in many community projects,  and can be found speaking at many user groups and code camps across the east coast.

Blog: http://www.sharepointbrainfreeze.com

Cofounder and regular speaker of Pee Dee Area .NET User Group. Frequent CodeProject.com article author. Expert's Exchange Windows Mobile Programming Master. Yahoo! Answers Top Contributor PDAs & Handhelds.

Blog: http://www.cjcraft.com/blog/

Consultant for Magenic Technologies, NET Architect – 12+ years experience

Blog: www.adaptiveintelligence.net

Robert Cain works as a senior analyst for a regional power company, leading the development team for the nuclear plants. His main responsibility is over the SQL Server Business Intelligence Data Warehouse initiative. Prior to his current position, Robert spent 10 years as a senior consultant, working for a variety of customers in the Birmingham area using Visual Basic and C#. He also maintains the popular blog http://arcanecode.com .  

Robert is the current President of the Birmingham Software Developers Association, and the Director of Recruiting for the Steel City SQL Users Group. He is also a founder and sits on the steering committee for the SOA Society.

Blog: http://arcanecode.com

During Paul’s 15 years of working in IT, he has held a variety of positions including Director of IT, application developer, DBA, system architect, network administrator and help desk manager. He is a consultant for ProActive Technology specializing on Microsoft SharePoint and Business Intelligence. He enjoys problem-solving and especially welcomes the ever-changing variety of challenges that comes with working in the field of information technology.

Blog: www.paulswaters.com

Specializes in Databases

Stuart is the Senior Database Architect at Gladiator Technology, A ProfitStars Solution.  With over 10 years of experience with data analysis, design, and database administration, Stu has worked with a variety of data formats and platforms.  Stu holds both the MCDBA and MCSD designations, as well as dual Master’s degrees in Communication and Education.

Eric is a Senior Software Engineer at ZC Sterling, a real estate insurance and tax servicing company in Atlanta. He has over 20 years of experience programming many languages, on many platforms. His current focus is on Visual Studio and C#, including all types of applications: Windows, Web, and middle-tier. He also does technical editing on Wrox Press books. He holds a MCSD.NET certification.

Blog: http://ericengler.com

Bill is a Principal Consultant and Technology Evangelist with Magenic Technologies. He is a Microsoft MVP in Device Application Development.  He has authored several books and is a regular contributor in community events such as user groups and code camps

Books: Professional ADO.NET 2.0, Professional Winfx, Microsoft 70-536 Training Kit, Microsoft 70-529 Training Kit

I wrote my first program when I was 14, back in the Ukraine.  I came to the US in 1991.  I graduated Magna Cum Laude from GSU with degree in Computer Science.  I have been working in the IT industry for over 11 years.  I am now a consultant with Magenic Technologies.

Blog: http://sergeybarskiy.blogspot.com/

Erik Veerman (SQL Server MVP and Microsoft MCT) is a Mentor for Solid Quality Mentors focusing on training, mentoring and architecting solutions on the SQL Server BI platform. His industry recognition includes Microsoft's Worldwide BI Solution of the Year and SQL Server Magazine's Innovator Cup winner. Erik is the lead author for the Business Intelligence Implementation and Maintenance Training Kit (MS Press 70-445) and a co-author of the WROX Integration Services titles (Professional SSIS & Expert SSIS).

Blog: http://blogs.solidq.com/EN/Erik/default.aspx

Dennis Hayes has been writing software since the early 70’s. He currently writes software for the Hertzog Adult Cognition Laboratory in the Psychology Department at Georgia Tech. He has been a member of the Mono project for over six years, and is the open source editor for .NET Developer’s Journal, where he has written a monthly column on open source .NET for the last five years. He has also speaks on .NET related topics, and does independent contracting including VB6 to VB.NET and C# conversions in the Atlanta area after returning to his root after twenty years in Silicon Valley.

Data Administrator for the College of Education, Aaron has been coding with .Net and SQL Server for 8 years.  He creates college-level applications for both web and windows distributions.  Whether is it helping faculty keep up with their vitae, or students applying for admission, or departments sending alumni surveys, Aaron specializes in applications that collect data and provide analytical reporting.

David Silverlight is an independent software developer with deep knowledge of XML and Microsoft’s .NET. An avid teacher and evangelist, he created and maintains 4 developer communities, each one tying into different facets of the development community.  Here is a little bit about them....

Community-Credit.com is a development community that rewards techies  for their contributions to the development community.  Developers get points for things like examples, discussions, blogs, article, etc.  At the end of each month, the geeks with the most points win prizes.

XMLPitstop.com is a great resource for XML and .NET developers at all levels of experience. The site is notable for its appeal to hands-on developers, offering good demo applications that provide a full working, downloadable versions of commonly sought functionality.

RealTechnologyHeroes.com uses Geek Humor to recognize people for their special talents.  You can send an award to somebody or define your own award.  

GeekTradingCards.com is a site that has a more creative way of displaying your contributions to the development community.... In the form of a trading card.

Blog: http://community-credit.com/cs/blogs/

Corey Schuman .NET developer who concentrates on combining an object-oriented software development approach with a stellar UI experiences.  While working in Microsoft Platforms Group at Schematic, he has worked with clients including HSN, Library of Congress, and NBC.  Prior to Schematic, Corey worked at the CDC and Philips where he excelled at merging business applications, new technology, and user interfaces.

Blog: http://simplesilverlight.wordpress.com/

Rik Robinson is a Senior Consultant with Wintellect.  He holds the following certifications:  MCPD –Enterprise Applications, MCTS-Web, MCTS-Windows, MCTS-Distributed Applications.   Rik maintains his blog at www.r2musings.com.  

Blog: http://www.r2musings.com

Brendon Schwartz is a principal consultant in Atlanta specializing in SharePoint 2007.  A Microsoft MVP for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Brendon is also a co-author of Professional SharePoint 2007 Development from Wrox Press, author of several magazine articles, and co-founder of the Atlanta .NET Regular Guys which is hosted at DevCow (www.devcow.com). Brendon has spoken at conferences such as the Office Developers Conference 2008, on the topic of extending SharePoint 2007.  He is also a well respected community authority on SharePoint.  Brendon has put in countless hours on the SharePoint Kit for SharePoint in the areas of Internet/Extranet Edition (IEE) and Enhanced Wiki Edition (EWE).    Brendon speaks at user groups and Code Camps on topics such as SharePoint fundamentals as well as Social Computing and Collaboration.  In addition to presenting at local user groups, he helped create the Free Training 1,2,3! series (www.freetraining123.com), designed to help developers learn Microsoft technologies.  He presented custom free training material at the several SharePoint 1,2,3! (www.sharepoint123.com) events around the Southeast.  Brendon has helped on the leadership teams of five different user groups, and has been interviewed for his community efforts on Pod Casts - including the ASP.NET Pod Cast, .NET Rocks! (Carl Franklin Road Show - Atlanta) and the SharePoint Show Pod Cast.  He served for two years as the Vice President of Technology for the INETA Board of Directors, which is an international .NET association of over 400,000 user group members worldwide. Today, Brendon works on real world business problems with Microsoft technologies, such as SharePoint 2007, Office, VSTS, and .NET technologies.  Brendon holds certifications as a Microsoft Technology Certified Specialist for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 2007 for application development.

Blog: http://blogs.sharepointguys.com/brendon

Blog: http://netcave.org

Blog: http://blogs.simplifi.com/brucet