Speakers

We have only couple of speaker slots left. If you would like to speak, please fill the speaker submission form from Call for Speakers and send it to codecamp-speakers@jaxdug.com. Please note that it is not guarantteed that your session would be accepted now. However, we will be maintaining a backup speaker list, in case someone cancels you might get a chance.

John Spence - Robert Eisenberg - Bayer White - Marshall Harrison - Vinay Ahuja - Kelvin McDaniel - David Gamache - Andrew Connell - John Holliday - Jim Wooley - Jacob Sanford - Brian Knight - Sachin Kuthe - Jose Fuentes - Steve Steuart - Adam Lowe - Noah Subrin - Don Vickers - J.T. Taylor - Stacy Draper - Jose Luis Manners - Stephen Joubert - Patty Conner - Trey Johnson - Jonas Stawski - Tom Fuller - Joe Healy - Stan Schultes - Duray Akar - Jeff Barnes - Dennis Bottjer - David McNamee - Jaremie Woodruff - David Strommer - Albert R. Tetrault - Jim Zimmerman

Speaker	Bio
	John Spence [Author] For more than a decade, John has served as Managing Partner of the highly-respected business improvement consultancy, Flycaster & Company, a firm that delivers strategic branding, design, advertising and employee development services to clients worldwide. Through his work at Flycaster, John has presented workshops, speeches and management consulting to more than 300 organizations including; AT&T, IBM, GE Capital, NCR, The US Navy, Alltel, Ameritech, Perot Systems, Lanier, Verizon, Kinko’s, Ford, State Farm, BankAmerica and dozens of private companies, government offices and not-for-profits. John is also the author of “Excellence by Design: Leadership” and has been a guest lecturer at over 90 colleges and universities across the United States. Web Site: http://www.johnspence.com/ Sessions: Keynote - How to be a better IT Professional
	Robert Eisenberg Robert Eisenberg is an independent consultant working as a .NET solutions architect and developer. He holds an MCAD.NET and six master level .NET certifications from Brainbench. He is currently participating as a validator for Brainbench’s upcoming .NET 2.0 certifications while finishing up his MCSD. Recent projects include design and implementation of code for a next gen enterprise medical software solution and an enterprise HR package. He has been working with .NET 3.0 technologies for the last year and is currently leveraging the platform for the creation of a online multiplayer game. Blog: http://funkybits.blogspot.com/ Sessions: .NET 3.0 Overview and Key Concepts
	Bayer White Bayer White is a Vice President of Information Technology, at Baywood Technologies. He is responsible for architecture, development and implementation for all of the wood procurement solutions. Bayer also supports the strategy for internal practices focused on development, training and mentoring in ASP.Net 2.0 and application security. He has had the opportunity to speak at DevConnections this past year, and for the past two years at PASS. Bayer is the co-founder of http://www.msbicentral.com, and blogs at WhiteKnightTechnology. He is also recognized contributor by Microsoft’s WF Team for Windows Workflow Foundation. Blog: http://whiteknighttechnology.com/ Sessions: Getting To Know Windows Workflow :: Building Custom Workflow Activities
	Marshall Harrison [MVP] Marshall Harrison is the IVR Engineer for Landstar System Inc. where he specializes in designing and implementing Enterprise Solutions involving the latest in speech technology. He is one of the two founders of GotSpeech.Net and is the administrator for the community. He also serves as an unofficial evangelist for Microsoft Speech Server and seeks every opportunity to promote the technology. He has been developing applications with MSS for over two years becoming involved as an Early Adopter of MSS while it was still in beta and has participated in the TAP programs for each new version of Speech Server. He is also first Microsoft Speech Server MVP. Blog: http://gotspeech.net/blogs/marshallharrison/default.aspx MVP Profile Sessions: Speech Server Basics
	Vinay Ahuja Vinay Ahuja is a Senior Consultant with Idea Integration. He has more than 6 years of experience in designing, developing, and architecting enterprise scale applications using Microsoft Technologies. He is a passionate software engineer who loves to venture into cutting edge technologies. He is also a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer in .NET. Vinay is a strong proponent of knowledge sharing and community development. He has spoken extensively in Code Camps in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. Currently, he serves as Secretary for Jacksonville Developers User Group and also coordinates the ASP.NET SIG. Blog: http://www.thegenericguy.com/blog Sessions: More Power Tips for Visual Studio 2005
	Kelvin McDaniel Kelvin McDaniel is an Applications Architect with Cornerstone Software Services, Inc. He graduated with an MBA from Florida A&M University in 2000 and has worked in a range of fields including insurance and finance. Kelvin has over eight years in the industry using various IDEs, and more than six years experience with various database management systems. He has been involved with .NET since the early Beta days. Web Site: http://www.consultwithus.com/ Sessions: SQL Server 2005 – What You Need to Know Today
	David Gamache David Gamache has spent 8 years in Internet and Intranet Application development working with clients has T-Mobile, Worldwide Transport Logistics, and Presbyterian Disaster Relief. His understanding of programming logic and system application design has made kept him busy working with both small private and large scale application projects in several different computer languages including Coldfusion, C, JAVA, Cobol, PHP, and .net applications. Sessions: Back to Basics – Are you a programmer or a script kiddie
	Andrew Connell [MVP, Author] Andrew Connell has a background in content management solutions and web development and has consistently focused on the challenge facing businesses today to maintain a current and dynamic online presence without having to rely on web developers or proficiency in HTML. In 2005 & 2006 he was awarded Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Microsoft Content Management Server for his contributions to the MCMS community. Andrew also co-authored an in-depth MCMS development book, Advanced Content Management Server Development by Packt Publishing, with several other renowned experts in the field. Lately he has been spending all his time deep in SharePoint Server 2007 and is currently working on two SharePoint 2007 books. He’s recently spoken at the Orlando and Tampa Code Camps as well as the Jacksonville Developer User Group, and is co-leader of the JAXDUG Office Development SIG. Not only is technology Andrew’s job, but it is a personal passion. Andrew maintains a Microsoft Office Server development focused blog at http://www.andrewconnell.com. When not in front of his computer, he enjoys football, golf, the beach, and spending time with his family. He lives in Jacksonville, Florida with his wife, Meredith, son Steven, and their two dogs. Blog: http://www.andrewconnell.com/blog MVP Profile Book: Advanced Microsoft Content Management Server Development; 2005; ISBN: 1904811531 Sessions: Developing Advanced ASP.NET 2.0 Web Parts for SharePoint 2007 :: Don’t be a Tool, be a Better Developer Through Tools! (2nd Edition) :: Creating, Establishing, and Maintaining a Successful Blog
	John Holliday John Holliday has over 25 years of professional software development experience and has been involved in a wide range of commercial software projects from desktop personal information managers to enterprise information systems for companies including IBM, Kodak, Autodesk, Mentor Graphics, Tektronix and Alcatel. At present he works as a principal architect with Idea Integration. After receiving a J.D. from the University of Michigan, John began researching alternative methods of representing legal relationships, developing a specialized computing language for constructing legal expert systems. Over the years, his interest in knowledge representation has expanded to include all aspects of distributed systems development, with a special focus on intelligent documents, collaboration and content management. In addition to his professional career, John is actively involved in humanitarian activities through the Art of Living Foundation, an international service organization devoted to uplifting human values throughout the world. Blog: http://www.johnholliday.net/ Sessions: Use .NET Reflection to Create SharePoint Site Definitions in C# :: Advanced Code Generation Techniques Using CodeSmith
	Jim Wooley Jim has been working with .Net since the initial PDC bits in 2000, releasing his first application 1 week before the .Net 1.0 go-live. He is always striving to stay at the forefront of technology and enjoys the thrill of a new challenge. In addition, he attempts to pass on the insights he has gained by being active in the community, including leading the Atlanta VB Study Group and serving as INETA Membership Manager for the Georgia region. Blog: http://devauthority.com/blogs/jwooley/default.aspx Sessions: Language enhancements in VB 9 and C# 3, The Search for the missing LINQ
	Jacob Sanford Jacob Sanford is a Project Lead with the Rapid Application Development Team at the Florida Department of Children & Families. He has been developing web applications for over 10 years and has been working almost exclusively with .NET (VB and C#) for the last two or three. He also has numerous years of experience in database administration and has recently fallen into Windows Mobile and Microsoft SharePoint development. He currently resides in Tallahassee, where he is working towards his MCSD. Web Site: http://www.myflorida.com/cf_web/ Sessions: Mastering ASP.NET Themes
	Brian Knight [MVP, Author] Brian Knight, SQL Server MVP, MCSE, MCDBA, is the co-founder of SQLServerCentral.com and is a Sr. BI Consultant at Idea Integration. He runs the local SQL Server users group in Jacksonville. Brian is a contributing columnist for SQL Server Standard and SQL Magazine and also maintains a weekly column for the database website SQLServerCentral.com. He is the author of Admin911: SQL Server (Osborne/McGraw-Hill Publishing) and co-author Professional SQL Server DTS and Professional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services (Wrox Press). Brian has spoken at conferences like PASS and SQL Connections. Blog: http://www.whiteknighttechnology.com/ Sessions: Introduction to SQL Server 2005 Integration Services :: Introduction to SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services
	Sachin Kuthe Sachin Kuthe is the Integration Architect and Microsoft Solutions Practice Manager with Idea Integration (A Gold Certified Microsoft Partner). He has designed and developed Enterprise applications for last 12 years. He has architected and developed integration solutions on all four versions of BizTalk Server. His special interest lies in Business Process and Integration space and specializes in architecting loosely coupled asynchronous solutions using BizTalk Server, Message Queuing and Web Services. Web Site: http://www.idea.com/ Sessions: BizTalk Server 2006 – A Solution Walkthrough
	Jose Fuentes [MVP] Jose Fuentes is the Co-Founder of the Capital City .NET Users Group of Florida, he helped organized and build the community and community web site (www.tlhdotnet.net). He’s an active MVP (Most Valuable Professional) for Microsoft, and strongly involved in the .NET community. He gives presentations and loves helping others with problems. You can find many of his posts and work on www.aspalliance.com, www.planet-source-code.com and www.windowsforms.com. He’s an active columnist for the asp alliance and Co-Authored in the ASP.NET Cook Book and currently working on a Smart Client book. His experience in .NET spans back to the early days of the first beta and he has a passion to spread the word to as many welcoming and un-welcoming ears that he can. Specializes in VB.NET and windows applications (rich client/smart client), also very knowledgeable of VS 2005 (been in beta since July 2003, after being invited to Microsoft). He’s very handy with MS SQL server 2000 and MSDE. Blog: http://blogs.aspadvice.com/jfuentes Sessions: Game Development in .NET
	Steve Steuart Sr. Vice President for Idea Integration’s Legacy Solutions practice, which specializes in migrating legacy systems to a Microsoft platform. Mr. Steuart has been in the computer industry for over 20 years and has been with Idea for 13. Web Site: http://www.idea.com/ Sessions: Legacy to .NET Platform :: How to Sell Software?
	Adam Lowe Adam Lowe has been in the Jacksonville area for the past 19 years. He is currently working for ettain group in recruiting and sales. He enjoys having a hands on knowledge of the technology professionals he is working with. Web Site: http://www.ettaingroup.com/ Sessions: The Market Savvy Developer
	Noah Subrin Noah Subrin is a Senior Developer at SRA International, a provider of IT Solutions to clients in national security, civil government, health care, and public health. He currently works on manpower forecasting and workforce management projects for the IRS in Chamblee, Georgia. Noah holds MCSD and MCSD .Net certifications and has been doing professional software development since 1997 for SRA and other Microsoft partners. Prior to that, he worked for IBM for twelve years working on large systems for tier one accounts. Sessions: Asynchronous vs. Synchronous. Using .Net 2.0. Web Services
	Don Vickers [Author] Don worked at Digital Equipment Corporation for 25 years as a software engineer and, finally, as the Technical Director of the Applied Microsoft Technologies Group. Don has been developing ASP applications since 1996 and has recently started developing using ASP.NET. Don co-authored Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server: Building Knowledge Sharing Applications. Don is the Principal Consultant at Excellent Services, Inc. providing Microsoft based information systems solutions. Web Site: http://www.excellentsystems.us/ Book: Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server: Building Knowledge Sharing Applications; ISBN 1-55558-244-3 Sessions: Introduction to ASP.NET from an old ASP dog :: Introduction to DNN
	J.T. Taylor J.T., a former Marine and now a programmer for 11 years, runs two Central Florida based software development and consulting firms with his father and sons. Switched to .NET from Borland's Delphi back in 2002, J.T. has no regrets. J.T., a local college adjunct professor, is also an applied mathematician, a long standing family tradition. In addition, J.T. holds leadership positions on two user group boards as the Vice President of the Central Florida Oracle User Group (http://www.cfoug.org/ ) and Secretary of ONETUG (http://www.onetug.org/ ). In his free time, J.T. enjoys traveling for adventure to exotic places, writing stories for fun, snow skiing, and surfing the California coastline whenever he gets a chance. Web Site: http://www.eaglepowersolutions.com/ Sessions: Digital Dashboard Design & Development Best Practices
	Stacy Draper [Author] Stacy Draper is an independent consultant based in South Florida. Being involved with web development since 1993 has led his life in a very interesting direction. He started out in UNIX and since 1997 has had a strong concentration in Microsoft technologies. Stacy has spoken at conferences large and small and has worked at some well-known and some not well-known companies. In his consulting practice, Wild Wires, LLC, Stacy has always had a practical view. Blog: http://www.wildwires.com/blog Book: SharePoint 2003 Advanced Concepts : Site Definitions, Custom Templates, and Global Customizations ISBN - 0321336615 Sessions: Using SharePoint Features to create, deploy and manage your own functionality :: Resources and Responsibilities in a SharePoint environment
	Jose Luis Manners [MVP] Jose started his career back in 1987 developing applications with dBASE III Plus and Clipper. He currently works with .NET technologies at Fiserv Vision. A very active participant in the Florida and Latin American developer communities, Jose is one of the host of the MSDN Radio show (Microsoft Latam), is an MCP, MCAD.NET and “Desarrollador Cinco Estrellas” (5 Star Developer from Microsoft Latam), and is also a Microsoft MVP C#. Web Site: http://www.josemanners.com/ MVP Profile Sessions: Network Programming with .NET 2.0
	Stephen Joubert With 10 years of industry experience Stephen Joubert has attained a diverse IT background. The systems he has developed cover the full spectrum of applications with every thing from CRM to financial transaction processing to enterprise contract management. Four of his former clients are on the Fortune 500 list and his experience spans multiple industry verticals including finance, banking, pharmaceutical, biotech and entertainment. Blog: http://aspsoft.blogs.com/steve/ Sessions: SQL Server Reporting Services 2005 – An In-depth Look :: Managing Your Education, Managing Your Career
	Patty Conner Patty Conner has been a technical recruiter with KForce technology Staffing in Tampa FL. for over two years with a huge focus on placing talented .NET developers. She is entrenched in the .NET community and enjoys networking and meeting new developers when possible. Web Site: http://www.kforce.com/ Sessions: Resume Writing 101 - Tips for a Successful Interview
	Trey Johnson Trey is the Vice President and Chief Architect for Idea Integration. Trey’s experience with technology is only slightly longer than his experience consuming beer. Trey is a long-standing board member of the Professional Association for SQL Server (www.sqlpass.org) where he’s in his final (and 6th) term as Executive Vice President. He’s been a hand selected member of the Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) Partner Advisory Council for years and is not ashamed to wear a t-shirt that reads “Annual BI Power Hour”. Trey has spoken at more than 20 conferences around the world including: PASS, TechEd, eDevCon, DevConnections, VSLive!, SQLLive! and supports code camps (with a corporate check book) throughout the South East. Web Site: http://www.sqlserverbi.com/ Sessions: Integrating Data Mining with SQL Server 2005 Integration Services :: What your boss cares about (or should)?
	Jonas Stawski Jonas is a Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) with over 3 years of experience building and architecting .NET applications and over 5 years of professional experience using Microsoft development technologies such as ASP, Visual Basic, and SQL Server. Jonas has worked in several markets such as Insurance, Real Estate, Leasing, and Medical. Blog: http://aspsoft.blogs.com/jonas/ Sessions: A Beginners Session To Ajax :: Developing N-Tier Application with C#, MSSQL 2005, and XML
	Tom Fuller [MVP] Tom Fuller is CTO and Senior SOA Consultant at Blue Arch Solutions, Inc. (www.BlueArchSolutions.com), an architectural consulting, training, and solution provider based out of Tampa, Florida. Tom was recently given the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award in the Visual Developer – Solution Architect discipline. He is also the current president of the Tampa Bay chapter of the International Association of Software Architects (IASA), holds a MCSD.NET certification, and manages a community site dedicated to SOA, Web services, and Windows Communication Foundation (formerly “Indigo”). He has a series of articles recently published on the Microsoft Architecture Journal, Active Software Professional Alliance, and SQL Server Standard magazine. Tom can also be seen speaking at many of the user groups in the southeastern U.S. Visit www.SOApitstop.com for more information, and contact Tom at tom.fuller@bluearchsolutions.com. Blog: http://www.soapitstop.com/myblog.aspx MVP Profile Sessions: 20 Tips Every Developer Should Know About The CLR
	Joe Healy Joe Healy (www.devfish.net) is the Developer Evangelist for Microsoft Gulf States Accounts, based out of Tampa Florida. Joe’s geographical responsibility is to provide ‘developer care’ for the Gulf States District for the East Region Developer team. As such, he has responsibilities to bring .NET development to the masses in Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi. Joe serves a multitude of clients, from corporate accounts to broad reach events and User Groups. He lectures on various development and architectural topics focused around the .Net Frameworks, Visual Studio.NET, and associated servers. Joe worked previously for Microsoft Consulting Services in the custom Application Development arena, focusing on Internet, Web Services, Rich Client, B2B, and browser delivered systems for Microsoft Consulting Services. Joe has also served time with eAngler.com, Cap Gemini, EDS, and IBM in various capacities. On a personal level Joe enjoys spending time trying to coax Redfish, Snook, and Trout from various nooks and crannies in Tampa Bay. He is married to wife Anne, with two little girls, Ryan and Morgan, who will also grow up to be great "fisher-ladies" one day. Web Site: http://www.devfish.net/ Sessions: ATLAS from Scratch – Microsoft’s AJAX framework
	Stan Schultes [MVP] Stan Schultes is a Sarasota, FL – based developer, author, and a regular speaker at regional developer events. He’s a Contributing Editor to Visual Studio Magazine and a Microsoft MVP in Visual Basic. Stan, along with Russ Fustino, was the presenter of a 12-part MSDN WebCast series on DotNetNuke v3 & v4 over the past year, and showed the Team System demos at the Visual Studio 2005 Launch Event in Orlando. He’s currently developing a suite of web services and design tools in a highly interactive custom product design environment. Visit http://www.vbnetexpert.com for WebCast links, Stan’s article archive and other information. Web Site: http://www.vbnetexpert.com/ MVP Profile Sessions: DotNetNuke v4 – Running on ASP.NET v2 :: Understanding the Smart Client Software Factory from Microsoft Patterns & Practices
	Duray Akar Duray is an IT professional with 10 years of experience, last 5 years in FL, USA. Being in such a versatile industry, he has been working on different aspects of IT, many times with all of them at the same time, including networking, system design, software architecture, database development and internet / intranet / extranet applications. He has an Electrical and Electronics Engineering degree, but IT, especially the software aspect of it, has been his hobby from his early ages. As a little nostalgia, he chose an 8088 PC over Commodore 64 and Amiga 500 when he was 14, because PC had GW-Basic, and he wanted to learn how to code… Since he considers himself as one of the lucky people who gets to make a living with their hobby, he does it with passion, and tries to get the most fun out of it. Duray has done his very first SharePoint coding in 2002, to overcome a little shortcoming about user management to utilize it in a PC lab for a university. That was one little key opening a big door for him. Blog: http://www.sharepointblogs.com/sharepointdiary/default.aspx Sessions: Using Business Data Catalog in Sharepoint 2007
	Jeff Barnes Jeff Barnes is the Microsoft Architect Evangelist for the Gulf States District where he engages with the Architect community to help solve tough business problems with leading-edge technology. Sessions: Tag your It! Exploring the new Microsoft RFID solution Stack for RFID integration
	Dennis Bottjer Dennis Bottjer is a senior developer on the Credit Systems Technology team with Bank of America. He has 9 years of development experience especially developing and managing Web Applications. He is a Microsoft Certified Professional. Dennis has a BA in MIS from the University of Oklahoma. He is the Co-Founder of the www.JaxDug.com ASP.NET SIG. Dennis is the current president of the Jacksonville Developers User Group (http://www.jaxdug.com). He is very involved in the Florida Development Community and has presented at most of the Florida Code Camps. Dennis lives in Jacksonville, FL with his wife and three cats. Blog: http://cs.jaxdug.com/blogs/dennisbottjer/ Sessions: Smart Client Service Layer Strategies
	David McNamee David is an Office System Specialist with Microsoft. He brings his experience as an enterprise developer, architect, and trainer to helping customers unlock their business information by using the Office System as a rich developer platform. There is nothing that cannot be solved with the creative application of the .NET Framework,Office System, and Windows Mobile! David is also a frustrated distance runner. Watch for him waddling toward the finish line at a road race near you. Blog: http://www.davidmcnamee.com/ Sessions: Building an End-to-End Application with the 2007 Office System :: Making Technical Presentations
	Jaremie Woodruff As an Unofficial Agile Evangelist Jaremie has been using his Certified Scrum Master status to improve projects just by being in the room. He is also trying to connect the Technology people in Jacksonville by getting involved with JAXDUG, JCCI, and Jacksonville IT Council Sessions: How to start using Agile now.... without permission
	David Strommer David works for Bank of America as a Technical Architect. He co-founded Jacksonville Developers User Group in 2002 and served as the President until October 2005.
	Albert R. Tetrault [Author] Al leads the Innovative Strategies Group and conducts client engagements to help organizations bring their growth into focus. His business experience and expertise is in helping companies develop and implement plans for revenue growth and profitability, including the development of sales, marketing, financial and operation plans. Al has led the turnaround of 3 companies in the last decade. Each of these companies (2 were technology firms) was experiencing negative cash flow when Al assumed leadership. Each of these companies was led to profitability and positive cash flow within 18 months. Prior experience includes over 25 years in sales and management with IBM and Digital Equipment Corporation, including service in Russia. Al earned a BA in Economics at UConn and an MBA, with distinction, at the Harvard Business School. He has studied internationally at the London Business School and IMEDE. Currently, he teaches business courses to undergraduates at Flagler College. He served in Vietnam as a USAF pilot. He now flies as Aircraft Commander and Instructor Pilot with the USCG Auxiliary and as a volunteer pilot with Angel Flight. He’s completed 17 consecutive Peachtree Road Races (10K) and 4 Marathons (including NYC), and climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro with his son Rob. Web Site: http://www.revenue-growth.com/ Book: How You Can Increase Your Sales in Any Economy (ISBN 0-9712851-4-4) Sessions:Business Planning for Growth!
	Jim Zimmerman Jim Zimmerman is the Sr. Software Architect of http://www.CarCentral.com based in Tampa, FL and has been developing web applications for 9 years. He has jumped on the .NET bandwagon for the last 3 years and has been writing JavaScript since the late 90's. He has consulted for several large universities and companies over the years on technologies ranging from mainframe web integration to customized portals. He is on the Atlas Control Toolkit team on CodePlex and is currently building controls. Blog: http://www.jimzimmerman.com/blog Sessions: Atlas Control Kit Development