Authors
Derik Whittaker |
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Derik has over 8 years of experience developing, mentoring and leading Microsoft based products for a wide variety of different professional fields.
He has been working exclusively with .Net since its inception and has professional experience in both VB.net as well as C#. He has also been a follower and believer in the Agile methodologies for the past 2+ years and has wide array of experience using various Agile techniques in the real world. Outside of his day job you can find Derik hanging out with his wife and 2 year old son. He also enjoys all things sports (go Braves) and can be found at the local climbing gym on most weekends. |
| Blog: www.devlicio.us | |
Kyle Baley |
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Kyle Baley is an independent consultant of ten years experience most of which is in the Microsoft world. He has developed Web and Smart Client applications for companies of all sizes and in a variety of industries, adding a little more to his knowledge base with every project. Kyle currently makes his home base in the Bahamas waiting patiently for the day when wireless internet access reaches the beaches of the Caribbean Sea. Until then, he uses his experience as a speaker at user groups and developer conferences to preside over the Bahamas .NET User Group, the first of its kind in the country. |
| Blog: www.CodeBetter.com | |
Kirstin Juhl |
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Kirstin Juhl is software developer and consultant for Magenic, a company focused on delivering business value through applied technology and one of the nation's premiere Microsoft Gold Certified Partners. Kirstin has been developing software since 1996 when she started a career in engineering. She has been full-time in software development since 1999 and specializes in middle/back tier and database design and development. Kirstin holds a B.S in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and an M.S.in Software Engineering from the University of St. Thomas. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota with her husband and two children, and when not speaking at software events enjoys mountain biking all over the Midwest. |
| Blog: www.geekswithblogs.net/KirstinJ/ | |
Justin Etheredge |
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Justin Etheredge is an obsessed software developer living and working in Richmond, VA. Since 2000 he has been creating software applications for a wide range of industries from insurance to healthcare to e-commerce. He is passionate about all things software related, and enjoys occasionally speaking and writing about his opinions. He believes that writing software should be fun, and not just something that you do for a paycheck. |
| Blog: www.codethinked.com | |
Chad Myers |
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Chad Myers is a senior .NET software developer specializing in enterprise software designs and architectures. He has over 10 years of software development experience and a proven track record of Agile, test-driven project leadership using both Microsoft and open source tools. He attempts to be a community leader who speaks at the Austin .NET User's Group, the ADNUG Code Camp, Austin TDD CodingDojo and participates in various development communities and open source projects. |
| Blog: www.lostechies.com | |
Donn Felker |
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Donn Felker is a Senior Consultant with Magenic. He has over 9 years of professional experience in various markets that include - entertainment, health, retail, insurance, financial, and real estate. He is a MCTS in Web Client Development for .NET 2.0 and 3.5 and is also a certified ScrumMaster. He is the founder and coordinator of the Twin Cities Give Camp, the founder of Twin Cities Pragmatic Beer, a writer, presenter and consultant on various topics ranging from architecture, development in general, agile practices and patterns & practices.
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| Blog: http://blog.donnfelker.com/ | |









