Bil Simser lives and works in Alberta, Canada, as an independent Solutions Architect Consultant. He has been in software development for over 15 years and has helped build many large-scale mission critical systems along the way. Working at Canadian Pacific Railway for almost 10 years with the development community there, he established best practices, development standards and guidelines, evaluated and recommended new tools and technologies, and helped teams and projects progress into the .NET world.

Bil has been involved with Microsoft's .NET platform since the early betas and has a deep passion for good Architecture and Software Design. He runs several successful open-source projects and helps out where he can in the .NET, Agile, and SharePoint communities through participation in numerous online forums, newsgroups and mailing lists, and speaking at user groups and public technology conferences.

Bil has been a Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server MVP since 2004 and a member of the MSDN Canada Speakers Bureau. He has degrees in Computer Science and Fine Arts, and holds MCAD and MCSD certifications.

Bruce Johnson is a Principal Consultant with ObjectSharp and a 25-year veteran of the computer industry. The past 14 years have been spent on projects at the leading edge of Windows technology, including using .NET since the introduction of version 1.0. His experience includes the creation of commercial web applications using AJAX, the implementation of Web Services in a financial institution and the building of commercial-quality Windows-based applications.

As well as his experience in system design and development, he has also given over 200 presentations at user conferences all over North America and is a co-author of the MCPD Self-Paced Training Kits for the new Web, Windows, and Enterprise exams (70-547, 70-548, and 70-549 respectively).

D’Arcy Lussier is a solution developer with Imaginet Resources Corp. in Winnipeg, MB. He has worked with ASP.NET since the initial .NET release and has been involved with the .NET developer community for a number of years. He is a co-leader of the Winnipeg .NET User Group and an INETA Membership Manager for Central Canada.

Daniel is an experienced Solutions Architect with 21 years in IT and 18 years experience developing enterprise applications. Involved with .NET since the 1.0 beta 1 release, he has been presenting lectures in .NET technologies since November 2001 at Universities, Institutes, Microsoft Events, and User Groups.

At the end of 2004 Daniel co-founded the Calgary .NET User Group and now he's the current President. He has received five C# MVP Awards since 2002 and holds MCP, MCAD, MCSD.Net, and MCT certifications. He has a Bachelor degree in Electronics Engineering and a Master Degree in Computer Science.

Daniel is currently working for Alberta EUB, in Calgary, Canada, as a Corporate Solutions Architect/.Net Senior Developer.

David Woods is an independent contractor based in Edmonton, Alberta. He has worked his way from BASIC (and still has his Apple II to prove it) to .NET and still enjoying programming. Dave currently works on developing enterprise applications.

Donald Belcham is an independent contractor in Edmonton.  He has worked with .NET for the last 5 years and currently works with both web and smart client applications.  A newly minted Microsoft MVP in C#, Donald is active in the community as the President of the Edmonton .NET User Group and an organizer of the Edmonton Code Camp. Catch up with what's running through his head by visiting blog at www.igloocoder.com.

James Kovacs is an independent architect, developer, trainer, and jack-of-all-trades, specializing in the .NET Framework, security, and enterprise application development. He assists clients in building smart clients, web applications, web services, and even full-fledged servers using the .NET Framework and Microsoft server technologies. Whether as a team lead, architect, or hands-on developer, he has a passion for helping clients succeed in their software development projects.

James is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) - Solutions Architect, one of only three in Canada and approximately one hundred world-wide. He holds a variety of designations, including MCP, MCAD, MCSD, and MCT. He received his Bachelors degree from the University of Toronto and his Masters degree from Harvard University.

He is a frequent speaker at user groups and events across Western Canada. He recently published an article on memory leaks in managed code in MSDN Magazine. You can listen to him and his fellow plumbers, John, Bil, and Jean-Paul on their podcast, Plumbers at Work, which is syndicated by MSDN Canada Community Radio.

Jean-Paul S. Boodhoo is a .NET delivery expert who has been working with the .NET Framework since beta 1 of .NET 1.0. He spends his days working as an independent consultant; helping teams realize success through agile practices and pragmatic Behavior Driven Development techniques. He has a passion for sharing information on applied behaviour driven development with .NET, and has written articles for Visual Studio magazine, DevX, and MSDN that utilize BDD to pragmatically apply .NET. As well as presenting on popular podcast/screencast DotNetRocks and DNRTV Jean-Paul has had the opportunity to deliver webcasts for Microsoft on the topic of design patterns in the real world. He enjoys getting active in local user groups presenting ways that developers can harness the power of .NET to realize flexible, maintainable applications. He has a passion for empowering developers to break the stereotypical developer mold and take the effort to break into the developer community to make their own mark. His efforts in the community have earned him a Microsoft MVP award. Jean-Paul can be reached at bitwisejp@gmail.com and makes continual efforts to update his blog at http://www.jpboodhoo.com/blog. When not developing Jean-Paul can be found relaxing with his amazing wife and their four beautiful kids.

John Bristowe is a Developer Evangelist with Microsoft Canada based in Calgary, Alberta. John is an experienced speaker and frequently presents Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) events across Canada. John co-hosts a podcast entitled, "Plumbers at Work" (www.plumbersatwork.com) which features members of the Canadian .NET development community talking about technology. Prior to joining Microsoft, John was a member of the Microsoft Regional Director (RD) and Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) programs.

Shary Mudassir has been working with .NET since 2001 and has a passion for Agile development using SCRUM, and Test-driven development. He's a member of the Calgary .NET User Group executive committee and is actively involved in coaching and mentoring fellow developers. He graduated from University of Victoria in Software Engineering, and holds an MCSD and MCDBA.

Steven Rockarts is an independent software developer located in Edmonton, Alberta. His specialties include C# and ASP.NET, but he likes to dabble in Ruby from time to time. Steven has been an active member of the .NET community for over 3 years and is one of the founding members of the Edmonton .NET User Group with the role of Program Director. Steven has a passion for developing software and enjoys mentoring, teaching and learning from his peers.

Terry Thibodeau is an independent software consultant residing in Calgary, Alberta. He has been involved professionally with technology for 11 years, development for 9. Working with the .NET platform since version 1.0, he is currently focused on enterprise development utilizing .NET, behavior driven design, design patterns, and Agile methodologies.

Terry is active in the user community as a member of the Calgary .NET User Group and helps contribute to the dev community via his blog at www.connicus.com.

Tom Opgenorth is an independent software development consultant from Edmonton, Alberta. He has been involved with software development for the past 13 years with exposure to a wide variety of platforms and technologies. As a full-time consultant, he assists clients with web applications, desktop applications, and even the odd server application.