Andy Nogueira (MCTS, MCPD, MCAD) has over 10 years of professional experience in the IT industry. He is the Team Lead for the Microsoft Practice Group at nonlinear creations Inc. (nonlinear.ca), a Microsoft Gold Partner that is specialized in creating unique solutions on the Collaboration, ECM, BPM, SEO and RIA spaces for clients worldwide for more than 12 years.

He is responsible for designing and implementing several successful technology solutions based on MOSS 2007 (Microsoft Office SharePoint Server) integrated with technologies such as Enterprise Search, Windows Workflow, K2, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), and Silverlight.

He is also a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) in WSS 3.0 (Application Development) and MOSS 2007 (Configuration and Application Development).

Barry currently serves as a MS Regional Director in Southern Ontario and has received the Microsoft MVP Award for Solutions Architecture for the past 3 years.

Bill Brockbank is a Solution Architect at Navantis Inc. works in the workflow space with Microsoft Technologies, Captaris Workflow, K2.NET and SharePoint 2007 (MOSS and WSS). He has been developing applications on the Microsoft Windows platform for more than 17 years

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).

Chris Dufour (MCAD, IBM Certified Database Associate - DB2 UDB V8.1) is a Toronto-based software architect. He is currently working as a software architect for Cyberplex, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and focuses on the development of custom business applications using the Microsoft .NET framework. Chris is passionate about the developer community and has contributed projects like the ‘Code Camp Event Module’ and ‘Extended SQL Data Provider - SqlEx’ to the open source community on CodePlex. He is also the president of the East of Toronto .NET User Group and co-founder and organizer of the Toronto Code Camp and has been recognized as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for his involvement in the developer community.

Colin Bowern is the Vice President of Technology at Official Community in Toronto, Canada.  Through his work with the clients, Colin and the team help artists understand how to leverage and make better decisions on how to build their online community using technology.  Prior to joining officialCOMMUNITY Colin came to officialCOMMUNITY from Microsoft where he was a Senior Consultant with the Microsoft Consulting Services unit working enterprise customers on their adoption of Microsoft technology. Colin has delivered a number of in-person and Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) webcast sessions since the early part of the decade on topics ranging from .NET Development to infrastructure deployment with the Microsoft platform. In addition to technical talks, Colin participates in the community through active contribution on the MSDN and ASP.NET Forums, publishing code examples, sharing experiences through his blog, and attending local user group events. On the publishing end Colin has provided technical review services for Addison-Wesley's .NET development series, the Windows Server 2003 series from Microsoft Press, and co-authored Microsoft exam study guides for both Windows Server 2003 and Windows Serer 2008 for Syngress Publishing. In addition he also holds a Masters of Science from the University of Liverpool.

Derek Chan is an award-winning Consultant with expertise in .NET/Java-based mapping technologies. He is also a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional and Certified Technology Specialist in Mappoint/Virtual Earth. Derek is an active member of the MSDN community where his activities include several publications and speaking engagements.

"Where more than 2 developers are gathered in .NET's name, Ed will be there."  Ed Musters is an independent Consultant and President of Open Highway Consulting Inc. (http://www.TheOpenHighway.net) and a Microsoft Certified Trainer for Nexient Learning.  Ed is President of the Toronto .NET User Group (http://www.TorontoUG.net) - one of the largest in North America boasting over 3000 members and regular meeting attendance of 125 developers.   Key current training initiatives include SharePoint 2007 Development and Visual Studio 2008.  Ed has extensive experience using the best software development practices of the Microsoft Solutions Framework.  Ed's authoring credits include Wrox Professional .NET Framework and articles for Pinnacle .NET Developer. Speaking credits include DevTeach, Code Camps, Microsoft Tech Ed, The .NET Show on YTV Television, local MSDN events, and North America wide MSDN Web Casts.  Ed has been awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for .NET/C# three years in a row.

Jean-René Roy has been developing IT systems for large and small enterprises since 1987. In 1991 he founded the consulting firm Technologies SoftDesign Inc. Since that time he has worked on projects for Bell Canada, CGI, ArchiDATA, Sun Telcom, Accent de Ville, Kraft, ADN Medical and many other clients. He has been and is still very active in the developers’ community by acting as a user group leader for more then ten years with the MFUG, SSMUG and GUVSM user groups in Montreal. Jean-René is also the founder and president of www.DevTeach.com an international developer’s conference. Jean-René Roy has been nominated Microsoft MVP since July 1st.

Jeff Hainsworth is the Head of Pre-Sales consulting at Dundas Data Visualization.  He works with Sales and Support departments in order to ensure that all technical hurdles are overcome during client’s early stages of development/proof of concept.  Jeff is also the lead developer of the Dundas Chart Builder product.

Jeff McWherter is the Director of Software Development at A.J. Boggs and Company in Okemos, MI. He graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Telecommunications and Computer Science, and has twelve years of professional experience in software development. He is a founding member and current Program Director for the Greater Lansing Users for .NET (GLUG.net). He enjoys profiling code, applying design patterns, finding obscure namespaces, and long walks in the park. His lifelong interest in programming began with a Home Computing Magazine in 1983, which included an article about writing a game called Boa Alley in BASIC.

Justin Lee is passionate about various technology, and interests lies with languages, operating systems, processes, and low-level architecture. He's open to discussion about Open-Source, Linux, Mono, and many various other alternatives to Microsoft and .NET. He is proficient in C#, C++, Java and various other languages. He has been doing freelancing for a few years, and branching out into other areas like training, consulting, business and marketing. He finished his Bachelors in Computer Science at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He is currently working for ObjectSharp Consulting.

Mario is an independent senior consultant specialized in software architecture with agile processes and Microsoft Team System. He possesses over fifteen years of experience in designing large-scale information systems. For the third year in a row, he has received from Microsoft the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award in the competency of Solutions Architect. He is a member of the Microsoft Team System Customer Advisory Council. He leads the architecture interest group at the Montreal Visual Studio User Group and he is the architecture track tech chair for DevTeach Conference. Furthermore, since 2004, he hosts the Visual Studio Talk Show, a podcast about software development. Mario holds Bachelor of Computer Engineering and Master of Technology Management degrees from the Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal, Canada. He also holds the titles of Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Microsoft Team Foundation Server Technical Specialist and Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD.Net).

Mark Arteaga is a Principal Partner with OpenNETCF Consulting which specializes in Windows Mobile, Windows CE and .NET MicroFramework.  Mark's main roles are designing, architecting and leading various software projects.  During the past four years, his main focus has been primarily on mobile projects utilizing Windows Mobile (Pocket PC and SmartPhone), Windows CE and the .NET Compact Framework.

Mark has consulted for various projects, from Extended Systems for their OneBridge product, Verizon Communications on their Verizon One product and Windows Mobile courseware for Microsoft Learning.  Whether working on server side, desktop side or mobile devices side using various Microsoft technologies Mark has the expertise to translate business requirements to technical specifications for the development teams.  Mark has had diverse development and management experience in small, mid-size and large enterprises with extensive product development experience.

Milos Glisic is a senior developer with ComponentArt Inc. (www.componentart.com). Milos has been with the company since its inception and has been instrumental in developing and refining the technologies found in ComponentArt's Web.UI component suite. He has many years of experience working with Web-based user interface technologies, especially in the areas of AJAX and client-side functionality, and holds a Hon.B.Sc. in computer science from the University of Toronto.

Peter Madziak is a Senior Consultant and Instructor with ObjectSharp Consulting - a Microsoft Gold Partner bsased in Toronto, Canada. He is a technical leader with over 10 years experience helping development teams architect, design and develop large software projects. Peter's primary focus over the past few years has been on helping customers understand SOA (Service-oriented architecture), Workflow/BPM (Business Process Management), Web Services (both RESTful & WS-*), EDA (Event-driven architecture), and more importantly how all of these technologies and architectural styles can be reconciled into an architecture that aligns well with what the business needs.

As a SOA & BPM expert for ObjectSharp Consulting, Peter helps customers implement solutions using technologies such as: BizTalk Server 2006, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Windows Workflow (WF), SQL Service Broker, and ASP.NET 2.0 Web Applications.

Reza (MOSS MVP,MCTS)is currently working for Protech as principal architect where he is in charge of architecting and implementing various technologies to support the organization. He has been focused on Collaboration platforms, Knowledge Management, and Business Process Management since 2001.

Reza frequently speaks on a variety of SharePoint related topics at local user group meetings and industry events. For his community involvement and contribution, he has been awarded the Microsoft MVP award for SQL Server Reporting Services(2004-2005) and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

Richard Campbell is one of the co-founders of Strangeloop Networks and today serves as product evangelist, introducing the company's unique story to advisors, investors, patent attorneys, beta-customer candidates, potential employees, etc. Richard has more than 30 years of high-tech experience and is both a Microsoft Regional Director and Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP). He has consulted with a number of leading North American organizations; Barnes&Noble.com, Dow Chemical, Johnson & Johnson Health Care Services, Reuters, Subaru/Isuzu and the U.S. Air Force. In addition to speaking at conferences around the world, Richard is co-host of the ".NET Rocks!, the Internet Audio Talk Show for .NET Developers" (www.dotnetrocks.com) podcast and the host of "RunAs Radio, the Internet Audio Talk Show for IT Professionals" (www.runasradio.com) podcast.

Rob Prouse is a software developer with over 10 years of experience.  He currently works for Ivara as a Framework Developer working on the .NET version of their enterprise asset management software.

He is active in the open source community and has contributed to several projects including the Common C++ Libraries, iCalendar .NET Parser, MySQL BIND SDB Driver,  Pixelpost and the Mantis bug tracking system.  He also blogs regularly about .NET and development on http://www.alteridem.net

Rob Windsor is a Senior Consultant and the Director of Training with ObjectSharp Consulting - a Microsoft Gold Partner based in Toronto, Canada. Rob focuses on the architecture, design and development of custom business applications using leading edge Microsoft technologies. In addition Rob is a top rated instructor - authoring and teaching courses on .NET development, SharePoint and software architecture. Rob is a member of the MSDN Canada Speakers Bureau and he presents at conferences, code camps, and user group meetings in Toronto and across North America. He is President of the Toronto Visual Basic User Group and has been recognized as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for his involvement in the developer community.

Robert Burke

Shaun has over 10 years experience with software development including technologies such as C#, VB, ASP, SQL Server, MySQL, and Drupal. He presently works for an international roofing manufacturer (the largest in Canada) as an Analyst and Sr. Developer. He is also the proprietor of a brand new company called Sanctus Software that specializes in software for Technical Arts.

Val Matison is the Director of Business Intelligence at Microsoft Gold certified partner, Systemgroup, With nearly 30 years of business analytics experience, he is recognized as one of the foremost experts in creating actionable information from data. He has presented sessions on data warehousing, data mining and analysis services at Comdex, Devdays, Microsoft Technical Summits and conferences in North America and Europe. He is a member of Microsoft’s MSDN Speakers Bureau and is a Microsoft SQL Server MVP.