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David Paquette, P2 Energy Solutions
David Paquette is currently employed at P2 Energy Solutions working as the Lead Developer for P2's enterprise energy reserves management software. David has prior software development experience in the energy and agriculture industries, where he has extensively used workflow techniques.
David has a Master's Degree in Computer Science from University of Saskatchewan. His Master's thesis titled "Co-Evolution of Information Systems and Business Processes" encourages the integration of workflows into the software development process. David has presented his thesis research at a well respected international conference. David has also published other related works at international conferences.
David is currently the Speaker Coordinator for the Calgary .Net User Group.
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Ram Swaminathan, Shaw
Ram Swaminathan is the Practice Lead for Software Developement at Shaw. Ram has over 8 years experience designing and building corporate and commericial software in a mutitude of platforms including .NET for companies ranging from start-ups to some of the largest corporations in Canada...
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Chris Ronak
Chris Ronak draws from 16 years of IT experience both in Management as well as in software architecture & design. He has provided organizations impassioned but practical methods for creating successful software products and integrated solutions. Chris works with technology and business leaders in dynamic software organizations to provide key strategy, processes and architecture that enable them to implement new
technologies and methodologies that support the evolution of their software. He has repeatedly demonstrated the ability to translate the injection of these strategies into positive results.
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Eric Liu and Felix Wong, ThoughtWorks
Eric is a lead consultant and senior developer at ThoughtWorks Inc. He enjoys working on enterprise applications and looking for better ways to deliver software as a team. He has over seven years of industry experience on agile projects in both .NET and Java platforms, and holds a MSc in software engineering from the University of Calgary.
Felix is a senior consultant at ThoughtWorks Inc. He has over ten years of software development experience and three years of agile experience. Felix's primary focus is on .NET technologies, and is currently facinated with Silverlight.
Outside of his professional life, Felix enjoys sport activities such as, hockey, volleyball and snowboarding.
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John Bristowe, Microsoft Canada
John Bristowe is a Developer Evangelist with Microsoft Canada and is based out of Calgary, Alberta. John has many years of experience developing software for operating systems such as the BeOS, variants of Linux and UNIX and, of course, Windows. He has also spent a great deal of time building Web and rich client applications. John is passionate about assisting the technical community in Canada and spends much of his time talking to students, teachers, and professionals in the industry. You can read more about John and his team's activities at the Canadian Developer Connection Weblog at http://blogs.msdn.com/cdndevs/.
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David Woods, Solid House
David Woods, President and Founder of Solid House, is an accomplished independent contractor and .NET developer specializing in enterprise applications and enterprise level projects aimed at meeting the unique needs and business requirements of a broad spectrum of clients. He is an advocate of good OO skills and patterns, and is particularly passionate about security solutions and best practices. Dave holds the designation of Microsoft Security MVP, one of only three professionals in Canada to hold this distinction. He has been developing and programming applications since he was a kid, working his way from BASIC (and still has his Apple II to prove it) to .NET. In addition to his corporate projects, Dave enjoys sharing his knowledge and understanding of some of the Industry’s most innovative and forward-thinking arenas with other professionals and up-and-coming developers. He is an active speaker at a variety of user groups, code camps and conferences throughout Canada and the United States, and via his informative blog; www.haveyougotwoods.com.
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Jonathan McCracken, ThoughtWorks
Jonathan McCracken is a Senior Consultant with ThoughtWorks and has developed .NET applications for a wide range of companies, including Microsoft. Jonathan has been developing software since 1994 and his .NET experience goes all the way back to .NET 1.0 in 2002.
In addition to his professional activities, Jonathan enjoys speaking and blogging about diverse topics such as technology and the meaning of life (jonathanmccracken.blogspot.com). He enjoys finding a balance between work and life by spending time with his wonderful wife, Niki, for whom he derives his inspiration.
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