Steve is a twenty year software engineering veteran and former four time Microsoft MVP Award recipient. Steve has world-class experience architecting, developing, customizing, and integrating business software, data, and processes for international software companies and mid-sized businesses with a strong attention to maintainability and user experience. Steve has excellent analytical, creative, proven leadership abilities, and passion for building community and mentoring others. Steve holds multiple Microsoft and IBM certifications and is active in the developer community having led sessions at over 150 events across North America on Microsoft developer technologies. When not developing software solutions or engaging with the community, Steve is a closet singer and songwriter and plays the guitar and keys. He also enjoys getting outdoors to skydive, SCUBA dive, kayak, mountain bike, and hike. Occasionally, he even gets to sleep. Occasionally.