Abraham Chavez
H. Abraham Chavez is a consultant at the Department of Roads with responsibility for designing and implementing software business solutions, utilizing the Microsoft stack. He developed an interest for programming as a kid when he created a tiny accounting program for his father using QBasic. He began working with .NET since 2004 and never looked back. His work spans across the desktop, web and mobile platforms. Before joining the Department of Roads, Abraham worked as a developer in the retail, insurance and government sectors.
Anne Neilsen
After growing up in the land of Oz (aka Kansas), Anne moved to Nebraska to get away from Dorothy and to attend the Raikes School at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, from which she graduated last May with a degree in Computer Engineering. Since graduation, she has been working as a software engineer at Don't Panic Labs. Given the start-up nature of the projects she has worked on, Anne has accumulated a myriad of nicknames including everything from builder to migrator.
Benjamin Metz
I'm a software engineer. I primarily work in Scala, with hobbies in Haskell, Objective C and Clojure. I'm interested in all things concurrent and distributed. I currently lead the development teams at T8Webware. I've been working in startups since I can remember. I am fortunate to have had the chance to build several very large systems from scratch, and subsequently ship. Currently intent on re-inventing how people interact with money.
Brian Knapp
Brian Knapp works as a software developer at Firespring in Lincoln, NE where he helps build and maintain the St. Baldrick's Foundation website. In his spare time Brian builds mobile apps and hacks on open source projects like Radial. Before working at Firespring, Brian worked for five years in the Computer Science department at UNL building mobile software for various grant funded projects. He blogs semi-regularly at http://programminggeek.com and you can see his github activity at https://github.com/brianknapp
Brian Lagunas
I am the Product Manager for Infragistics UI/UX controls on XAML platforms. I am the author of the Extended WPF Toolkit and I am also an author for Pluralsight, an online technology based training provider. I have been developing professionally for over 10 years, and specialize in enterprise application development using a variety of Microsoft technologies, but I focus on WPF and Silverlight. I can be found speaking at various user groups and code camps.
Brian Olson
Brian Olson has been developing software for the last 11 years. Brian’s current role is a Sr. Software Engineer with InfoGroup.
Most of his work has been with web application development using Microsoft technologies – starting with classic ASP and moving to ASP.NET. Along the way he has had the opportunity to work with PHP, C, Java and Ruby.
Brian Olson co-leads the Omaha .NET Users Group (http://omahamtg.com/), and encourages you to come to a meeting some time – or even better participate by volunteering to present. It is a great way to interact with your fellow developers.
Chad Kulesa
Chad Kulesa is an Enterprise Architect at Verifications, Inc., and has been developing software professionally for 14+ years. In that time he's worked with C#, Java, JavaScript, Perl, C/C++, as well as several other specialized languages. Chad enjoys learning new technologies, especially technologies that make developers more productive. He tries to follow the rule, "As simple as possible, but no simpler" when designing software. When not coding, Chad spends most of his time with his wife and 4 children.
Chad Michel
In 2000 Chad graduated with a degree in Computer Engineering. He then graduated from the University of Nebraska Lincoln in 2003 with a Masters in Computer Science. After college, he worked for STI, MindVision/eSellerate/DigitalRiver, and Internap before ending up at Don't Panic.
Chad is a life-long Nebraskan. He grew up in rural Nebraska and now lives in Lincoln. Chad and his wife have a son and daughter.
Cole Easterday, Andy Unterseher, & Nick Croll
Cole, Andy, and Nick all work as Software Engineers at Don’t Panic Labs, developing performant, interactive, and intuitive web applications. The have over a decade of combined development experience, and are passionate about learning and applying the latest and greatest languages and techniques.
David Walker
For the past year and a half, I have been a software architect and consultant with the state of Nebraska. In the past 12 years, I have served as either a lead developer or architect on projects such as online banking, various business applications, and virtual eyeglass try-on In my spare time, I am researching technologies that mix the real and virtual worlds for purposes such as computer interfaces, smart phone interfaces and movie special effects.
Derek Beattie
Derek is an independent software developer currently working with CartTracGPS. He started programming professionally in 1994. Technologies worked with span from RPG/400, PowerBuilder, MQSeries to C#, Silverlight, ASP.NET MVC, and BizTalk. Derek is married, lives in Lincoln, NE, and has 3 awesome kids.
Dustin Thostenson
Dustin Thostenson is an independent .Net consultant, leading Delta 3 Consulting. He has been a developer and trainer in the Des Moines, Iowa area for the last dozen years. His focus has been on Microsoft technologies (ASP, VB, C#) with an emphasis on web development. Experiences span from developer to architecture and mentoring roles.
To keep it interesting he's taught classes in programming at Des Moines Area Community College, helps lead the Iowa Dot Net User’s Group and volunteers in Central Iowa.
To keep it real he spends time with his wife and 4 kids.
To keep it random, he tweets @dustinson.
Gus Emery
Gus Emery is a partner of Kosmik Koding a Microsoft practice. Gus has over 18 years experience architecting and implementing highly-scalable ASP.Net applications and distributed n-tiered applications across a broad array of industries within the Twin Cities area. Gus has been working with Visual Basic since v1.0 and .Net since Beta #1, and loves to seek out new and exciting technologies to serve his customers technological needs!
Javier Lozano
Javier is an ASP.NET Insider and MVP that specializes in ASP.NET, system architecture, and training. He has helped co-found the Iowa .NET Users Group, the Iowa Code Camp, Community for MVC (C4MVC) and MvcConf. Javier is also the author and primary contributor to the MVC Turbine open source project.
On his blog, http://lozanotek.com/blog, you can find posts on ASP.NET, architecture, and design patterns just to name a few topics. Javier is an avid supporter of the community and likes to give back by speaking at user groups, local/regional/national .NET events, participating in forums, and by writing articles. In his spare time, Javier loves spending time with his family and enjoys writing about himself in the third person.
Jay Ragsdale
I'm an all-purpose tech geek, with a major focus in robotics. Because of the multi-disciplinary nature of robotics, I've been able to find work in many fields from mechanical engineering to software development. I currently work for Phoenix Web Group as a software-engineer. I build BattleBots in my spare time, and I will own you in Starcraft II or Chinese Checkers.
Jeff Brand
Jeff Brand is a Senior Developer Evangelist (yeah, really - that is my job title) for Microsoft. Jeff has worked with .NET since its release and has focused on various parts of the development stack over the years - from web to client to services. Now, Jeff focused on Windows 8 and XAML applications.
Joe Mayo
Joe Mayo is an author and independent consultant. His multiple books include C# Unleashed/Sams and LINQ Programming/McGraw-Hill. Joe's latest book is Microsoft Visual Studio 2010: A Beginner's Guide: McGraw-Hill. Joe has several industry certifications and has been consulting, teaching, and writing for several years. For his community contributions, Microsoft has awarded Joe with several Most Valuable Professional (MVP) awards.
Joshua Ramirez
Joshua has 12 years experience in .NET Software Development and is currently a Principle Consultant at ILM. He's passionate about developing, designing, and integrating enterprise class systems through service oriented principles. Recent work has have included building distributed and enterprise systems at Ally Financial (GMAC), General Mills, Lender Processing Services, and other firms across the Twin Cities.
Keith Dahlby
Keith Dahlby is a new father, web developer, Git enthusiast, language geek and C# MVP from Cedar Rapids, IA. He leads the E-Commerce team at J&P Cycles and blogs about various software development topics with Los Techies. His open source efforts include posh-git, a Git environment for PowerShell, and FSRazor, F# support for the Razor view engine. Keith has spoken at community events around the Midwest and he studied Human-Computer Interaction at Iowa State University. His talks have been described as "terrific!", "very interactive!", and "the best I've seen all hour!".
Lee Brandt
Lee has been programming professionally for more than a decade and currently works as a Project Lead Consultant with AdventureTech. He speaks regionally about software development practices and has mentored teams on improving their approach to lean software development through achieving technical proficiency. He is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, one of the leaders of the Kansas City .Net User Group, and serves as the Regional Mentor for .Net user groups in Kansas and Missouri.
Matt Ruwe
Matt Ruwe is leader of the Omaha .Net users group and Managing consultant with Sogeti USA. Matt has nearly 15 years of professional software development experience and has worked extensively with many development related technologies. Matt is the creator of the Omaha Code Challenge site (http://www.code-challenge.com) and enjoys coming up with puzzles for developers to solve.
Mike Benkovich
Mike Benkovich delivers technical presentations around the U.S. as a developer evangelist at Microsoft. He has worked in a variety of professional roles, including architect, project manager, developer, and technical writer. Mike is also an author of two books, published by WROX Press and APress, that show developers how to get the most from their SQL databases. Since appearing in the 1994 Microsoft DevCast, Mike has presented technical information at seminars, conferences, and corporate boardrooms across America.
Mike Douglas
Mike Douglas is a Solution Consultant at Deliveron Consulting Services. He specializes in working with development teams to implement Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions to eliminate traditional silos between development, testing, and project management to establish cohesive processes with the Visual Studio ALM tools. He is also Microsoft Visual Studio ALM MVP and an External Ranger - Visual Studio ALM. Mike is an experienced presenter and has spoken at local user group meetings and conferences such as HDC and KCDC. Mike has worked with a number of technologies in his 14 years of experience building enterprise solutions including BizTalk, SharePoint, SQL Server, and WCF. He actively maintains the open source project, Team Deploy, on CodePlex for deploying MSIs using Team Foundation Server. Mike also enjoys sharing his experiences in Visual Studio ALM and TFS on his blog at www.CodeSmartNotHard.com.
Mitchel Sellers
Mitchel Sellers specializes in software development using Microsoft technologies. As the CEO of IowaComputerGurus Inc., he works with small and large companies worldwide. Mitchel prides himself on delivering cost-effective solutions that include proper architecture, performance, and stability.
He is a Microsoft C# MVP, a Microsoft Certified Professional, and the author of "Professional DotNetNuke Module Programming" (Wrox Press, 2009). Mitchel frequently writes technical articles for online and print publications including SQL Server magazine and he regularly speaks to user groups and conferences.
In addition, Mitchel is a firm believer in enhancing the greater development community. He frequently answers questions on community forums such as StackOverflow and MSDN. He is also a DotNetNuke Core Team member as well as an active participant in the .NET and DotNetNuke development communities.
To obtain additional information on Mitchel’s professional experience, certifications, and publications refer to his resume at MitchelSellers.com.
Nathan Taylor
I am the backend lead for Salesgenie.com at Infogroup. I have been developing software professionally for the past 12 years. My development stack has focused primarily on Windows applications (MFC C++, VB6, .Net Winforms.) Until I recently made the switch to working on Salesgenie. I now primarily focus on the server side, with emphasis in SQL and other database technologies.
In addition to my professional development, I've been writing code on my own for about 25 years now. This has included QBasic as well as J2ME.
I have a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri - Rolla. I'm a husband and father to 2 kids.
Nick Ebert
Graduated from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln in May of 2010 with a degree in Computer Engineering. Was a member of the Raikes School of Computer Science and Management.
Currently working at Don't Panic Labs as a Software Engineer. Primarily focused on user interface development and implementation. Spoke at the inaugural Code Camp about using jQuery in ASP.NET projects.
Pete Schlette
A fairly recent Nebraska transplant, Pete came to Lincoln to attend UNL and graduated in 2011. He liked it enough to stick around and was taken on by Nebraska Global in May. Since then, he has learned oodles about the Microsoft technology stack and surviving the rough and tumble world of software development.
Quiller Caudill
Quiller is the Interactive Development Manager at Swanson Russell, which really means that he spends more time planning, estimating, and mentoring other developers than he does actually coding. Surprisingly, he's learned to enjoy all of those things! He's is a seasoned PHP and front-end developer that has been using Drupal for nearly 5 years and thinks it's pretty much the bee's knees. In addition to web development, Quiller also enjoys reading (A Song of Ice and Fire is his latest obsession) and torturing his cat with laser pointers.
Robert Boedigheimer
Robert Boedigheimer works for Schwans Shared Services, LLC providing business solutions with web technologies and leads Robert Boedigheimer Consulting, LLC. Robert has been designing and developing web sites for the past 15 years including the early days of ASP and ASP.NET. He is a columnist for aspalliance.com, a Pluralsight Author, an ASP.NET MVP, an author, a MCPD: ASP.NET 3.5, and a 3rd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Robert has spoken at industry conferences including VSLive, Heartland Developers Conference, DevLink, DevTeach, Tulsa Tech Fest, DevWeek, DevReach, SDC, TechEd, DevConnections, AJAXWorld, and numerous national and international events.
Robert Hinrichs
As CTO of ISL Consulting, Robert has been a key figure in ISL management since day one, guiding the strategy and direction of ISL's technology practice and developing many of ISL's key technologies. He heads up ISL's Drupal practice, which has allowed ISL to deliver sites with numerous and sophisticated features on rapid timetables.
Bob engages ISL's Global 1000 clients, working with them to enhance their businesses and competitive positions through online technologies. Increasingly, he has helped architect startup ventures at ClearMetrics, ISL's parent company.
Bob holds a Juris Doctor from University of California Hastings College of the Law. He graduated phi beta kappa/summa cum laude from the University of Kansas with an Honors Degree in English literature and writing and has independently released two albums of original music, 'Bob is Famous' and 'Soulever.'
Scott Hanselman
Scott Hanselman works for Microsoft as Principal Community Architect for Web Platform and Tools, aiming to spread the good word about developing software, most often on the Microsoft stack. Before this he was the Chief Architect at Corillian Corporation, now a part of Checkfree, for 6+ years and before that he was a Principal Consultant at STEP Technology for nearly 7 years. He was also involved in a few things Microsoft-related like the MVP and RD programs and will speak about computers (and other passions) whenever someone will listen to him. He's written in a few books, most recently with Bill Evjen and Devin Rader on Professional ASP.NET. He blogs at http://www.hanselman.com for the last decade and podcasts weekly at http://www.hanselminutes.com and http://www.thisdeveloperslife.com.
Tony Valenti
With nearly 20 years of experience in the IT industry, Mr. Valenti has in-depth experience with all aspects of the IT lifecycle. As a technologist turned businessman, before starting PowerDNN, Tony was an enterprise consultant to the US Department of Defense and Fortune 500 companies.
Tony Valenti is the original founder of PowerDNN. He loves every aspect of technology, from software development and CISCO networking, to marketing and business planning. As CEO, Tony focuses a lot of his time and energy on setting the direction and corporate strategy of the company. In his free time, he loves writing code in C# and playing around in Photoshop.
Zac Harlan
Zac Harlan is an accidental SQL DBA/Developer and .NET developer from Seaton, IL. He works at J&P Cycles and blogs about various development related topics with Geeks with Blogs. Zac has spoken at various community events including the first BarCamp in Iowa City as well as CRineta. His talks have been described as "Amazing!", "Fantastic!", and "Life Changing!"... though those comments were all from Zac.
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