After reading blogs for a long time and learning a lot from the many people who have so generously shared their thoughts I have finally decided to attempt to “return the favor” by writing down the things that I learn from day to day.

So, who am I? That is a very good question. I am a lot of different things but since most people start off introducing themselves by stating their job title and explaining I will do the same. I am a Senior Principal Consultant with Keane, Inc. I have been a consultant for more than 12 years. In those years I have worked with many different clients on many challenging projects. With a few exceptions all of the projects have had some sort of front end that I have had the priviledge to work on (in PowerBuilder, Java, VB, VB .NET, C# .NET, or HTML) and a backend database. I find that I like working with the database (in part because I am artistically challenged). I refer to this as my “day job”.

I also have a “night job” where I am a Microsoft Regional Director. This is a volunteer position where I spend a lot of time learning about Microsoft technologies and then evangelizing those technologies to the developers and decision makers. This position gives me the impetus to do a lot of studying, writing, and presenting. More importantly it also lets me have the opportunity to come in contact with some of the greatest people I have ever met.

I am more, however, than just the sum of my work experience. When I am not doing something with a computer I enjoy the many activities that are available in Utah. I love hiking, camping, hunting, and fishing. I try to get out and experience the outdoors with my family whenever I can.

So now down to what matters to you, the reader of this blog, what I expect to write about. I intend to write up articles on the things that I am studying, learning, and discovering about the Microsoft developer technology stack. I will try to keep the content technical and the topics relevant (if I ever stray please use the comments to let me know). In general I will try to concentrate on SQL server and Visual Studio .NET but just about anything is fair game. I will, however, occasionally write up general interest or personal entries. I hope they will give you insight into what I am thinking and will not annoy you too much.