Approach
Successful projects combine a strong vision, the right technology, and best people. With decades of hands-on experience, I can help you apply the right technology and find the best people to reach your goals.
About
Me
A seasoned .NET Architect, Developer and Program Manager. A coder with experience bringing software solutions to market. I live in Lexington MA with my wife and college-bound kids. Outside work you can catch me pedaling the byways in New England.
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Focus
Application Development
Rooted in performance and code but focused on business context, quality and cost, an architect builds only what's necessary for the situation at hand, relying on platform components for everything else:
- Windows Communication Foundation for secure, fast, interoperable web services connecting applications, devices, customers and partners.
- IIS, ASP.NET, MVC, SQL for web presence and transactions, targeting broadest reach of devices and platforms. Reliable and secure.
Program Management
High-performance teams can do amazing things. Whether larger or small, local or global, the right program management is the key to success. Past projects:
- ScrumMaster for onsite teams with offshore resources to build a customer-facing analytics system for real-time market data.
- Globally distributed teams to deliver time-driven releases of Microsoft Technology Center's Envisioning Center to maximize sales effectiveness
- Internal teams with external consultants to design and develop portals to optimize business proceses.
System Integration
Using standard protocols and tools, you can connect people with the data and processes they need to do their best work.
- BizTalk Server for enterprise integration, utilizing adapters and a service oriented architectore to connect to internal and external systems.
Future
The Cloud
It's not a matter of if, but when. I'm working on numerous projects to explore the best use of Windows Azure and Amazon Web Services.
Mobile
What's that in your hand? Chances are, it's more computing power than was on your desktop just a few years ago. I'm designing Android apps to learn what works, and what works well, hoping to put it to business use soon.
Publications
Essential WCF
WCF is the best way to produce and consume Web services on the Microsoft platform. Rich, Chris and I wrote this best-selling book to provide practical advice and present best practices, tips, and tricks for solving internet-scale problems.
Professional Scrum
Focusing on Agile processes, Aaron, Michael and I offer a practical approach to running agile software projects using Visual Studio’s project management templates and tools. It covers the Visual Studio template for Scrum 1.0, and the team and process models necessary for tracking projects through completion.