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Steve Smith ( MCT , MVP-SharePoint Server, MCSE 4.0 , 2000 & 2003 ) is part owner of Combined Knowledge in the UK providing Microsoft SharePoint Technical Training courses and Consultancy.
Steve is well travelled spending most of his 20's travelling in the US and South Asia for the companies he worked with , achieving his NT 4 MCSE in New Delhi India in 1998 whilst based there for 3 years.
Although tinkering with computers since early Teenage years Steve has specialized with Microsoft's systems since 1996 and been involved in many Microsoft Beta programs including Windows 2000, Exchange 2000 and Sharepoint. The last 6 years however has seen a majority of his time with Sharepoint and running the Mindsharp Administrator courses in the UK and Europe, also helping many UK based companies with their Sharepoint Implementations including the US Air Force, The Ministry of Defence and Several Blue chip companies. Steve is a Co Organiser of the UK SharePoint User Group www.suguk.org and time allowing Steve also likes to help others in the Microsoft Sharepoint Portal Public newsgroup and hurtle down a Welsh mountain on his mountain bike.
Steve lives in South Leicestershire, England with his wife and 3 children
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Nick Swan – Nick has been developing with Microsoft based technologies for 7 years since completing Software Engineering at Univeristy. Having become interested in developing on top of SharePoint, he decided to start the SharePoint User Group UK (http://www.suguk.org). Membership sign up has been amazing with over 400 people signed up in the first 5 months.
Nick has been using all the v3 bits since January and so has decided to focus on this area, particularly developer areas such as workflow, site customization, InfoPath development etc. He’s looking forward to companies deploying all this new stuff and the possibilities it will bring for them!
Nathan Winters is a Unified Communications Consultant for Dimension Data; a Microsoft Gold Partner on five continents whose clients include over 70% of the Global Fortune 100. Nathan has been working in I.T. for four years and specialises in Exchange, Active Directory and Virtualisation. Recent work has included an Exchange 2007 design for a 2000 user network and a large multisite migration from GroupWise 6.5 to Exchange 2003.
Midway through 2006 Nathan founded the Microsoft Messaging and Mobility User Group UK (http://www.mmmug.co.uk) which holds regular meetings in the UK to discuss topics related to Exchange. In April 2007 Nathan was awarded an MVP (Exchange Server) for his work with MMMUG and regular contributions to the Mark Minasi Forum. Nathan is a regular contributor to the MSExchange.org website and Nathan's other articles have been published by Penton Media (Exchange and Outlook Administrator newsletter), Microsoft (TechNet Industry Insiders) and on the MMMUG website.
For more of Nathan's articles see the links below:
http://www.mmmug.co.uk/files/default.aspx
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Authors/AuthorID/1651/1651.html
You can contact Nathan at Nathan@clarinathan.co.uk or through his blog at http://www.mmmug.co.uk/blogs/nweb
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Arthur Pounder has been around computers most of his adult life and even once worked as a junior computer programmer, (BASIC), writing software for school children; before meeting a fashion consultant who agreed that he would look good in camouflage and a blue ceremonial uniform.
After a significant period of jumping out of perfectly serviceable aircraft, enforced adventure training holidays to exotic lands watching the sunrise over the desert, Arthur realised that he would need to find sanity and entered a mid-life career change. Taking the plunge he decided that working for a small telecoms company would be less of a challenge. But with his inevitable sense of timing, (you just know that something was going to go wrong – he only arrives on the scene when there’s going to be trouble), he arrived just in time not only for the Christmas party but also as the bubble burst and the stock price fell through the floor ! ..
Arthur will openly admit he never intended to start a career in Support. He originally started in December 2000 as Service Delivery, and then stumbled into his current career within IT Support as a Desktop Support Engineer back in 2002, and has successfully held several rolls within the same company ever since.
Arthur is passionate about IT, and will listen to everyone's views; where he says it's the only way to learn
He just asks one thing ... Just take him as you find him ...
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Colin Byrne, Flexnet Consultants
Colin is a Senior Technical Consultant (MCSD.Net) and has been involved in developing business software for over 15 years. Past projects include developing an OLAP client, a Pocket PC mobile sales application, leading the team creating a warehouse system for a global food company and multiple public web sites.
Colin runs the software and consultancy company Flexnet Consultants which specialises in Microsoft SharePoint and custom application development using Microsoft tools.
When not in front of a computer he enjoys playing guitar well and golf badly.
Allan Mitchell
Allan is the joint owner of Konesans Ltd, a small UK based consultancy specializing in SQL Server, and most importantly SQL Server Integration Services. Having been working with SQL Server from 6.5 onwards he has extensive experience in many aspects of SQL Server, but now focuses on the BI suite of tools. He is a SQL Server MVP, a frequent poster on the MS SSIS/DTS newsgroups as well as running the sqldts.com and sqlis.com resource sites.
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Satya Shyam K Jayanty
Knowledge is the power and you will gain by sharing it; I'm an Independent Database expert, with over 16 years of experience in application designing, developing and managing database technologies using industry famous technologies & software. I have been working with SQL Server since version 4.2 (1996) and active member & moderator in Technet, MSDN, SQL-Server-Performance.com forums/websites and also writing for http://www.sql-server-performance.com website. I'm a regular speaker and volunteer (Ask The Experts) at SQL Server events such as SQLPASS, Tech-ed etc. and I was awarded as SQL Server MVP since the year 2006. I also update content & manage the website http://www.sqlserver-qa.net.
http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/ssqanet/
Simon Sabin
Simon is an independent Database consultant specialising in the world of search, distributed architectures, business intelligence and application development. He has worked with SQL Server since 1998 and has always focused on high performance reliable systems. He was awarded as an MVP in 2006 and is regular speaker at SQL Server events as well as writing for SQLServerCentral and Simple-Talk.com.
http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/simons
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Tony Rogerson
Tony started his IT career in 1986 coding on the IBM mainframe programming in such languages as Application System, PL/1, CICS, DB2, System W. Around 1994 he moved into the client/server environment using Visual Basic and C++, Oracle at first and then Microsoft SQL Server, he primarily does SQL Server consultancy but also knows VB.NET and C# but is really SQL Server focused.Tony has been an independent consultant since 1999 based in Harpenden - Hertfordshire. He has a broad client base from a Research Fellow right the way through to enterprise covering a lot of business areas, Banking (Retail, Investment), Retail, Knowledge Management, Manufacturing, Motor Racing, Web Industries and a ton more I don't even know how to classify!In 1998 he founded the UK SQL Server Community (http://sqlserverfaq.com) a community of over 9,000 members. He also co runs SQLBlogcasts.COM with Simon Sabin, Tony’s blog.
http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/tonyrogerson
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Andrew Couch
Andrew has been developing with Access and SQL Server for over 14 years and specialises in Client-Server design applied in the manufacturing and banking sectors. Andrew is a director and one of the founding members of the Access User Group (www.ukaug.co.uk) and technical director of the Office User Group; having acted as magazine editor, running the web site and on many occasions as a guest speaker.
Today in addition to running a software consultancy business he runs training courses for the Access user group and has in the past acted as an international trainer for other training organisations.
Andrew is the author of the popular Migration Upsizing SQL Tool MUST; www.upsizing.co.uk (site features a number of detailed technical articles on upsizing Access databases to SQL Server) and is also a MVP for Office Access.
Recent publications include a two-part article on SQL translation from Access-SQL Sever “Hands - On SQL Server” published in the Visual Systems Journal (Dec-Jan 2008).
Andrew’s main interest at the moment is automating the translation of Access application to .net web forms and report services and he can be contacted at andy@ascassociates.biz.
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Mark Wilson
Mark Wilson has been designing and implementing IT infrastructure solutions within the United Kingdom, continental Europe and Australia since 1994, operating both in-house and as a consultant. Mark likes to describe himself as operating system agnostic (holding certifications from Microsoft, VMware and Red Hat – as well as being a Mac user at home) although much of his professional life revolves around the Microsoft Windows Server System and he is the technology lead for Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V technologies at Fujitsu Services in the UK http://uk.fujitsu.com/.
Mark can be contacted via his ‘blog at http://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog.
Declan Conroy
Declan Conroy is an IT consultant specialising primarily in Microsoft technologies including Exchange and Active Directory. Having previously worked for companies like Hewlett Packard and Compaq both as internal IT support, middle management and as a Professional Services consultant, Declan founded Cheddon Consulting Limited in April 2005. Since then Cheddon Consulting have migrated over 150,000 mailboxes to Exchange Server.
You can contact Declan here, or through his blog.
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David J Parker, MD of bVisual, has been regularly awarded Most Valued Professional status by Microsoft for his Visio community work, and is author of “Visualizing Information with Microsoft Office Visio 2007” (McGraw-Hill 2007). David has been a Visio partner since 1996, and has presented at four worldwide Visio Conferences. He wrote WBS Modeler for Microsoft, and provides Visio consultancy, training and services to a number of international clients from his base near Reading.
Kamal Patel
Kamal has 12 years of experience in the IT industry, working in end user organisations and consulting, across all industry verticals. His focus has been core infrastructure focusing on the Microsoft platform early in his career. Kamal worked 8 years in Microsoft Consulting Services, focusing on Systems Management and core infrastructure, working with customers in all industries to implement the Microsoft products.
Kamal has contributed both Technically and Program Managed some high visible projects in Microsoft, ranging from one of the first AD implementations for a retail bank in the UK, to helping ship the Datacenter edition of Windows 2000 with running the UK JDP program. Kamal has also represented Microsoft and presented at, Tech-Ed, RSA Europe, Infosec.
The last 4 years, prior to joining DD this Summer, Kamal has been program managing Microsoft Consulting engagements around System Management and Core infrastructure, here in the UK.
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Gordon McKenna
Gordon McKenna is a Microsoft MVP in System Center Operations Manager and also founder member of the UK based Windows Management Usergroup (WMUG),
Gordon has been at the forefront of Microsoft Systems Management Technologies for over 10 years, and was the lead Technical Specialist with Texan based software house Mission Critical Software (later merged with NetIQ) who were the original developers of MOM.
When Microsoft acquired the product in 2001, Gordon was part of the team that helped transition the product to Microsoft and was actively involved in many of the early customer engagements all the way through to the latest version of the product Operations Manager 2007.
Gordon reputation has grown, through regular presenter slots at Tech Ed and IT Forum both in Europe and in the US as well as regular appearances at Microsoft and Community events around the world, and is now regarded as one of the leading experts in the world in this technology.
Gordon now runs a successful, System Center based Consultancy in the UK called Inframon and has been involved in many large scale Operations Manager implementations in both the UK and US, as well as a 12 month role with Microsoft IT, implementing an internal Global LOB application monitoring platform for over 2,600 apps. Being an active MVP Gordon is regularly involved with community based events which includes the recently launched Windows Management User Group.
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Tabitha Opare
Tabitha is a Systems Engineer at Grey Convergence, a consultancy and systems integrator specialising in communication, collaboration and identity management. A recent Computer Science graduate, Tabitha is of the MySpace generation and has understood the benefits of instant messaging (IM) as a way to get information or, rather, get instant answers. As such, is passionate about working in UC, enabling businesses to interact in the only she knows how to. Tabitha is an MCSE and an MCTS for LCS 2005 and OCS 2007!
Outside of IT, Tabitha is an avid football fan and plays for a local womens football team.
Jim Moffat
Jim is director of elastictime, a Microsoft partner specialising in helping organisations construct secure, productive, virtual teams, with an emphasis on Microsoft Office Groove 2007. With more than two decades of experience in sales, marketing and product management of collaborative software, including twelve years at IBM, he has a wealth of knowledge of how people use and misuse media for work. He is also a director of Smith Ivanson Ltd., a company that helps high tech companies build their channels. He has an Hons BSc and an MBA.
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Austin Osuide
Austin Osuide – An independent Consultant whose specialties include Identity Management, Microsoft Windows Security and Infrastructure Technologies. Austin is a Medical Doctor who prefers “fixing” computers and has spent the last 7 years as an Infrastructure Architect in the UK Government and Defence Sectors.
With a passion for Microsoft’s technology and always eager to share his knowledge, Austin is a founding member of the Windows Server User Group and also contributes to the UK Powershell User group.
Austin lives in Manchester with his wife and 2 children.
Ray Jordan
Ray has had over 40 years experience in IT, covering all aspects from application development, performance management of large systems.
He launched IBM’s Management Consulting practice in Europe in the mid 70’s concentrating on Business Process Management and has consulted worldwide for many organisations across many industry sectors. He co-founded D2i Solutions in 2002 recognising the changing nature of work, to deliver collaboration and communications based solutions. We were the first Groove partner appointed by Microsoft in the UK having introduced Groove to the UK 2 years prior to the acquisition by Microsoft. We are able to provide support, training, consultancy, application development, including integration with back end systems, and are working within Healthcare, Local authorities, central Government departments and a whole range on commercial organisations.
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Rich Willoughby
Rich works as a Microsoft CRM Consultant at Gordon Associates (www.gordonassociates.co.uk). Recently branching out into SharePoint development, and working on the new versions of Microsoft CRM 4.0 that was released in January 2008. New kid on the block in terms of user groups, working as both co-ordinator of the Office User Group (www.officeusergroup.co.uk) and CRM User Group (http://www.crmusergroup.co.uk) alongside Rod Gordon. Currently based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire; can be contacted at rich@gordonassociates.co.uk.
Art Ho
Art is a solutions-oriented legal and IT specialist working with collaboration platforms, specifically SharePoint and Groove. He has five years IT project management and business analysis experience and has managed full life cycle national and international deployments covering business case development, technical and process design, configuration as well as training and operational hand-over. Art has also undertaken consultancy assignments for both SME and global clients. Combining leading edge technical knowledge with legal and financial expertise has enabled Art to design complex legal compliancy solutions in parallel to providing expert technical advice.
Holding MCTS and MCP certifications and a self-admitted geek since the 1980s, Art has driven himself to understand technology--in particular: collaborative platforms, unified communications technology, business process analysis, identity management, VoIP and network security. Apart from his BA, Art has benefitted from a degree in Law (honours LLB), has completed Canadian Securities training as well as recent completion of the British Solicitors’ Legal Practice Course (LPC).
Art’s interests include intellectual property law and rights, collaborative technologies, and 16-bit video games.
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Stuart James
Stuart is a Systems Management architect with broad technology experience gained over 7 years in the industry. He has worked across a wide range of sectors and environments, specialising in Microsoft management solutions. Stuart is highly skilled and able to learn and adapt quickly to new technologies and business issues alike.
During Stuart’s six years with Microsoft Consulting Services he was responsible for dozens of large global designs for systems management solutions, with a particular focus on SMS. He is also currently involved in one of the world’s largest and most complex System Center Configuration Manager 2007 projects. The focus of this project is to create a platform to migrate the customer's 140,000 desktops to Windows Vista using a zero-touch approach.
Naran McClung
Naran McClung is a senior Systems Management consultant, with a core focus on Desktop Lifecycle Management. Having spent the past eight years as a Microsoft technology evangelist, Naran has moved to the UK with the sole purpose of driving the Microsoft Solutions line of business for Dimension Data forward.
Naran has hosted Microsoft TechNet presentations, designed the first true zero-touch desktop migration infrastructure for the ACT Government in Australia, led a specialist team for NBC covering the Sydney 2000 Olympics, delivered the first Microsoft DDPS workshop in Belgium and delivered the first Dynamic Desktop Deployment project in Europe. He also has extensive private and public sector consulting experience.
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Chris Dalby
Chris Dalby is founder and Director of Yellow Park, a Microsoft Certified Partner located in Kent, UK. Yellow Park is a multidisciplinary company specializing in a range of services, including network support for Windows networks, communications, Live Meeting, web and email hosting, online integration and development.
Chris setup the Live Meeting User Group in March 2007, running regular webcasts for the Live Meeting community. You can find Chris blogging at http://www.yellowpark.net/cdalby/ or on the LMUG website http://livemeetinguser.org/
David Scambler
David Scambler - David is an enterprise administrator for a large global bank looking after the 4th line support of their SMS and MOM infrastructures, with a bit of AD and SQL thrown in.
He has been working with SMS since the 1.2 days (1998) and MOM since the beta of MOM 2000.
He is a columnist for MyITforum and in 2006 he was asked to become a founder member of the Windows Management User Group – WMUG, which is now going from strength to strength.
He has attended the last 6 Microsoft Management Summits, and hosted some private sessions in 2005.
When not sitting in front of his computer he can be found diving the cold waters off the cost of England.
You can contact David at david@wmug.co.uk or through his blog on www.wmug.co.uk
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Penelope Coventry
Penelope Coventry, author and independent consultant, with more than 25 years of industry experience, currently focuses on the design, implementation and development of SharePoint Technology based solutions. She has worked with SharePoint since 2001 and in recent years, has lead teams and provided consultancy services on Microsoft lead project and for UK Microsoft Gold partners. This has included training consultants, administrators and end-users. Penny has authored and co-authored a number of books including: Microsoft Office SharePoint Administrator’s Companion, Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Resources kit, and both editions of Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Step-by-Step. Her fifth and most recent book: Office SharePoint Designer 2007, Step by Step was published January 2008. Penny is frequently seen at TechEd and IT Forum, either as a Technical Learning guide or on the SharePoint Ask-the-Experts stands. Penny lives in Hinckley, Leicestershire.
David Trevallion
David Trevallion is the Messaging Team Leader with Capita Group PLC a leading Business Process Outsourcer in the UK and is responsible for the design, implementation and support of both the internal Capita and client Exchange deployments. He has been working in the IT industry since 1994 and has been working with Exchange since v5.0. He is currently undertaking a full scale centralization project for 27,000 seats which includes compliance and e-mail archiving.
Outside of the IT world he is a keen Ice Hockey fan, both as a supporter and a player in a recreation team.
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Pritesh Patel
Pritesh has worked with Microsoft technologies for 15 years; his experience started with the MS-DOS platform and has grown with the subsequent Windows releases. His interest peaked at university in IT security, where he learnt about the attacks a potential network could suffer, this allowed him to use simple and cost effective means in protecting networks; he has since developed a keen interest in proactively protecting networks, and the importance of identity management.
Pritesh enjoys “playing” with new technology, and learning about their innovative applications. In his spare time he enjoys learning to play the piano and reading books, he is a keen gamer and enjoys quality time with his Xbox, oh, and his family.
Simon Butler
Simon Butler is director of Amset IT Solutions Ltd, a specialist Microsoft Exchange consultancy. Simon works with clients on new deployments of Exchange, migrations to new versions and hardware, plus assisting clients with optimising and doing more with their investment in Exchange. This includes Blackberry and Windows Mobile deployment and securing Outlook Web Access. He works with all sizes of companies as well as all sizes of servers and is equally at home with a Small Business Server as a multi-site, multi-server Exchange deployment.
Simon has worked in IT for over 10 years in general systems administration, and begun to concentrate in Microsoft Exchange five years ago, and has worked for his own consultancy since Jan 2006.
In May of 2004 Simon started posting at Experts Exchange under the name of “Sembee”, and won Rookie of the Year after just seven months. In subsequent years he has been the lead expert on the site; in 2007 he answered in excess of 5,500 questions.
As well Experts Exchange, Simon also has written a web site at http://www.amset.info/ and blog at http://www.sembee.co.uk/ , plus makes contributions to other internet forums and email lists. In April 2005 he was awarded the Microsoft MVP award in Exchange Server.
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