Instructors

  • Chris Koenig Chris Koenig Senior Technical Evangelist for Windows Azure @ Microsoft

    It all started in 1979 with an Atari 800 computer, helping his friend write a simple programming language for his little brother. Since that time, Chris has worked as a developer and architect for dozens of enterprise customers, helping them build compelling applications across their various platforms. After joining Microsoft in the spring of 2007, Chris has helped launch several amazing products including Silverlight, Expression Studio, Windows 7, Visual Studio 2008 & 2010, Windows Phone 7 and 7.5, and most recently the new Windows Azure. Currently, Chris channels his passion for technology by helping to build, grow and enhance the developer communities of North Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Windows Phone 7 in hand, Chris is always eager to share his passion for technology with anyone willing to listen. When he's not evangelizing the latest amazing Microsoft technology, he can be found at home helping with homework, Scout meetings, football games, music studies and chauffeur duties for his 4 children, and experimenting with new and interesting food recipes while planning exciting vacations with his amazing wife. Keep up with Chris on his blog at http://chriskoenig.net or reach him via Twitter at @chriskoenig.

     

    Twitter: @chriskoenig
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  • Chris Risner Chris Risner Technical Evangelist at Microsoft

    Chris Risner is a Technical Evangelist at Microsoft, where he focuses on mobile connectivity with Windows Azure.  More specifically, Chris focuses on making it easy to use Windows Azure as your backend for iOS and Android apps.  Prior to working at Microsoft, Chris lead the mobile development team of a Fortune 500 company and was responsible for bringing amazingly engineered applications to mobile devices. Before that, Chris worked on many large scale enterprise applications in Java and .NET. Chis is a prodigious learner who loves technology of all flavors and has a vast amount of experience in Smart Clients, Asp.Net MVC, C#, Java, Objective C, Android and iOS. Chris speaks from his many successes in different areas of technology. You can find out more about Chris at http://chrisrisner.com

    Twitter - @chrisrisner

  • Haishi Bai Haishi Bai Technical Evangelist @ Microsoft

    Haishi Bai is a Technical Evangelist at Microsoft focusing on Windows Azure. He’s an experienced programmer, insightful architect as well as a passionate teacher. You can read his blog at https://blog.haishibai.com or his daily tips on Windows Azure at @HaishiBai2010.

  • James Conard James Conard Director of Windows Azure Technical Evangelism @ Microsoft

    James Conard is the Director of Windows Azure Technical Evangelism for Microsoft. James shares his knowledge and experience worldwide in presentations, developer conferences and webcasts. James is blogging at http://jamesconard.com/.