ABOUT THE AUTHORS

NICK RANDOLPH currently runs Built To Roam which focuses on building rich mobile applications. Previously, Nick was co-founder and Development Manager for nsquared solutions where he led a team of developers to build inspirational software using next wave technology. Prior to nsquared, Nick was the lead developer at Intilecta Corporation where he was integrally involved in designing and building their application framework.

After graduating with a combined Engineering (Information Technology)/Commerce degree, Nick went on to be nominated as a Microsoft MVP in recognition of his work with the Perth .NET user group and his focus on mobile devices. He is still an active contributor in the device application development space via his blog at http://community.softteq.com/blogs/nick/ and via the Professional Visual Studio web site, www.professionalvisualstudio.com/.

Nick has been invited to present at a variety of events including Tech Ed Australia, MEDC and Code camp. He has also authored articles for MSDN Magazine (ANZ edition), two books entitled Professional Visual Studio 2005 and Professional Visual Studio 2008, and helped judge the 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008 world finals for the Imagine Cup.

DAVID GARDNER is a seasoned.NET developer and the Chief Software Architect at Intilecta Corporation. David has an ongoing passion to produce well-designed, high-quality software products that engage and delight users. Since the mid 90s, He has worked as a solutions architect, consultant, and developer and has lent his expertise to organizations in Australia, New Zealand, and Malaysia.

David is a regular speaker at the Perth .NET user group and has presented at events including Microsoft TechEd and the Microsoft Executive Summit. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) and is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer. David was co-author of Professional Visual Studio 2008, and blogs about Visual Studio and .NET at www.professionalvisualstudio.com.

MICHAEL MINUTILLO is a .NET software engineer with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. A self-described "Indiscriminate Information Sponge," he started writing .NET software in early 2000 to fund his university studies and has been an active member of the .NET community ever since.

Michael is a regular attendee at the Perth .NET Community of Practice where he has given presentations on the new features of C#, ASP.NET MVC and Test-Driven Philosophy. In 2009 Michael started the Perth ALT.NET User Group which meets monthly to discuss software engineering tools and practices in the .NET development space.

Michael maintains a technical blog at http://wolfbyte-net.blogspot.com and can be contacted at http://twitter.com/wolfbyte.

CHRIS ANDERSON has been a professional developer for over 10 years, specializing in building desktop, Web, and mobile business applications using Microsoft technologies for industries as wide ranging as accounting, property valuation, mining, the fresh produce industry, pet cremations, logistics, field services, sales, and construction. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Systems with a Diploma in Engineering Practise. Chris is a co-owner of Peer Placements (a specialist recruitment firm for software developers) in addition to working as a consultant and author. Currently specializing in Silverlight (particularly in relation to building business applications in Silverlight), Chris has spoken on this topic at Code Camp Australia 2009, TechEd Australia 2009, Silverlight Code Camp Australia 2010, and numerous Sydney Silverlight Designer and Developer Network (SDDN) meetings for which he is a co-organizer. Chris maintains a blog at http://chrisa.wordpress.com and can be found on Twitter at http://twitter.com/christhecoder.

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