I'm a Developer Evangelist for Microsoft focused on Windows Azure. My home base is St. Louis, Missouri but on any given day you can find me touring the US Central Region talking about cloud computing and cloudy architectures. Although educated as a Mechanical Engineer, I've spent my entire 20 year career building software. My development experiences span a variety of industries including electric utilities, education, calls centers, construction, and beer brewing. I love seeing technology applied to solve real world problems.