Jared is a highly regarded public speaker and software architect with more than sixteen years in the industry. Jared is currently employed as a Sr. Mobile Evangelist for Microsoft where he helps companies, individuals and startups build applications for Windows 8 and Windows Phone. In his career he’s developed a wide range of skills across several industries, including IP telephony, ruggedized mobile computing, rich clients and soft skills as an advisor and educator. Jared immensely enjoys helping people do amazing things with cutting-edge technologies.