Jeff Sanders is a 16 year IT industry veteran with extensive experience in Solutions Architecture, BizTalk, SharePoint Server, and the .NET framework. Jeff's interests lie in design patterns of message-based architectures and connected systems design, EAI, workflow, WCF, and reducing complexity.
Jeff is a Group Manager and Solution Developer for Avanade Inc., a global IT consultancy specializing in solutions based on the Microsoft Enterprise platform that help to achieve profitable growth. He proudly works out of the East Region with some of the most talented and customer-obsessed professionals he has ever met.
Jeff also independently consults as a BizTalk Solutions Architect, Technical Lead, and Microsoft Certified Trainer for DynamicShift. He speaks at regional and local user groups on Microsoft technologies and industry-related topics.
With a deep interest in Business Intelligence (BI) and a passion for all things BizTalk, Jeff currently is writing BizTalk 2009 Business Intelligence, to be published in May 2009. He is also serving as a Technical Editor on a number of other books.
Yingwei Yang joined Microsoft recently. Before that, he worked for ITG and Redcats USA. Yingwei enjoys working with .NET technology and is a big fan of Service Oriented Architecture, Silverlight, and High Performance Computing. He always thinks that Web Services/Software as a Service brings endless opportunities and possibilities.