Todd Spatafore is a professional web developer and software architect who enjoys living life on the sharp edge of technology. Todd is an expert on HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP.NET (WebForms and MVC), C#, and Silverlight. Todd is currently the Director of Technology at Draftfcb.
Before starting at Draftfcb, Todd was a Senior Software Architect for MRM Worldwide. Todd was the principal software architect for many of Microsoft's websites including Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Office 2007 Real Life Tools, and SQL Server 2008. In addition to these defining pages, Todd worked closely with internal teams at Microsoft to introduce a new content management system for Microsoft.com, the fourth most visited website on the Internet. These content management systems were designed and built on top of SharePoint 2010.
Prior to MRM, Todd was a Software Architect building websites such as the California Teachers Association, Novellus, and Technology Credit Union (TechCU). These sites utilized the Microsoft Content Management System, which has since been integrated into SharePoint.
Beyond traditional websites and campaign landing sites, Todd has worked on unique applications such as a Windows Media Center application for ClickStar, a Santa Monica startup designed to showcase independent films from very well-known filmmakers.
Todd maintains his own blog at http://www.spatacoli.com/, on which he muses about current programming topics such as Silverlight, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and Hyper-V. Currently, Todd is working on a few independent Windows Phone 7 apps, and speaks at MSDN conferences on web application architecture, RIA development in Silverlight, Windows Phone 7, and SharePoint. Follow Todd on Twitter @Spatacoli.
Todd graduated from Montana State University with a BS in Physics.