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I live in New Jersey and work just north of Philadelphia but am willing to travel if an event is in need of a speaker. I am well versed in many areas of .Net/SQL and am actively looking for any and all opportunities to share that knowledge with the general .Net community at large. If you need a speaker or just have questions about anything on this site or are in need of a consultant please let me know my contact info is on my about page.

Below is a list of presentation abstracts that I have submitted and am comfortable speaking on:

Intro to Data Binding with Silverlight in Expression Blend

Walkthrough on data binding for Silverlight in Expression Blend 3 covering DataContext and how to make good use of it. Understanding templates and binding data within them will be covered as well. In addition, I will cover understanding how and when data bound items will change or have changes made to them interact with the object they are bound to as well as how to control that in your code.

Dependency Properties

I will aim reduce the amount of head scratching that typically accompanies a discussion of Dependency Properties and what they do for you. I will go over the property change callbacks and default values, as well as the advantages this system offers over traditional properties. I will go over all the different ways a value can be set on a dependency property and the Dependency Property Setting Precedence List from the MSDN docs and what it means to a developer.

Lambda Expressions

I will introduce lambda expressions and show how easy to use and time saving they can really be to a beginner-level developer. I will show how you can use lambda expressions and the syntax in new ways to make your life easier.

Visualize data with Silverlight

This session will introduce the concept of using Silverlight to visualize data instead of just viewing tabular data. It will cover using the Open Source Visifire SDK and how to get the existing data into a Silverlight graph or custom visualization. I will also share how to put together custom visualizations, including heat maps and graphs as well as an example of how I put together a real-time graphical event notification system.

Developing with SQL Azure

This is a high-level intro to developing for SQL Azure either using traditional ASP.Net IIS or Windows Azure as a host. I will go over the differences between SQL Azure and Azure Storage. This section will cover the considerations that need to be made when using Azure Cloud Hosting with ASP.Net Authentication and session states as well as how to use SQL Azure as a Sql(Membership,Role,Profile)Provider. I will share the tips and tricks that I have discovered as I worked with SQL Azure.

Pivot Data Visualization

Live Labs recently released Pivot, a tool to visualize data which allows users to see patterns in data like never before. In this session, I will provide a basic intro to Pivot and discuss how to use an existing database and the Pivot Collection Tools (on codeplex) SDK that I have released to dynamically build Pivot Collections.

Silverlight Field Tested Tips & Tricks

As someone that has been actively using Silverlight for over a year and is working towards migrating existing ASP.Net applications to Silverlight I have hit my fair share of speed bumps along the road to Silverlight bliss. In this presentation I will go over how to use Silverlight in the REAL world as well as issues that you will have to address when working with Silverlight for application development. The following will be addressed:

Silverlight Navigation – Overview of how to use Silverlight Navigation Framework.
Expression Blend Data Binding– I will show some real world examples of complex data binding with IValueConverter.
Control Choice – Overview of the tools that out of box are ready for you to use in Silverlight and how to know which one will make your life easier.
Silverlight Auth – How to make a Silverlight application that requires authentication.
RIA Services – RIA Services is an amazing tool for Silverlight. I will briefly go over working with RIA and some of the tricks to take full advantage of it.
Q & A – Ask about how to use Silverlight in your project

Intro SQL Reporting Services 2008

Walkthrough on using SQL Reporting Services 2008 and Business Development Studio to develop reports in both tabular and graphical formats. I will cover grouping, sorting, formulas, drill down reports, and formatting for both printed and interactive versions.

SSRS Interactive Reports

I will show how to take advantage the interactive features of SQL Reporting Services to allow your users to drill down from summaries to the details that drive them. Address some of the simple to implement features that can make your existing reports much more useable to your end users. Topics to be covered include: Graphing, Interactive Sorting, Grouping, and Drilldown Reports.

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