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Andre John Cruz
Application Developer
Barclays Capital

Originally hooked on Linux and open source, Andre was mesmerized with the .NET platform and got hooked on Microsoft technologies quick. :) He is currently working as a software developer for Barclays Capital in Singapore.

Andrew Cheng
Microsoft Certified Trainer
Andrew is a Microsoft Certified Trainer with Avantus Training. He speaks frequently for Microsoft at TechNet events and conducts infrastructure training. With the numerous years of experience, he has a broad perspective on how the Windows infrastructure can be a very cohesive and easy to manage environment.
Apurva Lawale
Web Developer Evangelist, Developer and Platform Evangelism
Microsoft Singapore

Apurva Lawale considers himself a practical software developer. He has worked with web technologies like HTML, Javascript, CSS, Flash, ASP.NET, Silverlight and has done software development using C# and C++. He understands concepts that make today's website successful like collaboration and crowdsourcing. Likes to look at software from a holistic perspective (functionality and user experience). He has developed softwares for companies like Macromedia (now adobe) and is currently working as a Web Developer Evangelist at Microsoft Singapore. He is the founder of a user group/forum for Silverlight developers in Singapore. He currently maintains a site at http://apurvalawale.com/. He is passionate about pattern recognition especially digital media like images and is learning about it. When not working with software, loves to watch movies, listen to music and spend time with his family.

Choirul Amri
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, SQL Server
Choirul Amri is Co-founder of IlmuKomputer.Com, which is the largest elearning portal in Indonesia. Actively writing tutorials, articles, books, and speaking on various seminars and community workshops. He was the founder of SQL Server user group in Indonesia (sqlserver-indo@yahoogroups.com) a PASS Chapter and Culminis member. His interests are ASP.NET, SQL Server, and Enterprise Resources Planning.

Senior Trainer on various Microsoft development technologies, specializing on ASP.NET, SharePoint platform, database, and business intelligence with strong technical background as a network administrator, DBA, and developer. He was also named as an IT Hero on Microsoft Partner Summit Singapore, together with Windows Server 2008 Launch Wave.
Dewi Maya
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, Visual C#

Very interested with AI, data mining, and currently working as a consultant trainer for Microsoft Technologies. Writing e-books in spare time & handling Microsoft SQL User Group monthly meeting.

My currently "wanna meet" list:
all mvps, all geekies, all the nerds :)

John Fernandes
Director, Developer and Platform Evangelism
Microsoft Singapore
As the Director of the Developer and Platform Evangelism team John is responsible for working with developer, IT professional, academic, startup, and venture capital communities in Singapore. His team leverages software as an enabler to innovation, entrepreneurship, and the next generation, be it students, business models, or technology paradigms. John has been at Microsoft for 12 years. He most recently worked at Microsoft's corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington, where he led Microsoft's Local Software Economy initiative, a global effort focusing on the development and growth of software economies through partnerships with government, academic, venture capital, independent software vendors and industry partners.John is a Canadian. He has a Masters degree in Public Administration from the University of Western Ontario, Canada, is a member of the Canadian Institute of Management, a TiE Charter Member, an advisor to numerous startups, and to Pratham, a non-profit organization that builds education programs for under privileged children in Asia.
Lim Boon Tiong
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, ASP/ASP.NET

Boon-Tiong Lim is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP - 6 years) for ASP .NET, and also a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) specialising in professional quality training on the latest Microsoft technologies. He holds multiple Microsoft certifications including MCITP: Database Administrator and Database Developer (SQL Server 2008 and 2005), MCPD : Web Developer, Windows Developer, Enterprise Application Developer, MCTS : SQL Server 2008 and 2005, VSTS and .NET 3.5, MCDBA, MCSE, MCAD, MCSD and MCT - a certification which he has maintained for the past 11 years.

He most enjoys training developers on .NET both locally and globally, though he also ventures into products such as SQL Server 2008.
Boon Tiong is also a regular speaker at numerous Microsoft and Singapore local .NET user group events, including TechEd Asia 2006 and recently proctored the hands-on-labs at Tech Ed 2008 in Australia. Last but not least, he was awarded the Top Contributor TechEd SEA 2006, MVP Award – Microsoft.

Matthew Hardman
Windows Client Business Group Lead, Microsoft Singapore
A techie at heart, Matthew Hardman began his IT career as a developer in Australia. He joined Microsoft in 2000 to promote Microsoft development technologies and spent 6 years evangelizing .NET to the wider community of dveelopers around Asia Pacific. His current role as Windows Client Business Group Lead has Matthew running the business of the Windows Client operating system in Singapore
Maung Maung Phyo
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, Developer Security: Architecture
Maung Maung is a senior consultant at NCS Pte Ltd, the largest Singapore IT firm. Assuming the role of team lead, he architects and implements numerous business solutions using .NET tools and technologies. He was a technical trainer with 8 years of experience in IT training industry before joining NCS. He was awarded Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Visual Developer - Security category. Maung Maung, being passionate about technologies, loves getting his hands dirty with latest Microsoft servers and technologies, enjoys sharing his knowledge with others.  You can catch Maung Maung at the various Microsoft events, such as MSDN TechTalk, TechEd SEA, MEDC, TechFest, Mix-it-up, and also at the community events.
Moe Thwin
Virtualization Evangelist, Citrix Systems

As the Technical Alliance Manager, Moe is responsible for evangelizing and supporting Citrix’s Virtualization Solutions with Microsoft in the region. Moe has more than twelve years of experience in the IT industry, eight of those years in IT consulting and pre-sales support. He is constantly learning and hunting for technologies which will improve the way we work and deliver information to end users.

Prem Shanker
Sr. Software Engineer
Credit Suisse

Prem Shanker Pandey is senior software engineer working with Credit-Suisse. He has been working on ETL/ Data warehouse technologies from past 3 years and has deep understanding of implementation of SSAS, SSIS & SSRS 2005/2008 altogether.

His day to day activities in Credit Suisse is to work/enhance existing SSAS cubes, add new functionalities in cubes, performance tuning of SSAS Cubes , write/optimizes MDX queries for SSRS report and loading data from various sources in SSAS cube using SSIS (integration Services).

Prior to his current position, he was working with Perot System, Singapore and used to provide Consulting, Application Development and maintenance services to Jurong Town Corporation, Singapore Police Force etc.

 
Randy William
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, Sharepoint Server: Development
Senior Consultant and Trainer, Synergy Corporate Technologies
Randy is a senior consultant and trainer for Synergy Corporate Technologies.  He currently specialize in architecting and developing solutions on SharePoint.  He also teach a 5-day developing SharePoint class around the globe.  He currently lives in Hawaii and have nearly 20 years of IT experience covering an eclectic range of technology.  

His  blog focuses on SharePoint development subjects, and you can find his recent posts at http://sharepointhawaii.com/randywilliams
Razi Bin Rais
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, SharePoint Services
Razi Bin Rais  has five years of expereince in IT and currently working as IT Consultant in Singapore .He is MCTS in TFS, MOSS 2007 & WSS 3.0. He holds Masters Degree in Computer Science with specialization in Enterprise Workflows and Intelligent Collaborative Systems. He has firm experience on Microsoft Team Foundation Server ,MOSS,WF and .NET 3.5, he is involved  in multidimensional application development like Database applications, Collaborative Web Portals, Web Based Solutions and Distributed Applications. His expertise on Enterprise Workflow Systems and Collaborative Systems and Portals is evident through his projects on these areas in which he leverage several Microsoft’s and its ISV Products and Tools including MOSS ,VSTS, MCMS 2002 , K2.Net BPM.

Razi Bin Rais is also a Group Leader of MSServerSide.NET (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msserverside) User Group, a Microsoft INETA and Culminis based Technology group He is also an active member of INETA Community Speaker Bureau and delivers seminars on Sharepoint Server and next generation Microsoft Technologies and Products.

He also authors series of articles on MOSS 2007, VSTS and WF which can be found at www.codeproject.com and www.messagingtalk.org

His hobbies include conducting Technology Sessions, evangelizing about Microsoft Technologies, writing Technical/non Technical arcticles and having fun with friends.
Sabrjit Singh Gill
Sarbjit Singh Gill is a SharePoint Server MVP. He has been in the IT field since 1989, starting with HP3000 MPE-XL mini computer as a sys ops and RPG programming. I progressed to VAX/VMS, Unix, AS400, NetWare, Java and eventually Microsoft's range products and services. I have worked in the manufacturing, financial, IT Services and Training industries. Started on certifications when using NetWare and became a Master CNE and CNI (Certified Novell Instructor). From 1994, I progressed to Microsoft Technologies and became a MCT in 1998 and now I am a MCSE, MCSA, MCDBA. MCSD.Net. and MCTS. I have spent the last 10 years in consulting, technical pre-sales, design and system training. Currently I spend most of my time in Microsoft Technologies such as Unified Communication and Collaboration which include Exchange, SharePoint, OCS and Partners which integrate with Microsoft UC/UCC technologies. As much as he is a system infrastructure person, his software development and design experience include ASP.Net, VB.Net, C#, Web Services, Distributed Applications, SQLXML and going into the future with Framework 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5. He regularly speaks at Microsoft events (TechEd, TechNet, Partner Readiness, Workshop, AirLift events, Technical Pre-Sales Presentation for Microsoft and Partners) and running the Microsoft Learning training for CPLSs in the region. 

Read his blog – http://gill-itpro.blogspot.com/

MVP Profile - https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Gill
Shen Yizhe
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, Visual C#

Yizhe Shen is a Visual C# MVP. He has been the MVP for the past 2 years, with interests in both C# and Web Development. He currently studies full time in National University of Singapore and runs the Microsoft Community SIG on campus. He is also a Student Partner Lead on campus where he executes a series of student activities targeting tertiary students. Outside of his studies, Yizhe works on writing codes for the Online Services team in the area of Search Engine Optimization. Yizhe is very passionate about sharing the insights on technology and teaching students how they can make use of .NET to simplify their life. He is also the community lead in the Singapore Computer Society Student Chapter for the past 5 years and has run their flagship developer event for the past 4 years.

Tan Lip Joo
Regional Solutions Specialist, K2

Lip Joo is the Regional Solutions Specialist for K2 (ASEAN), and has more than 5 years of experience in the IT industry focusing on Microsoft-based solutions. In his role in K2, Lip Joo works closely with partners and customers across the region and helps them towards successful adoption of the K2 platform. Prior to joining K2, Lip Joo held several key positions in delivering projects on Microsoft SharePoint and K2 for customers in the ASEAN region.