Bryan Freeman - .NET 4.5 parallel extensions cookbook

Bryan Freeman is a developer, architect, and writer on Parallel and Distributed Technologies. With over 15 years of experience delivering solutions across industry sectors such as healthcare, finance, and transportation, he specializes in technologies such as Microsoft .NET, Windows Communication Foundation, Windows Workflow, and Windows Azure to help clients deliver business value and drive revenue while reducing operational costs.

As an active speaker, writer, and blogger, Bryan is a passionate community advocate for those who develop solutions based on .NET technologies. He is also an active member of the Scottsdale Institute and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

I would like to thank my beautiful wife Laura, and my daughter Isabelle for being there for me while I spent my evenings writing. Laura and Isabelle have endured the demands of my career with unwavering support.

Carlos Hulot has been working in the IT area for more than 20 years in different capabilities, from Software Development, Project Management, to IT Marketing Product Development and Management. Carlos has worked for multinational companies such as Royal Philips Electronics, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and Microsoft. Currently he is working as an independent IT Consultant. Carlos is a Computer Science lecturer at two Brazilian universities. He holds a Ph.D in Computer Science and Electronics from the University of Southampton, UK and a B.Sc. in Physics from University of So Paulo, Brazil.

Nauzad Kapadia is an independent professional and founder of Quartz Systems, and provides training and consulting services for the entire Microsoft .NET and SQL Server stack. Nauzad has over 17 years of industry experience and has been a regular speaker at events like TechED, DevCon, DevDays, and user group events. He has been a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) for 6 years on technologies ranging from C#, ASP.NET, to SQL Server. Whenever he is not working on his computer, he enjoys rock music, photography, and reading.

Jason De Oliveira works as CTO for Cellenza (http://www.cellenza.com), an IT Consulting Company specialized in Microsoft Technologies and Agile Methodology in Paris (France). He is an experienced Manager and Senior Solutions Architect, with high-level skills in Software Architecture and Enterprise Architecture.

Jason works for big companies and helps them to realize complex and challenging software projects. He frequently collaborates with Microsoft and you can find him quite often at the Microsoft Technology Center (MTC) in Paris.

He loves sharing his knowledge and experience via his blog, by speaking at conferences, writing technical books, writing articles in the technical press, giving software courses as MCT and by coaching co-workers in his company.

In 2011, Microsoft gave him the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP C#) Award for his numerous contributions to the Microsoft community. Microsoft seeks to recognize the best and brightest from technology communities around the world with the MVP Award. These exceptional and highly respected individuals come from more than 90 countries, serving their local online and offline communities and having an impact worldwide. Jason is very proud to be one of them.

Please feel free to contact him via his blog if you need any technical assistance or want to exchange on technical subjects (http://www.jasondeoliveira.com).

Jason has worked on the following books:

I would like to thank my lovely wife Orianne and my beautiful daughter Julia for supporting me in my work and for accepting long days and short nights during the week and sometimes even during the weekend. My life would not be the same without them!

Steven M. Swafford is a highly motivated Information Technology Professional with 18 years of experience who is result-oriented, and is a strong team player, high-energy, hands-on professional, self-motivated, and detail-oriented. Able to meet challenging deadlines both individually and as part of or leader of a team. Quickly adapts at overcoming obstacles and implementing organizational change.

Currently working as a Software Engineer, Steven develops and maintains web-based software solutions. As a skilled professional he is focused on the design and creation of software. Because communication skills are extremely important Steven continues to expand his knowledge in order to communicate clearly with all facets of business. Recently Steven has been leading efforts to standardize software development tools and technology, plans and coordinates web accessibility as applied to Information Technology (IT) Solutions, and he is tackling application security in terms of best practice and implementation of the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL). Steven holds a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science and a Masters Degree in Cyber security. Steven also holds both the CompTIA Network+ and Security+ certifications.

As of January 2013, Steven was promoted to the position of IT Principal Accessibility Manager. This job requires Steven to draw upon his experience to ensure Information, Communications, and Technology (ICT) is accessible under Section 508 and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).

Ken Tucker has given the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) from 2003 till present at SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment.