He has been a professional computer nerd since 1995, focusing primarily on Windows.  He has been using Sharepoint since curiosity got the best of him when he saw it on the Office XP CD and wondered what it was.  Since then he has been active in the SharePoint community, and being awarded the MVP award in 2006.  He has written books and magazine articles.  He has also presented at several technical conferences including TechEd in the United States and Europe, the Microsoft SharePoint conference and various other user groups.