He works with Enterprise customers across the entire Southeast to define Systems Architecture around Microsoft products and how those products can fit into today's heterogeneous environments. Chad joined Microsoft in 2000 in the Healthcare and Life Sciences Services Group, where he was responsible for architecting .Net based solutions for some of Microsoft's largest pharmaceutical and hospital customers. Prior to Microsoft, Chad worked as a Technical Architect for HealthAxis, providing benefits administration, claims administration, and imaging solutions for healthcare insurance companies. Chad is based in Atlanta, GA.