First Name: Philip

Last Name: Japikse

Blog Url: www.skimedic.com/blog

Web Site Url: http://skimedic.com

Twitter ID: http://twitter.com/skimedic

Join Date: 4/18/2008 5:00 PM

Last Login Date: 7/22/2011 12:09 PM

Bio: An international speaker, Microsoft MVP, and a passionate member of the developer community, Phil Japikse has been working with .Net since the first betas, developing software for over 20 years, and heavily involved in the agile community since 2005. Phil works as the Patterns and Practices Evangelist for Telerik (www.telerik.com), serves as the Lead Director for the Cincinnati .Net User’s Group and the Cincinnati Software Architect Group, as well as founder and president of Agile Conferences, Inc., a non-profit dedicated to advancing agile in all aspects of software development. In his spare time, Phil works part-time as a Firefighter/Paramedic, serves as Cub Master for his son’s Cub Scout Pack, and volunteers for the National Ski Patrol. You can follow Phil on twitter via www.twitter.com/skimedic and read his blog at www.skimedic.com/blog.