 
Consultants
The people of MCW share a mastery of the critical skills, underlying concepts,
and best practices required to deliver high-value software solutions. Time and
again, we have consistently demonstrated the intensity, focus, commitment, and
creativity required to achieve project success. Our consultants are leading
experts on the software development process and on Microsoft information worker, development, and
database technologies.
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Kent, based in Vancouver BC, began developing Microsoft Windows applications using VB and VC with the 1.0 version and has been using them as his primary development environments ever since. As a developer and architect Kent created the internal development tool ‘CodeDoctor’ for Eclipse Software, which was later acquired by Discovery Software. This VB add-in tool is used by the development staff of Eclipse/Discovery to speed VB project development as well as to implement and review VB coding standards. Kent was the originator, developer, and Product Manager of the www.Process-Web.net on-line product definition tool. Process-Web is a Windows2000 DNA application built using Visual InterDev, Visual Basic and MS SQL 2000. Kent served as Discovery's CTO for almost two years. Kent is a popular speaker on the topics of software process control and requirements definition. He has been instrumental in the design and development of multi-tiered solutions for a number of companies including the Vancouver Port Authority, ADP, and Lucent Technologies. |
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Andy, based in Singer Island, Florida, specializes in Visual Basic, C#, and T-SQL programming; database and domain model design; the .NET Framework; and creation of effective user interfaces. Andy is a Contributing Editor for Advisor Media and for Pinnacle Publications, a writer for SQL Server Magazine, and co-author of several technical books. Since 1995, Andy has been selected each year as a Microsoft MVP for his contributions to Microsoft's online support, and Andy was among the first crop of .NET MVPs. Andy also speaks regularly at industry conferences, and he has written and presented highly successful courseware for AppDev, covering VB6, SQL Server, ASP.NET, VB.NET, and ADO.NET. |
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Ken, based in Singer Island, Florida, is a developer, writer, and trainer who divides his between developing applications; writing books, articles, and courseware; and training, both in training classes and at industry conferences. He has written several technical books for developers, including the best-selling Access Developer’s Handbook series (Sybex) and VBA Developer’s Handbook series (Sybex). Ken is co-author of ASP.NET Developer’s Jumpstart (Addison-Wesley), and is working on several upcoming books on .NET development. Along with co-authors Andy Baron and Mary Chipman, Ken co-authored AppDev’s C#, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, and VB.NET courseware, and appears in the video training for these courses, as well. (He also co-wrote and appears in video training for AppDev’s VB6, VB5, Access 2000, and Access 97 courses.) You’ll find Ken’s articles published regularly in industry journals: he is a technical editor for Advisor Publications’ VB.NET Technical Journal and Access Advisor Magazine; and he’s a contributor for MSDN magazine. Reach Ken through his blog at http://www.www.mcwtech.com/cs/blogs/keng/. |
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Before joining MCW, Robert worked at Microsoft for 8 years, most recently as a Program Manager on the Visual Basic product team and previously as a Product Manager for several products including Visual Studio, Visual Basic, Visual Studio Tools for Office and Visual FoxPro. Prior to joining Microsoft, Robert worked at The Information Management Group, a consulting and education services firm in Chicago. Robert has been a frequent speaker at technology conferences, including TechEd, VSLive, VSConnections and Advisor Live |
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Lee, based in Vancouver BC, has almost twenty years experience in the high-tech industry with significant achievements in all areas of company operations including executive management, project management, process improvement, quality systems, IT infrastructure, software development and system architecture. Before joining MCW, Lee was CEO of Discovery Software – a full-service software development and consulting company. In his role as CEO, Lee had executive responsibility for all aspects of project execution and delivery with a critical focus on client relations. In his two years as CEO at Discovery, Lee orchestrated 3x revenue growth making Discovery one of BC’s fastest growing high technology companies. Lee recently captured one of the coveted positions in Business in Vancouver's "Top 40 Under 40" list, which recognizes outstanding business achievements by young entrepreneurs under the age of forty. |
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Brian A. Randell is a senior consultant with MCW Technologies, LLC. Over the last 19 years, Brian has worked with companies and their developers to help the create solutions that leverage various Microsoft technologies. From RPG and COBOL and HP 3000 minis to Paradox for DOS to the world of Windows, Brian has worked on a variety of projects and systems to give him a broad perspective to help educate and empower developers. Today Brian splits up his time teaching Microsoft .NET -based technologies to developers, working with new and emerging technologies like Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio Team System, and consulting worldwide for clients such as Microsoft, American Honda, DELL, and others. Brian enjoys helping people get the most out of their software. In addition to consulting, he does this through speaking at events such as VSLive!, Tech*Ed, and the PDC or by sharing through the written word. He is the co-author of Effective Visual Basic (Addison-Wesley) and has written articles for MSDN Magazine and Microsoft. |
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