Brian Gorbett is an Architect in Microsoft's Developer & Platform Evangelism (DPE) Division, responsible for engaging partners and customers around developer tools and platform technologies. An active Web developer and technologist, Gorbett has contributed to national publications on Microsoft technologies and still codes on a daily basis. He has recently been working on delivering rich user experiences using the Azure Services Platform and demonstrating the power of the platform to partners and customers. Before joining Microsoft, Gorbett managed a team of developers and designers responsible for delivering next generation rich Internet applications. He is a Certified ScrumMaster and regularly speaks on agile development and foundation principles in development. With a design and development background, Gorbett has more recently been working with Silverlight and the Expression tools, demonstrating the flexible workflow with designers and developers. He resides in Chicago, IL, but can be found on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Second Life, BrianGorbett.com, or just about any other social network.