PixelMill Co-Founder, CIO at Creospark, Microsoft Regional Director, a Microsoft MVP, a PnP team member.
I started working with web technologies in 1998 and then SharePoint back in the days of 2002 when our PixelMill CEO at the time, Jason Reckers, foresaw the success of SharePoint (Go Jason!). As a UI developer and coder, I have to admit that SharePoint Portal Server 2001 was tough to work with. PixelMill continued to work with SharePoint through Microsoft SharePoint 2003 on through MOSS 2007 but it wasn’t until MOSS 2007 that I got serious with the branding potential of SharePoint. I was fortunate to have learned SharePoint along side other notable web design experts such as Corrie Haffly and Heather Waterman, who helped create some of PixelMill’s first skins for SharePoint 2007.
Since SharePoint 2007, SharePoint began taken over more and more of my professional life. The development, branding and UI aspects of SharePoint had been fascinating to say the least and introduced me to the strong community that has built up around the platform. I had enjoyed blogging, speaking and discussing all things SharePoint. I was proud to participate in the organization of local SharePoint Saturdays including SharePoint Saturday Sacramento and SharePoint Saturday Silicon Valley as well as local area user groups.
In 2016, Microsoft recognized my contributions to SharePoint and Office 365 by awarding me as a Microsoft MVP, and then in 2017, Microsoft recognized my community leadership and general technology expertise by accepting me in to the Microsoft Regional Director program.
In 2022, my consultancy joined with Creospark, Inc based out of Toronto, Canada. Together, we created a powerhouse team that helps organizations around the world get the most of their IT investments.
I am now a leading expert in Generative AI, Microsoft 365, data insights, and Azure architecture, strategy, and development. I became the Chief Innovation Officer of Creospark where I use my in-depth knowledge of generative AI capabilities, Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, and Azure technology, design, and architecture to help not only our clients but also the global community.
I am proud to be a co-author of Pro SharePoint 2013 Branding and Responsive Web Development (Apress 2013) and Black Magic Solutions for White Hat SharePoint (EUSP Press 2013).
