Adrian Rodriguez

Jay Paloma

Jay R Barrios

Chester Coronel

Jerome Punzalan

Jacinto Limjap, Jr.

Edu Lorenzo

Glenn Gamboa

Allan Spartacus

Rodney Jao

Elcazar Adame

John Patrick

Adrian Rodriguez lives in Quezon City and works in software development at Accenture. He has been in the IT Industry for one year and belongs to both PHIWUG and Philippine .NET Users Group (PHINUG). He is also a Microsoft MVP for PC Games. He has spoken at the Microsoft and Community Launches of Windows Vista. His favorite superhero is Batman.

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Jay Paloma lives in Makati City, Manila, and runs his own company, Ports & Packets IT Consultants. He has been in the IT Industry for 16 years, focusing on Microsoft infrastructure and Security technologies like Windows Server, Active Directory and Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server. He is a Microsoft MVP for Security, the president of the Philippines Windows Users Group (PHIWUG) and has spoken at many events in Manila, Batangas City, and Cagayan de Oro. His favorite superhero is Bill Gates, because he can foresee the future, made his technology vision happen, and managed to turn how we live and work upside down with his products. Talk about superpowers . . .

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Jay-R Barrios lives in Manila and is an IT Technical Analyst at Dell International Services, Philippines. He has been in the IT Industry for four years and focuses on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008. He is a member of PHIWUG, responsible for the Server Special Interest Group, and has spoken at Microsoft TechNet as well as PHIWUG events on Windows Server. His favorite superhero is Darth Vader and he is also a Star Wars fan.

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Chester C. Coronel lives in Manila and has been active in the IT community for four years. He is studying for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Technology at the University of Asia and the Pacific. As an MVP for the Microsoft Office system, he participated in the Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office system launches last year. He is also engaged with PHIWUG as well as numerous user group events. His favorite superheroes are the Power Rangers.

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Jerome Punzalan lives in Paraaque and has been working in the IT industry for over six years. He works at Trend Micro, an antivirus and security company. There, he manages Web development and content management projects on Microsoft Content Management Server and Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies. He also has a special interest in multilingual and internationalized applications. Jerome is a founding member (and first president) of PHINUG, and also led a group called the Microsoft NERDS. NERDS is an IT outreach group that visits schools and organizations to conduct seminars on Microsoft technologies and share general industry knowledge on things like starting a career in IT. His favorite superhero is Professor X who uses his powers to help others harness their own positive energy.

Jacinto Limjap, Jr. (his friends call him Jon) lives in Pasay City, and has been working in the IT industry for five years. He is currently a developer at Cormant Technologies and is conversant with Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft Visual C#, and Microsoft Visual Basic .NET. He is active in PHINUG and Philippine SQL Server Users Group (PHISSUG) and speaks at PHINUG events. His favorite superhero is Spiderman.

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Edu Lorenzo lives in Valenzuela and has been working in the IT industry for seven years, five of them as a university professor. He was one of the first Computer Science graduates from Meycauayan College, Bulacan. Today he works at OSRP-LLC, a subsidiary of PCMall, as a Microsoft .NET developer, where he maintains and develops several top online retail sites such as: www.pcmall.com, www.macmall.com, www.onsale.com, and www.wareforce.com. His expertise includes Web development, e-commerce, Visual C#, and Microsoft SQL Server. He is a member of PHINUG and has spoken at several MSDN and PHINUG events. His favorite superheroes are the BAT, Batman, The Dark Knight, and The Caped Crusader. He says there is only one way to be a hero: no powersjust skills, brains, and a lot of luck.

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Glenn Gamboa lives in Quezon City and works at GSoft Solutions Inc. He has worked in the IT Industry for over 10 years, and focuses his efforts on application development and databases. He is also a Microsoft MVP for Microsoft® SQL Server®. He is the President of PHISSUG and in addition to presenting at User Groups there, he has also presented at MSDN sessions. His favorite superhero is Jason Bourne!

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Allan Spartacus Mangune lives in Cebu and works for Lexysoft Corporation as Chief Software Architect. He is also the Chief Information Security Evangelist at Lexysoft where he undertakes Information Security consulting work, training, and seminars. He has worked in the IT Industry for 10 years with a product focus on Windows Server®, ISA Server, Microsoft® Visual Studio®, SQL Server, Microsoft® .NET Framework and Microsoft® ASP.NET. He is active in Microsoft Forums and has been speaking at a number of TechNet and MSDN events. His favorite superheroes are the Incredibles.

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Rodney C. Jao lives in Davao City and has worked in the IT Industry for 15 years. He is the Managing Director of Lane Systems, which focuses on the Microsoft® .NET Compact Framework—for which he is a Microsoft MVP. He also works with SQL Server and Microsoft® Exchange Server. He has been involved with Microsoft Mobility events in the Philippines and was also a speaker at TechEd SEA 2006 in Malaysia. His favorite superhero is Hiro Nakamura.

Elczar P. Adame lives in Alabang, Muntinlupa City, and works in Software Development at ApSmith Solutions Corporation. He has worked in the IT industry for 10 years, focusing on Windows Server, SharePoint Server, SQL Server and Microsoft Visual Studio. He’s a member of PHIWUG and recently participated as a speaker at TechFest 2008. He has also spoken on Windows® SharePoint® Services at a TechNet event. His favorite superhero is Lastikman (who first appeared in Aliwan Komiks in 1964).

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John Patrick C. Oliveros lives in Quezon City and has been in the IT industry for 3 years. He is a web developer at Emerson Electric Asia, Ltd – ROHQ, where he maintains the company's e-commerce application. Visual Studio and ASP.NET are his focus areas. He leads PHINUG and speaks at developer events, including the Community Launch of Vista and Office 2007 and the launch of Visual Studio 2005.His favorite super hero is Batman, but he also believes that one can still help others and make a difference without those fancy powers.

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