The people behind INETA

INETA relies on all of the hard working volunteers on the Board of Directors and in the various committees to plan and deliver INETA programs and benefits to user groups worldwide. These individuals contribute massive amounts of their free time to help INETA help you, the user groups of the world. We gratefully acknowledge their efforts, and thank them on behalf of the entire community.

INETA Technology Team

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Member Bio

Jay Smith is PMO Architect and Evangelist for Tyson Foods, Inc. where he works with teams to improve the development process and to learn new concepts and designs. Jay has help to develop several internal user groups that creates an environment where IT professionals can share best practices.

Jay is a founding member of the President for the Northwest Arkansas .Net User’s Group and has served on the NWA Dnug board 4 year, two years as president.

Jay currently serves on the INETA Technology Team and Speakers Committee where he continues to work to improve the community we all enjoy.

You can read more about Jay on his blog http://www.jaysmith.us or follow his tweets at http://twitter.com/jaysmith.

You can also check out Jay's community focused podcast User Group Radio at http://usergroupradio.com.

Lori McKinney, Director, is a Software Consultant for Intergraph Corporation's Process, Power & Marine division where she works developing web applications. She has 20 years experience developing software. Before joining Intergraph, she worked as a research engineer at Amoco Research Center in Tulsa, OK, modeling cuttings distribution for various drilling fluid/bit/geology combinations for a engineering simulator for drilling. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Tulsa.

Lori is a member of HUNTUG, Huntsville VS.NET User Group, and MOSSMOSIS Huntsville as well as INETA and Culminis. She served three years on the Board of Directors for HUNTUG and currently volunteers on the INETA Technology Team. She was named a Microsoft MVP in 2007 for Windows Server Customer Experience.

Lori lives with her husband and son near Huntsville, AL.

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Steve Andrews, Director of Technology, is a Team System MVP, and has been working as a developer for more than 9 years. He is currently employed at RDA Corporation in Philadelphia, PA, as a Software Engineer and a team member in their Architectural Guidance evangelism team. Steve is also an MCP, ICSOO, Speaker Liaison for the Philly .NET User Group, and all around .NET fanatic.

Wes MacDonald has fourteen years of EDP experience as a Software Architect, Systems Analyst, Designer, Developer, DBA and LAN administrator. His quick grasp of new technologies and desire to keep at the vanguard of micro computer technologies makes Wes an invaluable asset to any project. Wes excels in obtaining and understanding the business rules and all user interface activities. As a Senior Developer/Architect Wes has been responsible for all aspects of software development including installations, configurations of database and application server software required during development. Wes has been involved with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server since its Beta 2 release back in mid 2005 and has since been very involved in the .NET User Group community and federal government departments expressing the benefits of adopting TFS.