About

David Hayden is a Microsoft .NET Developer and Microsoft MVP in C# with 18 years experience developing ASP.NET Websites and related technologies. David resides in Sarasota, Florida with his beautiful wife and 3 wonderful children. David works from his home as an independent consultant where he is able to both spend quality time with his family as well as passionately develop web solutions for his clients.

Microsoft MVP

David Hayden is a Microsoft MVP in C# and has been a Microsoft MVP for 5 years. Microsoft MVP's are recognized by Microsoft as:

• Individuals who share their deep knowledge, real-world experience, and impartial, objective feedback to help people enhance the way they use technology.
• Developers that make exceptional contributions to technical communities, sharing their passion, knowledge, and know-how.
• Independent experts who are offered a close connection with people at Microsoft.

Tampa ASP.NET MVC Developers Group Leader

David is the founder of the Tampa ASP.NET MVC Developer Group which teaches and promotes ASP.NET MVC Development in Tampa, Florida to 75 regular attendees and over 200+ members. David not only organizes each meeting, but also presents at the meetings, creates homework assignments, and records screencasts to increase the skill and confidence of members on ASP.NET MVC Web Development.

Sarasota Web Developers Group Leader

David is the founder of the Sarasota Web Developer Group which teaches and promotes ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, and Silverlight Development in Sarasota, Florida. David presents at the meetings, creates homework assignments, and records screencasts to increase the skill and confidence of members on Microsoft Web Development.

Florida .NET Influential and Presenter

David Hayden is an active speaker in the Florida .NET Developer Community. David speaks at Florida Code Camps and .NET Developer Groups throughout the state. He also speaks at SQL Saturdays and has participated at the "Ask an Expert" Booth in Visual C# at TechEd.

• 2007 - 9 Presentations at 7 Events
• 2008 - 16 Presentations at 10 Events
• 2009 - 23+ Presentations at 15 Events

Blogger, Screencaster, Teacher

David has been teaching developers via blogs, screencasts, and presentations for over 10 years.

• DavidHayden.me - Brand new blog focused on high quality tutorials on C#, .NET Framework 4, ASP.NET 4, ASP.NET MVC 2, Enterprise Library, Unity, etc.
• DavidHayden.com - Personal website with a wealth of information on ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, ADO.NET, Enterprise Library, Proven Practices, etc.
• PnPGuidance.net - The website for learning Enterprise Library and various other Microsoft Patterns & Practices solutions.
• CodeBetter.com - Community of like-minded software craftsmen interested in teaching and sharing software development proven-practices.
• FlaCodeBrew.net - Various Florida .NET Developer Events to help .NET Developers improve their skills and reach-out with other developers.