Bob German is an architect at the Microsoft Technology Center in Boston, MA, where he helps customers create and prove out solutions which fit their business and technology needs. Bob is a frequent conference speaker and writer on technical topics, especially anything related to Microsoft SharePoint technology. Prior to joining the Microsoft Technology Center, Bob worked for Microsoft Consulting Services building and performance tuning web sites and other solutions for enterprise customers.Bob has been developing for SharePoint since it was called "Site Server", and also focuses on Silverlight and .NET. More recently, he's been doing a lot of work with Silverlight, and has co-authored a book on using the technologies together.