Chris Bortlik works at Microsoft as an Office 365 technology specialist. He works with Enterprise customers and partners in the Northeast in a pre-sales technical role. Chris is a SharePoint "Insider" within Microsoft and works closely with the SharePoint product team. He holds the SharePoint 2010 MCITP and MCTS certifications.Chris speaks frequently at Microsoft events (including the SharePoint Conference) and SharePoint Saturday and user group meetings. Chris is a contributing author of the "Essential SharePoint 2010" book and a coauthor of the upcoming "Essential SharePoint 2013" book. He also publishes a blog on TechNet (http://blogs.technet.com/cbortlik).Prior to joining Microsoft in 2008, Chris was a customer for 14 years working in technical IT architect, development and management roles - primarily leading .NET and SharePoint related projects at enterprise companies such as FM Global, CTC Communications, and John Hancock. Chris holds a Bachelor degree in Computer Science from Wentworth Institute of Technology and an MBA with MIS concentration from the Bentley University McCallum Graduate School of Business. Outside of blogging, Chris is also active on social networking sites including LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/in/bortlikc) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/cbortlik).