Jeff McWherter is the Director of Development at Gravity Works Design and Development (www.GravityWorksDesign.com). Jeff graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Telecommunications, and has fourteen years of professional experience in software development. He is a founding member and current Vice President for the Greater Lansing Users for .NET (GLUG.net). He enjoys profiling code, applying design patterns, finding obscure namespaces, and long walks in the park. His lifelong interest in programming began with a Home Computing Magazine in 1983, which included an article about writing a game called Boa Alley in BASIC. Jeff currently lives in a farming community near Lansing, MI. When he is not in front of the computer he enjoys rock and ice climbing with his smart and beautiful wife; which leads to his favorite activity of all, road trips.