Bill Crider is a principal consultant with Ascendum Solutions and has been working with SharePoint technologies for over 10 years, beginning with the 2001 release. Since then, he has taken on administrative, development, and solution architecture roles. His current projects include developing user-centric intranets, extending the social computing features of SharePoint and applications utilizing external data. Bill also teaches technology classes at local universities and is a frequent speaker, writer, and blogger on SharePoint technology.