John's experiences as a Business Technology Consultant at Microsoft taught him that IT must serve the needs of the business, not the other way around. At Microsoft, he specialized in Windows desktop deployment, MS Exchange, Active Directories and Mergers and Acquisitions. His hands-on experiences include co-authoring the Microsoft Forefront Integration Kit for Network Access Protection and the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit as well as heading up enterprise-scale projects for companies such as UPS, Martha Stewart, KPMG, SDGE, San Diego Community College, and Price Waterhouse Cooper.