Guus Beltman studied Computer Sciences at the Hogeschool van Utrecht. After receiving his degree he started his career in 1999 at Lost Boys Interactive Media. Working with various (web) technologies ranging from C++, PHP, MySQL, ASP, COM, SQL Server, DB2, J2EE to Tridion CMS. In 2002 he decided to dedicate himself to Microsoft technology. Currently he is focused on a few areas of the Microsoft platform, specifically software factories, service orientation, MOSS2007 for development. As a lead software engineer based in the Netherlands, Guus works with enterprise customers to solve their challenges by leveraging the power of the Microsoft platform. In 2007 he started working for Crossing Channels.