Mike is a Senior Technical Instructor with MAX Technical Training and Cincy Code IT Bootcamps and a self-proclaimed "computer nut" since 1980. He has worn many IT hats over the last thirty years including business owner, developer, technical writer, book author, trainer, DBA and consultant. Now named SharePoint / Office Servers and Services MVP for the 11th year in a row, he is also a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) with many other MC* certifications. He specializes in Azure, SharePoint, SQL Server and .NET and web development and is a member of the Cincinnati SharePoint User Group leadership team.

MVP candidates are rigorously evaluated for their technical expertise, community leadership, and voluntary community contributions from the previous year. They come from more than 90 countries, speak over 40 different languages, and are awarded in more than 90 Microsoft technologies. Together, they answer more than 10 million questions a year!

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Areas of Expertise

• SharePoint administration, development and governance
• .NET web development
• Azure
• PowerShell
• SQL Server

Representative Courses Taught

SharePoint, .NET, ASP.NET, .NET Workflow, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL Server, Azure, PowerShell

Years of Experience in the Field

40

Real-World Experience

• Smith/Boehm Associates
• Microsmith, Inc.
• Construction Software Technologies
• Years of consulting

Accomplishments

Created Smith/Boehm Associates

Academic Background

University of Cincinnati (aerospace engineering)

Other Interests

SharePoint, .NET, etc.  (no time for anything else!)

SharePoint Courses and Books Authored by Mike Smith

Books:

• SharePoint 2007 and 2010 Customization for the Site Owner
• SharePoint 2010 Security for the Site Owner
• SharePoint Calculated Columns and Validation Formulas

Courseware author - 11 in the Microsoft Community Courseware collection and 160 since my first DOS course!