Ian had been in the IT industry for over 20 years, with the last ten (plus) spent at Microsoft Corporation.  As an Account Technology Strategist, Ian is responsible for providing solutions and architectural guidance to core healthcare and financial services customers in Microsoft’s Pittsburgh Account group.  Ian’s experiences range from software development on UNIX to designing enterprise network infrastructures using the latest technologies.  Prior to joining Microsoft, Ian was Operations Manager with Actium Corporation (now Idea Integration).  He was responsible for the Actium network infrastructure, as well as running the Actium Training organization and providing training on all of Microsoft’s BackOffice products.