Alan Cobb - Board Member

Alan Cobb specializes in .NET, Silverlight and WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) programming, utilities and debugging in C#, managed and unmanaged C++. He has over 20 years experience with Microsoft operating systems and languages, writing programs for clients including Intel, Oracle, Borland and Microsoft.

Alan has his M.S. Electronic Engineering, from Calif. State Univ. Sacramento. and B.S. Business Administration from U. C. Berkeley (Regent's Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa)

Alan joined the SacDotNet team in 2007. He focuses on events, community and inter-group relations.

Alek Davis - Board Member

Alek Davis is a senior application developer at Intel Corporation in Folsom, CA. He specializes in enterprise applications making up the corporate security infrastructure. In addition to application security, Alek is interested in Windows programming, usability, development standards, efficiency, and process improvement. Alek published several articles in MSDN Magazine and other technical journals. He holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science and an M.S. degree in Software Engineering, both from California State University, Sacramento. Edit Delete

Manoj Keechilot - Director

Manoj P Keechilot has over 15 years experience in the software development industry in various roles like software engineer, system analyst, architect and manager. He had also co-founded and managed a Silicon Valley startup, with 12+ employees. Prior to his current position, he had served as the director of technology in Software Labs, a DM product company. Manoj's background covers a wide spectrum, including embedded real-time systems, manufacturing automation and B2B messaging. At the moment he focuses on .Net technology in the area of reverse logistics, supporting high-tech manufacturing companies. Also, he advises the National Teachers Organization, a non-profit organization, as a technical director. In addition, he develops mobile applications using .Net CF, as a hobby.

Manoj holds a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering and a Masters degree in Computer Science both from India and an MBA from Santa Clara University.

Manoj is a founding director of SacDotNet. His primary responsibilities are marketing & sponsorship, speaker and community relations. He also leads the website development efforts for SacDotNet

Maria Martinez - Director

Maria Martinez has approximately 10 years of experience placing IT professionals in the Greater Sacramento and the Central Valley areas. She has recently joined ConnectPoint Search Group and has assumed the responsibility of launching their technology placement service. Maria believes that the quality of individuals that she represents through referrals, her follow through, attention to detail and great customer service skills are the keys for building strong relationships with both clients and consultants.

Maria holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing.

Maria joined the Board of Directors of the Sacramento .Net User Group in 2004. Her responsibilities include both membership and public relations.

Eric Neff - Board Member

Eric Neff is the Director of Mobile Innovations at Kiefer Consulting Inc. Eric has 15 years of experience with mobile and web applications for Geolocation, Digital Media Management, Demographics, Scheduling and Insurance Claims. Eric's current interests include NodeJS, AJAX and ASP.Net MVC.

Eric recently completed the IDesign.net Architects Master Class presented by Juval Lowy and is looking forward to using this proven method in future projects. Information about the class can be found at http://www.idesign.net. 

Eric recently became a member of the IASA Interest Group for the Sacramento Valley. 

Eric can be contacted through his web site at http://www.ericneff.com