Friends in High Places
If you've been reading
Redmond Developer News the past couple years,
you may recall seeing the name Andrew Brust in our pages from time to
time. As chief of New Technology at consulting firm twentysix New York, vice
chairman of the New York Software Industry Association and a Microsoft Regional
Director (RD), Brust is a leading light in .NET development.
He also happens to be an active contributor to our VSLive!
family of developer conferences, serving as conference chair of the VSLive!
New York show earlier this month. It's no surprise, given the breadth of his
technical acumen, that our editors often turn to Brust to help us place the
events of the day into context for our audience of Microsoft- and .NET-aligned
development managers.
As it turns out, we're not the only ones to recognize what Brust has been up
to in the industry. Microsoft recently
honored him as the 2008 Microsoft Regional Director of the Year. The award,
presented at Microsoft's Tech-Ed Developer Conference back in June, singled
out Brust as the top RD in the world. For a little perspective, there are 150
RDs worldwide.
In a statement, Microsoft Regional Director Program Manager Kevin Schuler said:
"I deeply admire Andrew's intellectual approach to problem solving, his
sharp business acumen, and his never-ending drive for fairness. We all benefit
greatly from his participation in the Regional Director Program."
I couldn't have said it better myself. Whether diving into the arcana of individual
program languages or assessing the impact of broad vendor platform strategies,
Brust has always brought an articulate, informed and critical understanding
to our discussions with him.
With VSLive! New York behind us and the hectic Microsoft Professional Developers
Conference (PDC) season ramping up, I wanted to take a minute to congratulate
Brust for an honor well-earned.
Posted by Michael Desmond on 09/25/2008