Dr. Zhiming Xue

Dr. Zhiming Xue “Z" is a senior Microsoft Architect Evangelist, based in the Washington DC area. He works with customers and partners in various technical areas such as Windows Phone, Windows Azure, SharePoint and the web platform. He advocates Microsoft technologies and initiatives including the Open Government Data Initiative (OGDI) in the community, and reaches out to developers and architects through his MSDN blog and discussions at Microsoft Channel9. During his tenure with Microsoft Services, he played technical and architectural roles on many large-scale projects for commercial and public sector customers.  He has presented various topics at Microsoft events including TechEd China and community events. He holds a Ph. D. in Management Science from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, a professional certification from American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS), and several Microsoft certifications. He can be reached through his blog at https://blogs.msdn.com/zxue.