About the Author

Ovais Mehboob Ahmed Khan is a seasoned programmer and solution architect with more than 13 years of software development experience. He has worked in different organizations across Pakistan, the USA, and the Middle East. Currently, he is working for a government entity based in Dubai, and also provides consultancy services to a Microsoft gold partner firm based in New Jersey.

He is a Microsoft MVP in Visual Studio and Development Technologies and specializes mainly in Microsoft .NET and web development. He has authored numerous technical articles on different websites such as MSDN, TechNet, DZone, and personal blog at http://ovaismehboob.wordpress.com.

He is an active speaker and group leader of Microsoft Developers UAE Meetup, Microsoft Technology Practices, and Developers and Enterprise Practices user groups, and has presented various technical sessions in different events and conferences.

In short, Ovais is a passionate developer who is always interested in learning new technologies. He can be reached at <ovaismehboob@hotmail.com> and on Twitter, @ovaismehboob.

I would like to thank my family for supporting. Especially my mother, wife, and brother, who have always encouraged me in every goal of my life. My father, may he rest in peace, would have been proud of my achievements.