Jarod is Partner and Chief Technology Officer at Royal Jay, architecting and directing the technical product development efforts, ensuring the delivery of sound architecture concepts, code quality and platform consistency at scale. With over 16 years of expertise, Jarod has a proven track record delivering impactful software solutions across many verticals. Jarod is an ASPInsider, 3x Microsoft Data Platform Development MVP, Data Access Insider and a member of the Developer Guidance Advisory Council. He has participated in the Microsoft Technology Adoption Program for the Entity Framework and the Patterns and Practices advisory board. He has also reviewed Orielly Media technical books. Jarod has a strong passion for entrepreneurship, startups and likes to be disruptive with new ideas, while having good time writing software. Outside of work Jarod enjoys spending time with his family, travelling, golfing, snowboarding and watching sports.