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About me

My name is Bill Chesnut, I am a Cloud Platform & API Evangelist and Microsoft MVP at SixPivot, located in Melbourne Australia.
My work has expanded from my traditional background of on-premises integration and development into some of the latest technologies in Microsoft Azure, including Azure DevOps and the Azure Integration technologies (Azure API Management, Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Event Grid, Azure Service Bus), along with Azure Front Door.
As a Mentor, Architect, Designer, or Developer, I support or lead application integration projects to connect a variety of Microsoft Business Solutions applications with both on-premises and other SaaS providers.
I started my career in IT back in 1983 with the US Defence as an IBM Systems Programmer. I switched to the Microsoft Windows platform in 1994 and has been involved with Windows development ever since.
I have worked on numerous enterprise projects using Microsoft .Net, Microsoft C/C++, Visual Basic, and SQL Server.
I am also a Microsoft Certified Training and has been actively creating and delivering Azure and BizTalk training since 2004.
I am very involved in the Microsoft User Group Community as co-founder of Integration Down Under monthly webcast (https://www.integrationdownunder.com) and I contribute to numerous meetup groups in Australia and New Zealand.
I am also the primary organiser of the Global Integration Bootcamp in Melbourne and a member of the organising committee for Serverless Days Melbourne.
I regularly present at Microsoft’s lead events such as Ignite.
My email address: bill@biztalkbill.com, feel free to contact me or leave a comment to a post on this blog.

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About This Blog

This blog is a place for me to write and share useful notes about Enterprise Integration (BizTalk Server, BizTalk Services, Azure App Services, API Management, Logic Apps, Service Bus and so on), .Net, tools, links, articles, sample code and experiences that are related to my work, hoping to be interesting for some.

Most Valuable Professional (MVP)

Award Name Area of Expertise Year
Microsoft® Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Microsoft Azure 2017
Microsoft® Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Microsoft Azure 2016
Microsoft® Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Microsoft Azure 2015
Microsoft® Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Microsoft Integration 2014
Microsoft® Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Microsoft Integration 2013
Microsoft® Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Microsoft Integration 2012
Microsoft® Most Valuable Professional (MVP) BizTalk 2011
Microsoft® Most Valuable Professional (MVP) BizTalk 2010
Microsoft® Most Valuable Professional (MVP) BizTalk 2009
Microsoft® Most Valuable Professional (MVP) BizTalk 2008
Microsoft® Most Valuable Professional (MVP) BizTalk 2007
Microsoft® Most Valuable Professional (MVP) BizTalk 2006
Microsoft® Most Valuable Professional (MVP) BizTalk 2005
Microsoft® Most Valuable Professional (MVP) BizTalk 2004

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Microsoft Certifications & MSDN Profile

Certification/Version Year
Microsoft® Certified Solutions Expert – Cloud Platform and Infrastructure 2017
Microsoft® Certified Solutions Associate – Cloud Platform 2017
Microsoft® Specialist 2017
Microsoft® Certified Trainer 2017
Microsoft® Certified Professional 2012
Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist 2011
Microsoft® Certified Professional Developer 2008

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