Rafael V. Van Dyke is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of experience in IT, which began as an instructor – teaching introductory and advanced courses in Windows, Microsoft Office, networking, and other software. Raf has spent the past 10 years developing Microsoft web solutions for companies and 5 years of experience working with ASP.NET. Currently a Microsoft Certified Professional as a Web Developer using Visual C# with ASP.NET 1.1, he is currently working on becoming certified on the ASP.NET 2.0 - and then the ASP.NET 3.5 track when it's available.
Raf currently works for Magenic Technologies as a Consultant development Microsoft solutions using .NET. He also teaches ASP.NET classes for Learning Tree International, and has mentored many junior and intermediate developers in several capacities.
Rafael is blessed with a beautiful wife Tracey of 17 years, 3 sons and a baby daughter (Leighton, Coleman, Greyson and Micaela), our dog Topaz (black lab mix), and a wonderful home in the Atlanta area. He has also officiated varsity high school basketball in the past and still occastionally blows the whistle in his spare time.