nTIM PATRICK has been working professionally as a software architect and developer for nearly
25 years. By day he develops custom business applications in Visual Basic for small to medium-
sized organizations. He is a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD). In April 2007,
Microsoft awarded Tim with its Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for his work in sup-
porting and promoting Visual Basic and its community of users. Tim received his under-
graduate degree in computer science from Seattle Pacific University. You can contact him
through his web site, www.timaki.com.
