After 20+ years in information technology, I've been fortunate to see a lot of cool things happen. The one thing that has stayed consistent is that companies can't run without us, the guys that actually build things.

I'm supported by the best wife in the world, Maggie, who along with my kids motivates me daily to be better.

My interests lie in:
<ul>
	<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reybango/sets/72157614502470953/">My family</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://jquery.com/">jQuery</a></li>
	<li>JavaScript</li>
	<li>The social interactions of the web</li>
</ul>
I'm immensely proud to be a member of the <a href="http://docs.jquery.com/Contributors#Rey_Bango_.28Florida.2C_United_States.29">jQuery JavaScript library's Core Project Team</a> as well as a writer for the top Ajax &amp; JavaScript online publication <a href="http://ajaxian.com/">Ajaxian.com</a>. Most recently, I was listed by <a href="http://thinkvitamin.com">ThinkVitamin</a>.com as <a href="http://thinkvitamin.com/dev/40-web-developers-to-follow-on-twitter/">one of the top web developers to follow on Twitter</a>. That made me a little giddy. :D

My newest adventure is <a href="http://blog.reybango.com/2010/03/24/joining-microsoft/">joining Microsoft</a> to help promote client-side development using JavaScript, CSS & HTML. Yep you heard right! Microsoft is definitely interested in this space and I'm going to help push information out to developers. I'm extremely excited about working for one of the most influential technology companies in the world.

Evangelism is one of my main strengths and when I'm passionate about something, you'll know. But by the same token, I'm objective enough (in most cases) to listen &amp; explore other possibilities. It's an ability that's allowed me to create some amazing relationships with very smart people who many times don't see eye to eye with the things that I support but we respect each other nonetheless.
