I joined Microsoft as a Support Engineer on the Performance team in September 2005.  Prior to that I spent a couple of years working the late night shift on our Platforms 24x7 team.  Working for Microsoft was always a dream job - so I am living the dream!  I was on the Windows Vista / Longhorn Server Beta team in 2006, which was one of the coolest projects I have ever worked on, until I took on the task of driving the AskPerf Blog.

As you can tell by the logo on the left, I am a huge Manchester United fan.  Away from work and sports I am a movie fan and have an extensive DVD collection.  I am addicted to my XBox 360 - especially the new NetFlix features.  Although I took a short break from World of Warcraft, I did get sucked back in.  You can usually find me online (Icecrown server) in the evenings and on the weekends (look up Tovarich on the Icecrown server)

I also have my personal blog, over at BangAnalyze.com.  It's sort of my daily journal about random thoughts and musings about Life at Microsoft (among other things).  I've been remarkably lax at blogging on my personal blog, but I promise to get better!  You can also follow me on Twitter!