Welcome From Blain Barton: Who I Am and What I Do Around Here? BIEB!

I'm Blain Barton, Senior IT Pro Evangelist for the Microsoft Corporation here on the East Coast. 

I cover and manage the Southeast states of FL, AL and MS and reside in Hernando Beach Florida.

I started with Microsoft in 1988 when they had a manufacturing and distribution center in Mill Creek Washington. My first job with Microsoft was putting disks and manuals in boxes working on the assembly line. In my career I also worked on the worldwide original equipment manufacturer (OEM) system engineering team and headed up the Microsoft Visual Basic support team in 1990. I have organized and delivered a wide array of technical seminars and educational programs. I have presented at more than 800+ live events and received six top presenter awards in the last several years. In my presentations, I'm known for getting my audiences personally involved in the demos and I use to wear wigs to portray the people in the demos -  this might come back soon!!

I like to fish, swim and boat and play the drums in my studio in my free time.  Currently, I'm in the process of building a new home here in Hernando Beach Florida after a sinkhole gobbled up my old one!

I look forward to posting to this blog in the future, so stay tuned!

Blain