SetFocus Alumnus Awarded Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVP) Credential

PARSIPPANY, NJ, Apr 17 (MARKET WIRE) --
Today, SetFocus announced that Karl Shifflett, a SetFocus .NET Master's Program
Graduate, has received the Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVP) Award
which recognizes exceptional technical community leaders from around the world
who
voluntarily share their high quality, real world expertise with others.

Microsoft MVPs are a highly select group of experts representing
technology's best and
brightest who share a deep commitment to community and a willingness to help
others. Worldwide, there are over 100 million participants in technical
communities; of these participants, there are fewer than 4,000 active
Microsoft MVPs.

In order to receive the Microsoft MVP Award, MVP nominees undergo a
rigorous review process. Technical community members, current MVPs, and
Microsoft personnel may nominate candidates. A panel that includes MVP
teammembers and product group teams evaluate each nominee's technical
expertiseand voluntary community contributions for the past year. The panel
considers
the quality, quantity, and level of impact of the MVP nominee's contributions.
Active MVPs receive the same level of scrutiny as other candidates each year.

Karl Shifflett has been designing & developing business applications since
1989
and transitioned to .NET, through SetFocus' Master's Program, in March of 2003.
In April of 2007 he joined the list of WPF and Microsoft Expression fanatics &
evangelists.

Karl's major contributions to the developer community include Mole for
Visual
Studio, WPF LOB articles & blog and speaking engagements. Karl is a Microsoft
.NET MCAD, currently the .NET Architect on emGovPower's new full featured City
Government and Utility Billing WPF product. On the weekends he writes Code
Project articles, studies, develops WPF & Silverlight applications, and teaches
WPF Saturday Seminars for SetFocus.

You can read Karl's articles and see what he is up to here:
http://karlshifflett.wordpress.com

About SetFocus

In business since 1997, SetFocus is the global leader in

training and

placing Microsoft professionals worldwide. Through strategic relationships
like
these, SetFocus develops and promotes programs that directly source skilled
professionals to meet the immediate hiring needs of its partners.

A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Learning Solutions, SetFocus utilizes
a
unique combination of services to help organizations grow allowing them to
meet marketplace opportunities with speed and agility.

For more information, SetFocus can be reached at +1-886-91-TRAIN and through
its website, www.setfocus.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Theresa Billy
Director of Corporate Communications and Strategy
SetFocus
Email Contact
(973) 889-0211 x32
(973) 889-0213 (fax)

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