I am back to my developer roots…. 
. After 10+ years working for Microsoft, I have decided to shake things up a bit. Don’t get wrong, MSFT is a great place to work. And I loved my various roles, especially the Developer Evangelist gig. Talking about cool dev. technology with fun people is a great way to make a living. But for the last couple of years I had strayed from my passion. Which is as a developer. I learned a lot, stayed with my hands in the tools, but I knew I wanted to get back.
Then the cloud came along. it was exciting and new, but familiar at the same time. So I began my campaign to find a role in this new world order. And that came in the offer to run Sogeti USA’s national azure development efforts. So on September 7th, 2010, I shed my blue badge, and moved a mile or two down the road to Sogeti’s Kansas City office and started the efforts to educate and drive Azure both inside and outside of Sogeti.
It is a national role, so I get to spend a bit more time on the road (okay, probably a lot) and meet a lot more folks. So, look for me at events, and at customers wanting to know more about Azure and how it plays in their environment. If you have questions I can help with, drop me a note at steve.loethen@us.sogeti.com.