Eric Maino has been testing and developing software for over 15 years. Eric is currently working as an Principal Software Engineer Lead inside of the Commercial Software Engineering organization and has lately been focusing his time on Blockchain.

Prior to joining Microsoft, Eric spent time as a consultant as focusing on open source Linux development to helping architect enterprise solutions with .NET in its' infancy.  Eric joined Microsoft in 2005 originally working on the C# IDE team and has since also spent time in Windows, Visual Studio and Visual Studio Team System, primarily focusing on developer productivity. Eric has a passion for architecting and building reusable, reliable and scalable software that is fun to read, develop and use.

When not developing software Eric enjoys travelling around the globe, playing hockey, cycling and flying. You may find Eric on twitter @ericmaino or email him eric.maino@microsoft.com