About me ...

Damir Tomicic is co-founder and managing director of Axinom Holding International (http://www.axinom.com/) with subsidiaries in UK, Germany, Switzerland and Estonia. Axinom is the leading technology integrator specializing in the Microsoft enterprise platform and Enterprise Content Management solutions. Axinom creates value for its customers by leveraging Microsoft enterprise technology to design, build, and deploy customized, reliable architectures and scalable infrastructures to increase profitability, improve speed-to-market, and accelerate growth. Axinom is Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and international Microsoft Vendor awarded with "Microsoft .NET Server Innovation Cup 2003" and "Microsoft Strategic Win Award 2005". Damir Tomicic has over 15 years of industry experience. His skills expand into many areas, including Microsoft Enterprise Platform, IT & Business Architecture and International Business Development. His main focus is the mediation and implementation of modern software technologies and concepts at the Microsoft platform, in particular the sectors of .NET, software architecture, illustration and integration of business processes. Damir is Member of Board of Directors at IASA (International Association of Software Architects) and Co-Director of IASA Europe together with Richard Hubert. Damir is a Chief Editor of the German architecture portal "Architects Connection" at Microsoft and he works closely with Microsoft Architecture Strategy Team (AST) in Redmond. Damir is Microsoft MVP Solutions Architect and he was awarded several times as a MVP ASP.NET. Damir is Microsoft Regional Director for Germany and sits on the RD advisory council. Regional Directors are independent 3rd party advocates of Microsoft technologies whose mission it is to inform, educate and provide a vital link between Microsoft and the developer community. Damir was elected as a "Top 10 of all Microsoft Regional Directors worldwide" for his work in the Developer Community in 2005/2006. Damir regularly consults & advises Microsoft at a corporate level. He sits on different advisory councils at Microsoft and he writes regularly for MSDN Europe magazine, dotnet-Magazine, IT-Freelancer, CIO magazine and other technical publications. Damir regularly speaks on international developer conferences and other worldwide events. He was awarded for the highest rated Keynote presentations at Microsoft "WinDays 2006" and "WebDay 2006". Damir is President of INETA Europe (International .NET Association) and member of INETA Worldwide Executive Council. Damir speaks world-wide on behalf of International INETA Speakers Bureau. He started the first .NET User Group in spring 2002 in Bavaria, Germany, a forum for software developers and interested parties. He is member of Codezone Advisory Board and responsible for the platform development, infrastructure and community relations. His Languages: German, English, Croatian and French.