Patrick Desjardins has been a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in ASP.NET since 2013. He is a software engineer known for his analysis, resourcefulness and ability to find effective solutions quickly. Since the early days of his professional career, his focus has been on keeping his knowledge up to date in order to provide quality services to meet customers needs. His main area of interest is Web development, which he has embraced since the early 2000s, and he continues to train in new technologies on a daily basis. Patrick has been developing on .NET professionally since 2004. He has also developed many projects in PHP, giving him a broad perspective on how the web can be developed. Patrick is driven to help people embrace Microsoft technologies in the enterprise. He is a professional who has a well developed work ethic and who has the desire to perform on both quality and timeliness. He is a strong believer in ASP.NET MVC and Entity Framework, which help to produce professional quality websites that follow good standards using HTML5, CSS3 and proven design patterns.