Biography:
Phillip Wicklund
Senior SharePoint Consultant with RBA Consulting
Phil Wicklund has years of experience architecting and administering corporate SharePoint environments. He taught Mindsharp’s 2003 and 2007 SharePoint developer course from 2004 to 2007. Today Phil shares real-world insights and in-depth best practices with RBA clients of all varieties.
Prior to joining Mindsharp, Phil was the SharePoint Architect and Technical Lead at RSM McGladrey, a Fortune 500 accounting and business consulting firm. Phil provided leadership over McGladrey’s SharePoint environment including all application development, SharePoint administration, and server administration. He was a key player in introducing SharePoint into the firm, and led the effort to upgrade from V2 to V3. Additionally, while at McGladrey he architected numerous in-house applications that utilized and extended the SharePoint platform to meet business needs.
Personal Tidbits:
My favorite thing to do is spend time with my family, and in my free time I like to hunt and golf -
| Favorite Color: |
Orange |
| Favorite TV Show: |
The Office |
| Favorite Movie: |
Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King |
| Favorite Book: |
The Pilgrims Progress, by John Bunyan |
| Favorite Gun (Bird): |
Over-under shotgun, 12 gauge |
| Favorite Gun (Big game): |
Browning A-bolt, 325 Winchester short magnum |
| Favorite Food: |
Subway (if homemade: my wife’s enchiladas) |
| Favorite Beer: |
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Upcoming Speaking Events:
10/28/08 at 5:30 PM. I'll be speaking on Code Access Security for Administrators and Developers: what it is, why you care, and how to use it. Driving Directions.
03/21/09. I'll be speaking at the March SharePoint Connections conference in Orlando Florida. My presentation topics are:
- How to Effectively Manage your SharePoint Customizations, Deployments, and Environments with Solution Packages, Source Control, and Solid Governance
- How to Build a “Hello World” SilverLight Web Part for a SharePoint Site in 10 Easy Steps
- Development Ideas on how to make your SharePoint environment more SOX or HIPPA compliant
Past Speaking Events:
9/23/08 at 5:30 PM. SharePoint Developers Panel, fielding real word questions and issues from the audience. Driving Directions.
06/14/08. Click here to see my presentation topic list, summit registration, and logistics.