Jason Beres is the senior software executive of Infragistics, spearheading the customer-driven, innovative features and functionality throughout all Infragistics’ software, including testing, development, and user experience. Jason works directly with Infragistics customers around the globe to deliver an exceptional user experience. He is an expert on technology subjects such as the software testing process, data-driven teams, customer input in product design, open source, artificial intelligence, data analytics, business intelligence, etc. Jason is a former Microsoft .NET MVP, and he is the author of several books on software development, covering SQL Server, C#, Visual Basic, Rich Client, and Web Development. A national and international conference speaker, Jason is very active in the developer and UX community and has been featured in UX Matters, Solutions Review, CODE Magazine, DevOps, FutureCIO, Design News, etc. He joined Infragistics in 2003.