Chad Z. Hower a.k.a. "Kudzu"

Formerly the Regional Developer Adviser (DPE) for Microsoft MEA (Middle East and Africa), he was responsible for 85 countries spanning 4 continents and crossing 10 time zones. Now Chad is a Microsoft MVP and a Microsoft Regional Director covering Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Chad is a professional speaker at popular developer conferences worldwide. Chad was once introduced as having "mastered more languages than a United Nations translator." Chad is the author of the book Indy in Depth and has contributed to several other books on network communications and general programming. Chad writes regularly for the Software Developer Network Magazine (Dutch), and occasionally for other magazines. Chad is an expatriate who travels extensively year and is currently based in Estonia. Chad has also lived in Canada, Cyprus, Jordan, Russia, Turkey, and the United States. In total Chad has visited more than more than 50 countries, visiting most of them many times.