Stephen Walther a well-known ASP.NET expert and trainer, has provided training to companies and organizations throughout the United States including NASA, Verizon, MetLife, and the National Science Foundation through his company Superexpert AspWorkshops. He was the lead developer of the ASP.NET Community Starter Kit, a "best-practices" application released by Microsoft. Stephen was the past Chief Technical Officer of CityAuction, one of the Internet's top person-to-person auction Web sites, and the exclusive auction provider for both Snap! and CitySearch. Stephen was also past Chief Technical Officer of Collegescape, the leading provider of online college applications.