Jarod Ferguson is an independent consultant and entrepreneur specializing in mobile and web software solutions, e-commerce and systems integration.

Prior to going independent, Jarod was a principal consultant and co-founder of Guild3 Software. While there, he implemented several highly visible solutions including an ecommerce ticket website for a Major League Baseball affiliate and a geo-sensitive advertising system for a national high schools sports media outlet. In a previous position as Lead Software Architect, Jarod designed and developed a global ecommerce procurement platform for a leading provider of on-demand supply chain management.

Jarod is a Microsoft Data Platform Development MVP and a member of the Developer Guidance Advisory Council. He has participated in the Microsoft Technology Adoption Program for the Entity Framework and the Microsoft Web Client Software Factory advisory board. He has also reviewed Orielly Media technical books. Jarod has a strong passion for entrepreneurship, startups and likes to be disruptive with new ideas, while having good time writing software.

Outside of work Jarod enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter, traveling, snowboarding and watching sports.