About the bloggers...

Mandy Tidwell, Senior Consultant

MCS – Federal Practice

As a Senior Consultant with the MCS Federal Practice, Mandy assists U.S. Federal Government agencies with the design and implementation of Windows desktop deployments. Her primary focus is on FDCC implementation in Windows XP and Vista through the use of tools such as the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit. Current certifications include MCSE and MCP Vista/Office Deployment. Mandy has been with Microsoft since 1998.

Aaron Margosis, Principal Consultant

MCS – Federal Practice

Aaron Margosis is a developer, security and application-compatibility expert, long-time blogger and evangelist for running with least privilege ("the god of non-admin", said Mark Russinovich), author of MakeMeAdmin, PrivBar, LUA Buglight and other popular tools. Aaron has worked in Microsoft Consulting Services since 1999, focusing on U.S. Federal government customers. Aaron's "non-admin" blog is here.

Barry Hartmann,

Senior Consultant

MCS – Federal Practice

Joel Yoker, Principal Consultant

MCS – Federal Practice

Paul Fox, Senior Consultant

MCS – Federal Practice