Martin L. Shoemaker is a software developer with 25 years experience in the industry. He has worked in the fields of color science, on-line shopping, databases, material handling, medical imaging, customer relations management, and vehicle diagnostic systems.

Martin is also a frequent speaker, having presented to Software Development West, Software Development East, Software Development Best Practices, Visual Studio Live, Visual C++ Developers Conference, UML World, Rational Users Conference, Web Services Edge, Rubi-Con, the Ann Arbor Computer Society, the Ann Arbor IT Zone, the Great Lakes Area .NET User Group, the West Michigan .NET User Group, the Chattanooga .NET User Group, the Grand Rapids chapter of the Information Technology Managers Association, and the Detroit Colour Council. As a speaker for the International .NET Association (INETA), he has presented to the Omaha .NET User Group, the Oklahoma .NET Users Group, the Tulsa .NET User Group, the Greater Lansing .NET User Group, and the Chicago .NET Users Group. His most popular presentations are his UML training classes, which he has presented both in public settings and for individual clients including:

• Microsoft
• Intermec
• Siemens Dematic - Rapistan Division
• Arthur Andersen Consulting
• University of Michigan
• Target
• EPOS Corp.
• Syngenta
• LaBatts
• NISC
• SER Solutions
• Silicon Energy
• Sports Media
• Tyco International
• Hewlett-Packard
• Best Software
• CCH Software
• Intuit
• Shaw Industries, Inc.
• Lanac
• Afni
• Fleet Lease Disposal, Inc.

Thr TheUMLGuy.com, Martin is available both as an instructor and as a consultant and mentor, offering his guidance and expertise to clients who need high-quality design services with UML, as well as custom software in the Windows and .NET environments.

It feels a little odd to write about myself in the third person in this site, and also in plural. It's a common style in consulting sites, especially for promotional copy that may get quoted in meeting announcements and such; but it still feels odd.

But there's a more important reason for the plural styling on this site: on larger projects, too large for me to work alone, I rely upon my network of skilled colleagues to help get the work done. Over my career, I've gotten to know these individuals whose skills and professionalism I respect and trust. Sometimes they're people I know can do the work that I would do; and often, they bring skills that complement my own, making for a stronger team effort.

And always, they're people I trust to work to my standards, or usually better. So when I write here about our service offerings, I know these trusted partners will deliver those offerings, and then some. If I invite partners to work on your project, I'll let you know who I'm inviting, I'll show you their resumes and samples of their work as needed, and I'll introduce you and make sure you're comfortable with their participation. These are partners I ttrust and vouch for; but ultimately, your confidence in our work is what counts.

-- Martin L. Shoemaker (The UML Guy)