Nick Landry & Adina Shanholtz

Teaches at Playcrafting NYC

Nick Landry (@ActiveNick) is a mobility pioneer and former entertainment industry entrepreneur specializing in cross-platform mobile app & game development for Windows, iOS & Android devices. Nick works at Microsoft as a Senior Technical Evangelist in the New York Metro area. Nick is also a game developer and design enthusiast at heart, working with a wide range of 3D & gaming technologies like Unity, HoloLens, VR, MonoGame, GameMaker, Kinect, Azure and others.

Known for his dynamic and engaging style, he is a frequent speaker at major software development conferences worldwide, was a 10-year Microsoft MVP, and a Nokia Developer Ambassador & Champion. With over 24 years of professional experience, Nick is a certified developer and software architect by trade and specializes in Cross-Platform Mobility, IoT, Computer Speech & Bots, IoT, Cloud, GIS, HoloLens and Mobile Game Development. He is an active blogger, occasional author, avid gamer, loving husband and proud father.

Adina Shanholtz (aka the Fey Technologist) is a Technical Evangelist for Microsoft. She graduated from Oberlin College with a double major in Computer Science and East Asian Studies. She has a passion for Game Development, Internet of Things/Wearable technology, and empowering others through programming. In her spare time, Adina likes to knit, practice her Japanese, and perform hoop and poi circus arts.