Lwin Maung, Microsoft MVP for Windows Development, Joins Concurrency as 11th Microsoft MVP

    MILWAUKEE, WI, August 19, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Concurrency, Inc. welcomes Lwin Maung as a Senior Technical Architect based from its downtown Chicago office. Maung is a Microsoft MVP in Windows Development, an honor he has earned each year beginning with 2013. Concurrency is now home to 11 active Microsoft MVPs.

"Microsoft MVPs gravitate together because they all know what it takes to earn the honor--both in technical expertise and commitment to sharing knowledge that makes a difference to people," said Kate Weiland, Concurrency's Vice President of Human Capital.

Weiland said, "We've consciously built a culture around the MVP ideals of deep expertise shared in ways that move organizations forward. We're honored to have Lwin join our team. His outstanding accomplishments--both in consulting projects and his work in the community--are the epitome of what it means to use Microsoft technologies to move organizations forward."

Maung is highly active in the development community and helps run Chicago Code Camp and regularly speaks at technical conferences and code camps. He also has been involved in creating certification exams for Microsoft.

Maung has consulted for small startups, FORTUNE 500 companies, and global NGOs. He is an expert on mechatronics with more than nine years of consulting experience. Maung's mobile applications have been featured on technology sites such as Engadget, Gizmodo, and Pocket Now.

In his community work, Maung has designed and created programmable microcontrollers as well as microcontroller controlled robots from the ground up to use in teaching children and teens simple programming. In his free time, Maung teaches and mentors high school and university students who are building applications and developing hardware prototypes.

"I am very excited to join Concurrency's Modern App team. I love working on bleeding edge technology and now I get to inspire, develop, and shape the clients' technology stack and road maps for years to come. The team is open minded and we love to explore and provide the best methods suitable for our clients." Said Maung about his hiring at Concurrency.

Concurrency, with offices in Brookfield, Wisconsin, Chicago and Minneapolis, is a Microsoft Partner of the Year-winning professional services firm, serving mid-market to enterprise-sized organizations throughout the Midwest. The firm has been named to both Redmond Channel Partner's new list of "Microsoft's Top 200 U.S. Partners" and CRN's "2016 CRN Solution Provider 500" list.

Founded in 1989, Concurrency, Inc. envisions, architects, and integrates across all Microsoft enterprise platforms to bring business value to its customers. Clients choose Concurrency for its team approach, top talent, project-scoped work plans and business value.

Microsoft has recognized Concurrency with multiple partner-of-the-year awards, including 2014 Microsoft Partner of the Year Finalist in Management and Virtualization; 2012 Microsoft Content Management Partner of the Year; 2012 Microsoft Central Region Partner of the Year; and 2012 & 2011 Microsoft Midwest Area Partner of the Year.

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