Jeff Schmidt has a long history in the network trenches and a worldwide reputation as a Windows 2000 security expert. As a security administrator on a college campus, Schmidt must deal with talented students¿ attempts to hack the system. He brings this expertise to Microsoft as a consultant to Windows 2000¿s development. In this role, Jeff is among the consultants for the Windows 2000 system¿s security code and possesses expertise on the system that other authors can only obtain after release of the betas and final version of 2000.