http://blogs.msdn.com/phuene/archive/2007/05/02/welcome-to-my-blog.aspxHello, my name is Peter and I'm a recovering ex-softie. I returned a few months ago to Microsoft after a little more than two years away from the company. I graduated with a BS in Computer Science from Virginia Tech (I'm also a diehard hokie fan) in 2002.en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/phuene/archive/2007/05/02/welcome-to-my-blog.aspx#2374349Wed, 02 May 2007 16:53:21 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:2374349BrandonTurner<P>What did you do during your 2 years you were gone?</P> <P>What made you decide to leave?</P>http://blogs.msdn.com/phuene/archive/2007/05/02/welcome-to-my-blog.aspx#2379066Wed, 02 May 2007 22:14:05 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:2379066phuene<p>Hi Brandon:</p> <p>The reason I left Microsoft was that I had to move to Washington D.C. for a short while for personal reasons. &nbsp;During that time, I worked for a consulting company called Avanade (a Microsoft-Accenture joint child company) and then for an intelligent video analytics company called ObjectVideo. &nbsp;I met and worked with some fantastic people during that short period of time and it was quite invaluable. &nbsp;Since I recently had the chance to move back to Seattle, I jumped at the chance to rejoin Microsoft. &nbsp;I'm lucky enough to have returned to such a great team filled with people I've worked with since my first internship in 1999. &nbsp;Thanks for the questions!</p>