At Microsoft there is a guy named Peter Spiro who I really looked up to, in SQL Server. His official title is Technical Fellow but he called himself Village Eld

At Microsoft there is a guy named Peter Spiro who I really looked up to, in SQL Server. His official title is Technical Fellow but he called himself Village Elder, because he worked on it since 1.0. In his own words, his job is to float around and be available to everyone in the group.