Background
- Seasoned Open-Source / JEE Developer
- 20+ years experience as full-time software developer
- 11+ years experience with Java
- Creator: Apache Tapestry , Apache HiveMind , Cascade
- Author: Tapestry in Action
Objectives
To use cutting-edge technologies to create insanely great tools and applications.
To embrace agile development with a team of other smart, dedicated developers.
To educate and mentor development teams in the use of Tapestry and other open-source technologies, so that they can create better, more robust applications, easier and faster.
Skills
Languages
- Programming: Java, Clojure , Ruby, Objective-C, AspectJ, Python, PL/1
- User Interface: HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, XSL, JSP
- Diagramming: UML
- Database: SQL, Hibernate Query Language
- J2EE: Servlets, Enterprise JavaBeans, JDBC, JMS, JAXP, JavaMail
- J2SE: Swing, RMI, Java PlugIn, Java Web Start
- Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle
- Web Services (using SOAP)
- Web Frameworks: Tapestry, Struts
- Client Frameworks: Prototype, Scriptaculous, jQuery, Cappuccino
- Testing: Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, EasyMock
- Utilities: Jakarta Commons, Javassist, Log4J, SLF4J
- Build Tools: Ant, Maven, GNU Make
- Source Code Management: CVS, Subversion, Git
- IDEs: Eclipse, Emacs, IntelliJ
Achievements
- Java Champion
- Creator: Apache Tapestry (open-source component-based web application framework)
- Creator: Apache HiveMind (open-source services and configuration microkernel)
- Creator: Cascade (Clojure web framework embracing functional programming)
- Frequent speaker at JavaOne, NoFluffJustStuff, ApacheCon, TheServerSide Symposium and other software conventions
- Founder of the Tapestry Support Network
- Interviewed for the TheServerSide.com Tech Target Video Series
- Jakarta PMC Member, Tapestry PMC Chair
- Apache Software Foundation Member