Stany Blanvalet [<[email protected]>] is a BPEL and J2EE consultant. Previously, working as a Java EE architect, Stany introduced and administered Belgacom’s BPEL-based DSL provisioning application, a mission-critical BPEL production system. He is a contributor to the Jaisy-ORABPEL Interface project , an open-source JMX monitoring tool for Oracle BPEL Process Manager. Stany Blanvalet contributed Chapter 10.
Jeremy Bolie [<[email protected]>] is a Senior IT Manager at QCT, managing the custom applications and Documentum development team. Jeremy has over 10 years of experience with Java and Oracle technologies, and has been involved with web services and Service-Oriented Architectures since the late 1990s. Jeremy Bolie and Michael Cardella worked together on Chapter 9.
Michael Cardella [<[email protected]>] is a Staff Engineer at Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT). Michael works in the custom applications development team, primarily on web-service- and business-process-related applications. Previously he served as Principal Architect for a leading web services security and management product.
Sean Carey [<[email protected]>] is a Software Architect at SPS Commerce, a leader in hosted EDI. Sean has over seven years of experience in mission-critical e-commerce implementations, and 15 years of industry experience in software design. Sean Carey gave us Chapter 7.
Praveen Chandran [<[email protected]>] works in the EAI practice of Infosys Technologies Ltd., focusing on platforms and technologies such as TIBCO, Vitria, and web services/BPEL.
Yves Coene [<[email protected]>] currently works for SpaceBel SA in Brussels as Project Manager. He has 15 years of experience in aerospace software projects such as Ariane 5, the International Space Station, F16 MLU, and various other projects for the European Space Agency. Since 2001, he and his team have been responsible for the SSE project for ESA in Frascati, Italy.
Kevin Geminiuc [<[email protected]>] currently works as a senior software architect in Denver. Over the last 15 years, Kevin has worked as a systems architect, technical manager, developer, and hardware engineer. Kevin’s technical interests include SOA, RFID, AVL, and genetic software. Kevin contributed Chapter 4 for this book.
Matjaž B. Jurič [<[email protected]>] holds a Ph.D. in computer and information science, and serves as a content developer and consultant for the BPEL and SOA consulting company BPELmentor.com. He is the author of the book Business Process Execution Language for Web Services from Packt Publishing (ISBN: 1-904811-18-3). He is also the co-author of J2EE Design Patterns Applied, Professional J2EE EAI, Professional EJB, and NET Serialization Handbook, and has contributed to Web Services Journal, Java Developer’s Journal, and other publications. Matjaž B. Jurič worked on Chapter 8.
The Hoa Nguyen [<[email protected]>] currently works for the SDC subsidiary of SpaceBel SA in Brussels as senior software engineer. His main interests are J2EE, web services, and workflow development with BPEL. Since 2001, he has been one of the lead engineers of the SSE project team at SpaceBel and is also in charge of SSE software releases and on-site SSE software installations at ESA. The Hoa Nguyen and Yves Coene contributed Chapter 3.
Arun Poduval [<[email protected]>] also works in the EAI practice of Infosys Technologies Ltd., specializing in similar technologies. Praveen Chandran and and Arun Poduval worked together on Chapter 1.
Lawrence Pravin [<[email protected]>] is the Product Manager, Process Integration Packs, Sierra Atlantic Inc. Process Integration Packs deliver end-to-end business process integration solutions between enterprise applications. He has over 10 years of rich experience in packaged applications, and has deep integration expertise with Oracle, PeopleSoft, Siebel, and SAP applications. Lawrence Pravin worked on Chapter 2 for this book.
Jerry Thomas [<[email protected]>] is Chief Architect at CenterStone Software, which helps many of the world’s largest organizations automate and manage their real estate, facilities, personnel, assets, leases, and workplace operations more efficiently. Thomas focuses on CenterStone’s enterprise workplace management product and web services, BPEL, and system infrastructure. Prior to CenterStone, Thomas worked as a consultant and held principal development positions at Riverton, ONTOS, and Hewlett-Packard. Jerry Thomas wrote Chapter 6 for this cookbook.
Doug Todd [<[email protected]>] is CTO of Enterra Solutions in Yardley, PA. He has more than 20 years of experience in systems architecture, applications architecture, systems integration, and applications integration with major corporations. Todd is responsible for Enterra’s overall IT strategy and tactical implementation, enterprise information architecture, and technology product offerings. Doug Todd worked on Chapter 5.