Mehmet Demir is a TOGAF-certified enterprise architect with 15+ years of experience in designing systems for large companies. He has hands-on experience in developing and implementing SOA-based solutions using Oracle Fusion Middleware, WebCenter Portal, WebCenter Content, BEA WebLogic/AquaLogic product technologies, and Oracle Identity Access Management Suite. As an Oracle-certified SOA Architect, IBM-certified SOA Designer, BEA-certified Architect, and an Oracle WebCenter 11g-certified Implementation Specialist, Mehmet focuses on developing high-quality solutions using best practices.

He is currently working for EPAM Canada as an Enterprise Architect delivering high-value IT solutions to many of Canada's most prominent companies such as CIBC, Home Hardware, and Bell TV. Prior to EPAM, Mehmet worked for BEA Systems where he had been a principle member of the Canadian consulting team.

In addition to his technical capabilities, Mehmet has an MBA from Schulich School of Business and is a certified Project Manager with a PMI PMP designation.

Mehmet can be contacted at http://ca.linkedin.com/in/demirmehmet.

Viral Kamdar is a Principal Solution Architect for Oracle Identity Management products. He has a degree in Computer Science and over 12 years of experience working on enterprise applications using J2EE, SOA, and other middleware technologies.

Currently he is employed with Oracle Corporation in a specialized solution architecture team called the A-team. As a part of this team, he gets involved in solving complex customer problems, design discussions, and architecture reviews of fusion middleware products.

Antony Reynolds has worked in the IT industry for more than 25 years. First, getting a job to maintain yield calculations for a zinc smelter while still an undergraduate. After graduating from the University of Bristol with a degree in Mathematics and Computer Science, he worked first for a software house named IPL in Bath, England, before joining the travel reservations system named Galileo as a development team lead. Galileo gave him the opportunity to work in Colorado and Illinois where he developed a love for the Rockies and Chicago-style deep pan pizza.

Since joining Oracle in 1998, he has worked in sales consulting and support. He currently works as a sales consultant helping customers across North America realize the benefits of standards-based integration and SOA. While at Oracle, he has co-authored the following books:

Antony lives in Colorado with his wife and four children who make sure that he is gainfully employed playing games, watching movies, and acting as an auxiliary taxi service. Antony is a slow but steady runner and can often be seen jogging up and down the trails in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains.

Shanthi Viswanathan is a freelance consultant helping clients with architecture, development, implementation, high availability, performance tuning, and capacity planning of Oracle Fusion Middleware products. She trains and mentors clients and assists in jumpstarting projects. She is currently on assignment with Canon, Europe as a Strategy Architect. Shanthi also teaches at Seton Hall University in New Jersey.