Binildas C. A. provides Technical Architecture consultancy for IT solutions. He has over 13 years of IT experience, mostly in Microsoft and Sun technologies. Distributed Computing and Service Oriented Integration are his mainstream skills, with extensive hands-on experience in Java and C#.NET programming. Binil holds a BTech. degree in Mechanical Engineering from College of Engineering, Trivandrum (www.cet.ac.in) and an MBA in Systems Management from Institute of Management, Kerala (www.imk.ac.in). A well-known and a highly soughtafter thought leader, Binil has designed and built many highly scalable middle-tier and integration solutions for several top-notch clients including Fortune 500 companies. He has been previously employed by multiple IT consulting firms including IBS Software Services (www.ibsplc.com) and Tata Consultancy Services (www.tcs.com) and currently works for Infosys Technologies (www.infosys.com) as a Principal Architect where he heads the J2EE Architects group servicing Communications Service Provider clients.

Binil is a Sun Certified Programmer (SCJP), Developer (SCJD), Business Component Developer (SCBCD) and Enterprise Architect (SCEA), Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) and Open Group (TOGAF8) Certified Enterprise Architecture Practitioner. He is also a Licensed Zapthink Architect (LZA) in SOA. Besides Technical Architecture Binil also practices Enterprise Architecture.

When not in software, Binil spends time with wife Sowmya & daughter Ann in 'God's Own Country', Kerala (www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala). Binil does long distance running and is a national medalist in Power Lifting. You may contact Binil at [email protected] or [email protected].