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Author Bios

This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  is a  member of the Emerging Internet Technology organization within IBM's Software Group. He is certified as an IT Architect by IBM and the Open Group.

As a proven high-energy technical leader with diverse lab and worldwide field experience, Dan is highly-regarded for his ability to match emerging technologies against customer business needs and how to be an intensely productive internal voice for customers. As a mashup enabler he is currently focusing his efforts on the incubation of PHP frameworks and runtimes that will help to enable business professionals to create situational applications. Dan holds a Masters Degree in Artificial Intelligence from Polytechnic University, and BA in Computer Science from Manhanttanville College. Dan's career with IBM has included software and product development projects in the areas of Expert Systems, OS/2, Secure Internet Payment Systems, Web Services and RIA Accessibility. Regardless of the technology domain, Dan's forte is end-to-end solution consulting - including evangelism, architecture definition, contract negotiations, business development and product promotion - around emerging technologies. In his spare time Dan is an award winning winemaker and Joomla webmaster for a number of non-profit organizations.