Melissa McKay has been a software developer, for the last 15 years in the private sector working with various types of applications, both in a contracting capacity for external clients and on enterprise products. Her current focus is on creating Java server applications used in the communications and video industry. Her interests include clustered systems, and she has a particular passion for solving issues with concurrency and multithreaded applications.

Melissa regularly attends the JCrete unconference in Crete, Greece, and had the pleasure of attending the initial launch of the JOnsen unconference in Japan. She enjoys volunteering for technology events for kids including JavaOne4Kids and JCrete4Kids. She is a member of the Content Committee for JavaOne 2017 and an active member of the Denver Java User Group.