About the Technical Reviewers

Mark Beaty has been developing in Java since 1998 when he went to work for Sun Microsystems. During his years at Sun, Mark helped to develop and evolve Sun's web presence, in various roles ranging from architect to developer. As a web application developer, Mark has spent a lot of time developing large-scale, multitiered web applications on the server side, but he also enjoys developing rich client applications in the browser. Prior to becoming a Java developer, Mark worked as a software engineer in the defense industry, using a little-known programming language called Ada. During his 10+ years in the defense industry, Mark had a huge amount of fun developing real-time embedded software for military training systems and flight simulators. Mark is currently an independent software consultant focusing on developing mobile web and native applications on Android and iOS. Mark lives in Colorado, where he enjoys cycling, hiking, skiing, and pretty much anything that involves being outdoors.

David Coffin is the author of Expert Oracle and Java Security, published by Apress. He is an IT analyst working at the Savannah River Site, a large Department of Energy facility. For more than 30 years, David's expertise has been in multiplatform network integration and systems programming. Before coming to the Savannah River Site, he worked for several defense contractors and served as the technical lead for office and network computing at the National Aerospace Plane Joint Program Office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. As a perpetual student, David has one master's degree and many hours toward another. As a family man, he has raised eight children. Coffin is a triathlete and distance swimmer who competes in the middle of the pack. He is also a classical guitar player, but he's not quitting his day job.