Sia is an independent software consultant who is an expert in Java and development of Java enterprise-class applications. He has been responsible for innovative and generic software, holding a US Patent in database-driven user interfaces. Sia created a very successful configuration-based framework for the telecommunications industry, which he later converted to Spring Framework. His passion could be entitled "Enterprise Architecture in Open Source".

When not experimenting with new technologies, he enjoys playing ice hockey especially with his two boys, Jason and Brandon. He can be reached at [email protected].