Greg Lee Turnquist has worked in the software industry since 1997. He is an active participant in the open source community, and has contributed patches to several projects including MythTV, Spring Security, MediaWiki, and the TestNG Eclipse plugin. As a test-bitten script junky, he has always sought the right tool for the job. He is a firm believer in agile practices and automated testing. He has developed distributed systems, LAMP-based setups, and supported mission critical systems hosted on various platforms.

After graduating from Auburn University with a Master's in Computer Engineering, Greg started working with Harris Corporation. He worked on many contracts utilizing many types of technology. In 2006, he created the Spring Python project, which became the first official Spring Extension to reach live status. He recently joined SpringSource as part of their international software development team.