About the Authors

ANGELA YOCHEM is a Lead Systems Architect at UPS in Atlanta, GA. She specializes in rapid delivery of large-scale J2EE applications. She participated in the WebLogic Workshop advisory board for the 8.1 release, and is a member of the Atlanta BEA user group board of directors. Formerly of IBM, she has middleware-related patents pending, and teaches Java, Network Security and System Administration at the college level. Angela has an MS in Computer Science from the University of Tennessee.

DAVID CARLSON is a freelance programmer in Portland, OR. His career includes stints at several large companies including IBM, UPS, and Interface, and he co-founded the Internet consultancy Elemental Interactive. He has worked extensively with WebLogic Server and has experience "in the trenches" building several large-scale applications. David has an MS in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

TAD STEPHENS is a system engineer with BEA Systems, Inc. As a employee of the former company WebLogic, he has 6 years experience with WebLogic Server and the corresponding WebLogic-based products. He specializes in the application of distributed computing technologies in the financial services and telecommunications sectors. Tad has an MBA from the University of Alabama and a BS in Computer Science from the University of Tennessee.

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