I WORK FOR RED HAT, WHERE I LEAD JBOSS TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND RESEARCH/DEVELOPMENT. PRIOR TO THIS I WAS SOA TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AND DIRECTOR OF STANDARDS. I WAS CHIEF ARCHITECT AND CO-FOUNDER AT ARJUNA TECHNOLOGIES, AN HP SPIN-OFF (WHERE I WAS A DISTINGUISHED ENGINEER). I'VE BEEN WORKING IN THE AREA OF RELIABLE DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS SINCE THE MID-80'S. MY PHD WAS ON FAULT-TOLERANT DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS, REPLICATION AND TRANSACTIONS. I'M ALSO A PROFESSOR AT NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY AND LYON.