Tom Barrett is a Software Systems Engineer at Sun Microsystems in Dallas, and a technology evangelist in Sun's Software Environments and Java Ambassador program. This year is Tom's 26th in the computing industry, and along the way, he has particularly enjoyed positions at Sun, Netscape, EDS, and Texas Instruments.

Tom has a passion for Java application development, and has specialized in J2EE and application servers for the past 4 years. Now, he is is focused on SOA and business integration, using Sun's Java Integration System (SeeBeyond) technology. He is a Sun-Certified Java Programmer, Web Component Developer, and Enterprise Architect. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Arizona State University, and an MBA from the University of Minnesota with specializations in management information systems.