Guy Beaver

Alan Shalloway (Bellevue, WA) is founder and CEO of Net Objectives, and a renowned thought leader, trainer, and coach in Lean software development, Lean-Agile connections, and the use of Design Patterns in agile environments. He is a popular speaker at prestigious conferences worldwide. A certified ScrumMaster, he holds an M.S. in Computer Science from M.I.T. James Trott (Bellevue, WA), senior consultant for Net Objectives, has used object-oriented and pattern-based techniques throughout his 20-year career in knowledge management and knowledge engineering. They have co-authored both editions of Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design.

Alan Shalloway

Alan Shalloway is the founder, CEO, and principal consultant of Net Objectives, an object-oriented consulting/training organization. He has a master's degree in computer science from MIT, over thirty years of experience in software development, and several years of experience in mentoring and training. He spends much of his time offering courses in design patterns, OOA, OOD, and lightweight methodologies, and building advanced software for both his own company and his clients.

James R. Trott

Alan Shalloway (Bellevue, WA) is founder and CEO of Net Objectives, and a renowned thought leader, trainer, and coach in Lean software development, Lean-Agile connections, and the use of Design Patterns in agile environments. He is a popular speaker at prestigious conferences worldwide. A certified ScrumMaster, he holds an M.S. in Computer Science from M.I.T. James Trott (Bellevue, WA), senior consultant for Net Objectives, has used object-oriented and pattern-based techniques throughout his 20-year career in knowledge management and knowledge engineering. They have co-authored both editions of Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design.