Sean Walton

Sean Walton MSCS, formerly a lead design technology specialist and configuration management team lead on the process improvement team at Nationwide Financial has also worked for Hewlett Packard where he developed the automatic language detection feature found on the LaserJet printers (patent #5,392,419). Sean also developed a real time micro operating system for the 8052 microcontroller for emulating printer engines. Sean got his MSCS in 1990 from BYU specializing in merging language and multitasking theory. He has many years of professional experience in several types of UNIX programming and administration including Linux, Ultrix, SunOS and System V. Because of this background, he focuses on system-independent programming that facilitates easy porting.

Sean Walton

Sean Walton, MSCS, author of Linux Socket Programming (Sams Publishing, 2001, ISBN 0-672-31935-7), has served in several senior technical and leadership roles for networking and Internet connectivity, including virtual teaming and collaboration, wireless technology and publishing, and web single sign-on and portals. He is also a certified trainer and process design expert in UML, C++, OOA/D, and Java. Earlier in his career, he developed and patented a firmware process using heuristic algorithms for automatic printer-language selection found on Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printers. Sean also created a real-time operating system on the 8052 microcontroller for HP printer engine emulation.