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JBoss.org Team

This page introduces the team of people behind the JBoss.org website who are dedicated to helping the JBoss community reach its goals in the most productive and collaborative way possible. Team members are paid employees of Red Hat who work full-time to provide information and resources to the community.

If you have any questions or suggestions about how we can improve the site then please feel free to contact us by email or join us on the JBoss.org forum.


The team members are:

Bob McWhirter (Lead)


Country: USA
Title: Lead
Blog: fnokd!

Bio: Bob McWhirter grew up in middle Georgia on a diet of grits and moonpies. After traveling south to find his way, he ended up in Asheville, North Carolina. Along the way, he founded the Codehaus and brought his Drools rule-engine into the JBoss family.


James Cobb (User Interface and Visual Design Lead)


Country: USA
Title: User Interface and Visual Design

Bio: I was born in Houston, Texas 1969. I graduated from the University of Houston with honors with a B.F.A. in Graphic Communications and spent several years doing traditional print graphic design/corporate branding before becoming infatuated with multi-media. Spent my formative web years pursuing user interface design and web branding during the height of the Internet boom. I've worked on a wide variety of corporate websites, portals and intranets. Prior to joining JBoss, designed user interfaces for CRM and website management applications for the automotive industry. I'm dedicated to making JBoss.org the best resource possible for the open source community.


Cheyenne Weaver (User Interface and Visual Design )


Country: USA
Title: User Interface and Visual Design

Bio: Cheyenne Weaver graduated with a BFA from CalArts in 2004. Recent work includes user interface design, brand identity and graphic design, illustration, print and sculpture relating to her work with various non-profits involved locally and in developing countries. Upcoming projects include an exhibit entitled Against the Grain, at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE), Damaged Romantics, held at the Blaffer Gallery in Houston, and most recently the Machine Project Guide to Cultural History and Natural Sciences, exhibited at the Pomona Museum of Art. Cheyenne Weaver lives and works in Austin, Texas.


Mark Newton (Content & Community)

Country: UK
Title: Senior Community Relations Manager
Blog: Blogspot

Bio: I was born in Manchester, England in 1974 and first became interested in computers when my father brought home a workstation from Rank Xerox in 1982. A love for technology combined with an interest in music led me to take a degree in Electronics with Music at Glasgow University where I graduated in 1997. I was introduced to J2EE and JBoss 3.0 whilst enhancing trading systems for an investment bank in London, an experience that ultimately led me to join JBoss Inc in 2005. Until March 2007 I acted as the Senior Consultant for JBoss in EMEA where I provided both consulting and training services to a large cross-section of companies. In my new role at JBoss.org I am responsible for the creation of content on the site and the development of material in support of the projects. My main areas of interest are meta-cognition and helping individuals to understand and use open source software to solve business requirements and increase productivity.


Ryszard Kozmik (JBoss Labs & JBoss Forums Lead)


Country: Poland, Warsaw
Title: JBoss Labs intern
Projects: JBoss Labs, JBoss Forums

Bio: I was born in 1983 in Warsaw, Poland where I still live. I am a Computer Sciences student at Warsaw University of Technology heading inevitably to graduate with engineering and Master degree in 2007. Apart from being devoted JBoss Labs contributor I am JBoss Forums project lead. In my free time I'm riding much on a bike which is my main hobby when it's warm outside :). In winter I always try to find a couple of days to ski. I love mountians as well in summer as in winter.


Tomek Szymanski (JBoss Labs & JBoss Wiki Lead)


Country: Poland, Warsaw
Title: Intern
Projects: JBoss Labs, JBoss Wiki

Bio: Now attending Warsaw Technical University and graduating with an engineering and Master degree in 2007, Tomek is the primary developer of JBoss Wiki and continues to contribute to the core JBoss Labs initiative. He came to JBoss almost by accident, but it was what he was dreaming of - to work for an Open Source company and actually make money on that. He loves skiing, traveling, especially with his wife Magda and cooking.


Adam Warski (JBoss Labs)


Country: Poland
Title: JBoss Labs intern
Projects: JBoss Labs, Shotoku

Bio: I was born in 1983 in Warsaw, Poland, and I am currently attending University of Warsaw, studying (surprise!) computer science. I started work for JBoss as an intern in april 2005, and luckily I still am on board. Apart from computers and mathematics, I like mountain-activities like skiing in winter and hiking in summer. I also enjoy reading books and sports like tennis and swimming.


Pawel Wrzeszcz (JBoss Labs)


Country: Poland
Title: Developer, intern student
Projects: JBoss Labs

Bio: I grew up in the Copernicus' home town - Torun, Poland, then moved to study computer science at the University of Warsaw. There I learned that Pine is neither a tree nor Elm, Ant is about building software not hills and finally that Java is not only an island. After I had my knowledge thus broadened, I started working with J(2)EE. I've been contributing to the JBossLabs project since November 2005 and I'm still having a great time here. Being a geek is absorbing, but since I'm a mountain guide as well, I unplug myself from time to time, take my backpack and disappear somewhere in the mountains.


Przemyslaw Dej (JBoss Labs)

Country: Poland
Title: JBoss Labs intern
Status: Active

Bio: I was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1983, it is a place where I grew up and where I live currently. At the present time I am studying Computer Science at Warsaw University of Technology and intending to graduate from it with engineering and Master degree in 2007. Except contributing to JBoss Labs project, I enjoy mountain bike riding in my free time. I am keen on listening to music especially watching live performances.