Patrick Linskey has been working with Java Data Objects for over 3 years and has been involved in object/relational mapping for 5+ years. As the founder and CTO of SolarMetric, Patrick drives the technical direction of the company. Patrick is a luminary on JDOcentral, a consortium committed to marketing the JDO standard. Patrick has been the primary evangelist for JDO, having publicly spoken to rave reviews in numerous cities worldwide over the past three years. He is an active member of both the JDO 2.0 and EJB 3.0 expert groups. He has also worked for TechTrader, MIT's Media Lab, Bank One, and MIL 3 in various technical roles. Under Patrick's leadership, SolarMetric has developed the market leading JDO implementation with over 300 customers throughout the world spanning all industries.