MARK COMBELLACK graduated with a degree in computer science in 1994 and has been using the Java programming language since JDK 1.0.1 in 1996. Mark is currently working as a software developer specializing in the development of Java application servers for the telecommunication industry. Previously, he has developed software for interactive television and video on demand as well as other telecommunication projects for British Telecommunications. He is a committer and a member of the Project Management Committee of the Apache Tuscany project. For two years, he was co-chair of the SCA-J OASIS Open CSA technical committee standardizing SCA in the Java programming language.