SIMON NASH is a Tuscany PMC member and committer and has made significant contributions to the OASIS specifications for the SCA 1.1 standard. Simon started developing software in 1970, and he has been at the forefront of a number of innovative technologies with particular interests in programming languages, communication technology, parallel processing, object technology, and simplifying software development. Simon was IBM’s CTO for Java technology from 2001 to 2003, and he was an IBM Distinguished Engineer from 2003 until he retired from IBM in 2008. His other notable career achievements include Object REXX (1988-1993) and RMI-IIOP (1997-2001).