Paul has been an architect and developer of enterprise systems for over 20 years and has also focused on SOA, Web services, virtualization, social computing, and innovation. He has participated in many standards organizations such as OASIS and the W3C, is a founding member of the CA Council for Technical Excellence, a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, and a Sun Java Champion. He is a highly sought-after author and speaker, and has shared his knowledge with appreciative audiences around the world covering such topics as Enterprise Architecture, SOA, Web services, management/security, governance, Java, .NET, EAI, and emerging technologies.