Ms. Rendon has been privileged to be part of the XML standards community for more than 25 years, involved in standards development with the W3C, Oasis, ISO, TCIF, RIF, and other vertical groups. This involvement gives her a unique perspective on theoretical aspects of software and web standards that she can then apply to customer implementations. She has published several technical books and papers that serve to help others understand the theory as well as the practice of standards implementation. Ms. Rendon is also an entrepreneur who has co-founded three companies promoting XML standards, and is a charter member of the XML Guild. She has served as the President of SWE Southwest Texas for the past 2 years, and was previously a Section Representative.