John Yeary
Java User Group: Greenville JUG
JUG homepage: http://greenjug.java.net/
I am a futurist with a fundamental belief that technology can transform and enlighten, or condemn us. It is for us to decide.
Biography
John Yeary is a Java evangelist and has been working with Java since 1995. John is a technical blogger with a focus on Java Enterprise Edition technology, NetBeans, and GlassFish. John is currently the President of the Greenville Java Users Group (GreenJUG), and its founder. He is as instructor, mentor, and a prolific open source contributor.
John graduated from Maine Maritime Academy with a B.Sc. Marine Engineering with a concentration in mathematics. He is a merchant marine officer, and has a number of licenses and certifications. When he is not doing Java and F/OSS projects he likes to hike, sail, travel, and spend time with his family. John is also a Cub Scout Den Leader in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Pack 833 Den 7.
Organizations and Projects
- Southeast Linuxfest Foundation Treasurer and Board Member
- Java User Groups Community Leader (Java.net)
- Java Enterprise Community Leader (Java.net)
- JavaOne Technical Content Reviewer - Java Tools and Emerging Languages (4 Years)
- JavaOne 2011 Planning Committee
- Duke's Choice Award Selection Committee
- JavaOne Speaker (2009, 2010, and 2011)
- OSCON committee member
- JCP member
- Project Woodstock Committer and Maintainer (http://java.net/projects/woodstock)
- Java Boot Camp Project Owner (http://java.net/projects/certbootcamp)
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