About the Authors

Arun Pareek is an IASA-certified software architect and has been actively working as an SOA and BPM practitioner. Over the past 8 years, he has worked in the capacity of a consultant and an architect for the implementation of a variety of large-scale SOA and BPM projects for customers across the globe. He has a knack for designing systems that are scalable, performance efficient, and fault tolerant, and he is a keen enthusiast of BPMN, automation, and cloud computing. He is currently employed by Rubicon Red, an innovative IT professional services firm headquartered in Australia, which focuses on enabling enterprise agility and operational excellence through the adoption of emerging technologies, such as SOA, BPM, and cloud computing.

Prior to working with Rubicon Red, Arun worked for companies such as Dell and Accenture, where he successfully executed many Oracle FMW-based projects in the communications and utilities domain.

Arun has also been engaged with Packt Publishing as a technical reviewer for quite some time now, reviewing a few of their books on Oracle BAM 11g and the book Oracle BPM 11g Cookbook. He is also an active blogger of these technologies and runs a widely popular blog at http://beatechnologies.wordpress.com. He can be contacted at his personal e-mail address at <arrun.pareek@gmail.com>.

A large part of the knowledge in this book has come from the numerous great people I have worked with. Not all of them are listed here, but they have certainly influenced me in my life, which has resulted in this work.

I cannot thank my employers, Matt Wright, James Hemmings, and John Deeb, enough for being very appreciative and supportive about me completing this book. All of them are exceptional leaders and have allowed me to focus my energy on writing, and I greatly thank them for that.

Most importantly, I appreciate the encouragement I have received from my parents for helping me achieve many things in my life. Finally, a special note of thanks to my wonderful wife, Karuna, for her constant support, cooperation, and patience without which it would have been impossible for me to manage my work and life together. Thank you for believing that I can write this book when I did not believe it myself and for supporting me even when my already busy schedule only got busier.

I have learned a lot from all of you and have so much more to learn.

Harold Dost III is a Principal Consultant at Raastech who has experience in architecting and implementing solutions that leverage Oracle Fusion Middleware, mostly revolving around products and technologies that include SOA Suite, OSB, BAM, AIA, Java, big data, and mobile development. He is a certified Oracle SOA Foundation Practitioner and has presented on various topics at conferences that include OpenWorld, Collaborate, UKOUG, WMOUG, and MOUS.

Xiomara, I love you, and thank you for being patient.

Ahmed Aboulnaga is a Technical Director at Raastech, a complete lifecycle systems integrator headquartered at Virginia, USA. His professional focus is in technical management, architecture, and consulting within the Oracle Fusion Middleware stack. He has implemented enterprise solutions for commercial, government, and global customers over the years. Ahmed holds an MS degree in Computer Science and is an Oracle ACE, OCE, and OCA. He actively contributes to the online community in the area of Oracle Fusion Middleware. Ahmed is currently the President of the West Michigan Oracle Users Group.

To my father—I am forever indebted to you.