- Mark Atwood
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Mark Atwood is an professional open source advocate. His technology interests include NoSQL and Cloud Computing. He has been the Director of Community Development for Gear6 and the Senior Technology Advisor for Network.com at Sun Microsystems. He contributes to open source projects such as the Drizzle database project. He is a coauthor of the OAuth Core specification, and is a contributor to technologies such as OpenID, Microformats, OTP, and SNMP. He has helped design and code large self-configuring internet networks, including a widely deployed net-connected CATV consumer appliance, a large public PSTN voicemail social system, and a military intel decision support system. He makes his home in Seattle, with an annual trip to his home in Black Rock City.
Testimonials
- Julian Cash
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“Mark gives amazing guidance and advice. He is supremely knowledgeable on a vast array of topics. He is a technical guru and he is a blast. The more you get to know Mark, the more you will see his true depth.”
- Joaquin Ruiz
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“Mark is a self-motivated individual contributor that really knows the cloud, web and software landscape. He is not only good at putting the technical pieces together in innovative ways, he is also good at linking up the business components as well. Additionally, Mark has an excellent mindset when it comes to open source and developer communities.”
- Martin Patterson
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“Mark holds a real blend of vision, deep thought and a strong sense of "what's next". He is very connected to the open source community and is an invaluable participant in the wider development process that reaches beyond what one company can do. He is an asset for any development organization working on now & next architectures.”