About the Author

Timothy Fisher has over 17 years of experience in the software development industry. He has served in a variety of roles including chief architect, technical team lead, and senior architect and developer. Tim is currently an architect with the Compuware Corporation Professional Services Group in Detroit, Michigan.

Ruby and the Ruby on Rails framework have consumed Tim's interest and have led him to find the Southeastern Michigan Ruby Users Group, as well as owning and maintaining the Michigan Ruby Users Group Web site, www.rubymi.org. Tim is currently working on a large Ruby/Rails collaborative project management and planning application to be released as an open source project in 2008.

Tim is an experienced technical writer and author who has contributed to Java developer's Journal and XML Journal and written the Java Phrasebook published by Pearson Ed. in 2006. In addition to his technical skills Tim holds a degree in electrical engineering and a masters degree in education with a specialty in instructional design for online learning. He lives in Flat Rock, Mich., with his wife, Kerry, and two sons, Timmy and Camden.

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