Donald Bales is a Systems Architect, Computer Applications Consultant, and Business Analyst specializing in the analysis, design, and programming of web-based, client-server, and distributed applications, the internationalization of existing applications, systems integration, and data warehousing. Don has over twenty five years experience with Oracle as an architect, developer and a database administrator, and over ten years of experience with Java. When he is not developing applications, Don can often be found communicating with horses, playing the piano or the bagpipes. Don has had several careers, and has at various times been a mechanic, a general contractor, Mr. Mom, a software developer, a CTO, and currently a consultant. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Illinois. Don currently resides in Downers Grove, Illinois with his wife Diane and his daughter Kristyn. He can be contacted by email at don@donaldbales.com