Biographical Sketch: Dave has worked in the IT industry for over 20 years. After joining IBM in 1999, he worked in a service support role for a short time, after which he moved to the IBM Integration Bus development team. Dave has worked on a number of the components within IIB, majoring on the z/OS aspects. He is now the team leader of the IBM Integration Bus Performance team, which gives him the opportunity to work with a lot of our customers. Outside of work he spends most of his time with his wife and two daughters. He enjoys riding his bike and walking his dog.