Having made his start in the pharmacy sector, Michel transitioned to IT in 1996, working on a UNIX system and the MUMPS. He currently works as a Lead Technologist at Qualogy, His passion for middleware started in 2000 when working as a support analyst for a financial institute with BEA WebLogic and Tuxedo. He serves customers in his role as architect and advises them in all aspects of their IT landscape. He wrote two books about WebLogic: Oracle WebLogic Server 11gR1 PS2: Administration Essentials and Oracle WebLogic Server 12c: First Look. Since a few years he is also a heavy contributor to the OpenSource community and solutions regarding containerization and DevOps. Read also more at: http://www.qualogy.nl/techblog/author/michel-schildmeijer https://medium.com/ @mschildmeijer