An experienced software developer, technology entrepreneur and enterprise architect with interests in the areas of high performance applications, analytics, web applications and mobile platforms. Enjoys data visualization, statistical & machine learning, coffee and deserts. Trainer, mentor, consultant and advisor. Author of many technical articles and books. Speaker at many conferences worldwide and at user groups and meetups. Loves playing with diverse range of new and old technologies and attempts research in the domain of computational intelligence and smart applications. Contributor to open source initiatives.Offers his expertise under the umbrella of Treasury of Ideas, a technology driven business innovation and value optimisation company he founded. He lives with his wife and two sons in Palo Alto, California. More information about him can be accessed at his website -- www.shanky.org (also accessible via www.shashanktiwari.com).Other links (that may be useful):-- http://www.shanky.org-- http://www.google.com/profiles/tshanky-- http://www.amazon.com/Shashank-Tiwari/e/B002BOHNO4-- http://about.me/shashank.tiwari-- http://www.treasuryofideas.com (my company)Shashank Tiwari's Specialties:-- Developing NoSQL, MapReduce and Machine Learning based big data applications.-- Developing quantitative financial computational solutions.-- Architecting, designing and developing distributed software applications.-- Creating next generation Rich Internet Applications.-- Creating leading edge mobile and touch based applications.-- Continuously learning and attempting to master varied set of technologies and programming languages (including Ruby, Python, C++, Scala and Java).