With extensive experience developing for the Flash platform and Java, Chris Allen is a leader in the Open Source Flash community. Over the last 9 years he has been a software architect and developer for various companies including Cambridge Technology Partners, Mass General Hospital and Scholastic. Chris is currently president and CEO of Infrared5, a consulting firm built around services for the Open Source Red5 server, and is also co-project manager and a Java developer for the Open Source Red5 project. He is also an author on The Essential Guide to Open Source Flash from Friends of Ed.