Stephen Perry has worked in information technology for over 24 years as a senior applications developer, systems analyst, and project leader working with PHP, Java, Perl, Oracle, MySQL, JavaScript, PowerBuilder and various internet applications. He is a distance education coordinator and full-time professor at Palomar College in San Marcos, California, and a part-time faculty member at San José State University. He holds an M.A. in education from the University of Phoenix and B.A. in mathematics from the Illinois Institute of Technology.