Tom is a Senior Solution Consultant with Oracle, specializing in Cloud Computing and SOA projects for the United States Department of Defense. Tom has been involved in all phases of the software development lifecycle, including research and development, and filing patents on software inventions. He has spoken around the world at conferences and workshops on Cloud Computing, Java, and SOA. He has taught academic courses for Virginia Tech's Computer Science Department and professional courses for corporations. Tom has worked extensively with the United States Department of Defense and other government agencies, both as a civilian employee and as a government contractor. Tom has worked for large international corporations such as IBM and Oracle, co-founded small startup companies, and has practiced patent law for a law firm. Tom has a B.A. and a J.D. from George Mason University, and a M.S. in Computer Science from Virginia Tech. He has over ten certifications on topics such as Cloud Computing, Java, and SOA. Tom is a member of the author team for the book "SOA and Cloud Computing" which is scheduled for release in 2010 as part of the Prentice Hall Service-Oriented Computing Series. He has written and published technical documents on topics such as Cloud Computing, Java, and SOA.

Design Patterns for Caching Service Results Speaker: Tom Plunkett, Oracle Day 2: SOA Patterns & Practices This presentation describes design patterns for caching service results. This presentation includes design patterns that were specifically created for caching service results, such as the requester side caching pattern, the cache mediation pattern, and data tier caching patterns. This presentation also covers implementations of general design patterns that are applied in a caching context, including the push replication pattern, the function objects pattern, and the processing pattern. These design patterns can be applied to support the creation of an extensible, high-performance, highly-available, general purpose scalable framework for a cluster of caches deployed across a data grid. These design patterns are particularly appropriate for high-performance SOA and Cloud Computing applications. October 6, 2010 - 15:30 Room: TBA

Cloud Symposium Program Committee Member The program committee for the 2nd International Cloud Symposium is dedicated to the review of submissions and presentations for conference tracks that encompass topics pertaining to cloud computing technology, business, industry standards, and further relevant areas. Additionally, this committee is overseeing the incorporation of the Cloud Camp event in coordination with the Cloud Symposium.