After completing his computer science, engineering degree, Amritendu De has spent the last 14 years working in the IT industry. He has worked for organizations such as HP, IBM and Oracle in various capacities and is currently working with a leading multinational company as a Senior Software Architect. He has worked extensively on Java and related technologies; has been involved in end-to-end product development for CRM, Utilities and Data Center Infrastructure Management business domains; and holds Sun Certified Enterprise Architect (SCEA) certification. He is the author of the Oracle Certified Master Java EE Enterprise Architect Practice Guide and the Oracle Certified Associate Java SE 7 and SE 6 Practice Exams. In his free time, Amritendu likes to watch movies and read detective stories.