IAN HLAVATS

Ian Hlavats is an experienced Java developer, instructor, speaker, and author of the book JSF 1.2 Components (Packt). He has worked for clients in government, insurance, and entertainment industries, writing Java applications using Swing, Struts, JSF2, PrimeFaces, jQuery, and other UI technologies. He has delivered Java courses in college and corporate training environments including a one-year engagement with Cognos/IBM.



He is on the JSF 2.2 Expert Group and contributed to the next generation of the JSF specification. A regular speaker at Java EE conferences, he has given presentations on JSF and PrimeFaces technologies since 2008 at JSF Summit, NFJS, and JAXConf in San Francisco. He is the creator of JSFToolbox for Dreamweaver, a suite of design and coding extensions for JSF developers. He co-hosts a podcast on JSF and Java EE technologies with fellow authors Kito D. Mann and Daniel Hinojosa. He holds a Bachelor of Humanities degree from Carleton University and IT certificates from Algonquin College.