Tom has been working with Progress since 1987 and is well-known to the Progess community for his frequent postings in online forums focused on getting the most out of OpenEdge. When he is not helping people online Tom is either working on developing ProTop, the Best OpenEdge DB Monitoring Tool in the Galaxy, or consulting with customers throughout the world helping to improve their OpenEdge system's performance and scalability. Or he might be walking the dog (walking the dog is much more rewarding than paperwork). Tom also has a fondness for a good dark beer and is somewhat less curmudgeonly if a nice cold Porter or Stout is well in hand.