About the Authors
Rich Tretola is a Senior Software Developer at Herff Jones, Inc., specializing in Rich Internet
Applica tions (RIAs). He is an award-winning Flex developer and self-proclaimed Flex evan-
gelist. He entered the field of Web development in the late 1990s and has been building appli-
cations ever since. Other than Flex, he builds applications using ColdFusion, Flash, and Java
(where he is a Sun-certified programmer). He is highly regarded within the Flex community
as an expert in RIA and is also an Adobe Community Expert. He runs a popular Flex blog at
http://www.everythingFlex.com, is a contributor to the Indianapolis Flex user group,
and has appeared in the Web Developer’s and Designer’s Journal.
Simon Barber is the Founder and CTO of ThoughtFaqtory, a firm based in Cape Town, South
Africa, that specializes in the development of Rich Internet Applications (RIAs). At Thought -
Faqtory, he manages, designs, architects, and develops cutting-edge applications for clients
around the globe. He has been actively involved in the Flash community for many years,
and has delivered presentations at numerous conferences. He also maintains a weblog at
http://spbarber.com.
Renaun Erickson is a Rich Internet Application (RIA) developer specializing in Adobe prod-
ucts. He has a background in both computer science and archeology. He enjoys creating useful
custom components for the RIA space. His main skills are in RIAs using Flex, Flash Media
Server, Flash Video, ColdFusion, and PHP. He contributes to the Las Vegas user group and
larger developer community through publishing articles on Adobe dev center and Web
Developer’s and Designer’s Journal. You can reach him at http://renaun.com.
