About the Authors
Erik Azar is a computer scientist with over 20 years of professional experience of
architecting and developing scalable, high-performance desktop, web, and mobile
applications in the areas of network engineering, system management and security, and
enterprise business services, having worked in diverse positions in companies ranging from
startups to Fortune 500 companies. He has been developing applications on macOS and iOS
since attending his first WWDC in 2007, when Apple announced the initial iPhone.
Erik is an expert developer and architect for Availity, LLC, based in Jacksonville, Florida,
where he works with teams to deliver software solutions in the healthcare industry.
Erik has performed technical reviews for several Packt Publishing books on Java RESTful
APIs and security, enjoying the experience so much he decided to write his first book for
Packt Publishing.
When Erik is not being a geek, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Rebecca, and his
three kids, and getting out to ride his motorcycle up and down the Florida coast.
I want to thank my children, Patrick, Kyra, and Cassandra; my parents; and especially my
wife, Rebecca, for their support and encouragement while writing this book. I’d also like to
thank Michael Privat and Robert Warner for their support, encouragement, and guidance
on this project as well. Lastly, I want to thank Mario, Divij, Prashant, and our technical
reviewers for all of their hard work and guidance working on this book. It’s been a great
experience working with all of you.
