Daniel Krook is an IBM/Open Group Master Certified IT Specialist in the New York City area. He creates compelling, innovative, and powerful cloud computing solutions that differentiate IBM and drive its industry leadership. His current focus is on mobile clients and REST APIs for cloud resources.

Prior to his work in advanced cloud technology, Mr. Krook led worldwide delivery teams to produce desktop and web sales tools for IBM according to his architectural and project managerial direction. Earlier in his career, he designed and implemented the News Room and Investor Relations web solutions that are currently used by IBM to communicate with the public. He has won several awards that recognize his contributions to innovation at IBM.

Daniel has over ten years experience in end-to-end application development for a wide array of industries and is certified for PHP, Java EE, BlackBerry, DB2, and Solaris. He has written six technical articles for IBM developerWorks, contributed to three IBM Redbooks, and filed nine US patent applications. Daniel is active in the local technical community and has hosted monthly New York PHP user group meetings since 2004.

Mr. Krook graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut with a double major in Political Science and International Studies. He possesses diverse international experience through academic study in Cuba and South Africa, dual USA-Finland/EU citizenship, and professional collaboration with colleagues in China (on site), India (on site), Brazil and Europe.

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