About the Technical Reviewers

These reviewers contributed their considerable hands-on expertise to the entire development process for MySQL, Second Edition. As the book was being written, these dedicated professionals reviewed all the material for technical content, organization, and flow. Their feedback was critical to ensuring that MySQL, Second Edition fits our reader's need for the highest-quality technical information.

Shane Kirk obtained his B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Kentucky. He currently lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, working as a database administrator and software developer for Opinion One (www.opinionone.com), a software company whose focus is developing market research software and solutions.

Dr. Hang T. Lau is an adjunct professor in the Computer Science Department at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. He has worked in industry as a system scientist for more than 20 years in areas including telecommunication network planning, speech recognition applications in telecommunication, and transport access radio network systems.