Jan Machacek

Jan Machacek graduated in Computer Science from the University of Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic and joined UK-based Cake Solutions in September 2002. Prior to this, Jan worked as a network administrator and programmer in Prague and has much experience in Internet and installation technologies.

Jan's role as Lead Developer at Cake Solutions sees him at the centre of all implementation-level details in all projects. In particular, Jan is often called upon to work on some of the most complex and challenging aspects of a system. Since joining Cake, Jan has proven his expertise in both Java and Microsoft .NET not only by taking on a wide variety of highly complex projects but also through his collection of published works covering both topics.

Jan co-authored the bestselling book Pro Spring with Rob Harrop in 2005.