R. Alexander Milowski

CTO,Co-Founder

Experienced software engineer. Involved with SGML since 1990. Created one of the first integrations of an SGML parser, James Clark's SP, in Java. Member of the original XML IG, XSL, Infoset, XML Core, XML Query, XML Schema, and XML Protocol Working Groups at the W3C. Member of ISO/IEC JTC1/WG4 Information Technology -- Document Description and Processing Languages Committee [ISO working group for SGML, HyTime, DSSSL, and other related standards]. Member of OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards). Author of W3C Note on XML Messaging. Co-author of W3C Note on the Schema for Object-oriented XML. Chief Architect, Lexica, 1999-2000. XML Architect, CommerceOne/Veo, 1998-1999. Founder, Copernican Solutions, 1995-1998. Programmer/Consultant, 1990-1995. B.A., Mathematics, University of Minnesota, 1992.

Mary Holstege, Ph.D.

Chief Architect, Co-Founder

Experienced software engineer with broad knowledge of Web standards and technologies and a strong background in scalable server-side software, natural and computer languages, and intelligent information extraction. Track record of bringing leading edge technologies and standards into commercial products and practical engineering standards and practices into development organizations. Particularly knowledgeable of XML-related technologies and standards. Member of the original XML Schema and XML Protocol Working Groups at the W3C. Member of the team that developed the original version of the RosettaNet Implementation Framework. Created one of the first commercial products to include XML for messaging and data exchange. Distinguished Engineer, Calico Commerce/First Floor, 1996-2000. Chief Technologist, KnowledgeSet, 1994-1996. Senior Software Engineer, Resumix, 1990-1994. Ph.D., Computer Science, Stanford, 1989. B.A., Mathematics and Linguistics, Pomona, 1982. Phi Beta Kappa. Sigma Xi.

Richard Tobin

Senior Architect, Co-Founder

Researcher, Language Technology Group, Human Communication Research Centre, Division of Informatics, University of Edinburgh. Focused on XML. Author of RXP, an XML parser in C. Co-author of XSV, an XML Schema Validator. Member of XML Core Working Group of the W3C. Co-editor of XML Information Set W3C Recommendation. Long track record of delivering high-quality research prototypes, including language compilers, graphical user interfaces and data integration systems. B.A., Mathematics, University of Cambridge, 1983.

Barry Plotkin

VP U.S. Operations, Co-Founder

Experienced product strategist. Knowledgeable in the application of artificial intelligence/expert systems to commercial problems in diagnosis, configuration, customer service, and sales automation. Senior Product Architect at Calico Commerce (1998-2001). Co-founder of various companies, including Pure Software (1991) and Catalogics (1992). President of Quintus Corporation (1993-94). COO of Teknowledge, Inc. (1982-87). Associate Dean (Research and Administration), Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago (1971-81). Research Associate, Enrico Fermi Institute for Nuclear Studies, University of Chicago (1966-70). Undergraduate and graduate education, University of Chicago.

John James

VP Engineering

Came to Markup Technology from Calico Commerce, an e-commerce company focusing on enterprise selling solutions on the Web, where he held the position of Director of En-gineering. While at Calico, managed engineering for several product lines, managed and fostered several of Calico's technical partnering relationships, and was intimately in-volved in key merger and acquisitions. Prior to Calico, he was a member of the initial team at FirstFloor Software, where he was principal architect for the company's agent technology and server strategy. Distinguished Engineer and Director of Engineering at FirstFloor before its merger with Calico Commerce.

David Merwin, Ph.D.

Senior User Experience Engineer

Senior Human Computer Interface (HCI) researcher and practitioner. Experienced in ethnography, user task modeling, software and hardware user interface design, usability testing, and human factors research. Held Senior User Experience positions at bDNA Corporation, Geocast Network Systems, Hewlett-Packard and Boeing. Member of ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Human Interaction (SIGCHI), Usability Profession-als Association, and American Society for Information Science and Technology. Ph.D., Psychology, University of Illinois, 1996.