Phil Ballard

Phil Ballard graduated in 1980 with an Honours Degree in Electronics from the University of Leeds, England. Following an early career as a Research Scientist with a major multinational, Phil spent a few years in commercial and managerial roles within the high technology sector, later working full time as a Software Engineering Consultant. Operating as 'The Mouse Whisperer' (http://www.mousewhisperer.co.uk), Phil has spent recent years involved solely in website and intranet design and development for an international portfolio of clients, while another of his websites (http://www.crackajax.net) is home to an active and fast-growing Ajax programming community. Phil is now a full time author and blogger.