Stearns is also currently a Software Architect Contractor at the Public Library of Science and a Principal at The Thomas Eliot Company (a Sole Proprietorship). Previously he was a Software Engineer at Open Source Applications Foundation and a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft. Earlier in his career he was a Senior Engineer at Apple. Be sure to read his blog, Self-Amusement Park and follow him on Twitter @bryanstearns. You might as well check out his Flickr stream and his impressive resume on LinkedIn while you're at it. .