Karen Cannell is president of TH Technology, a consulting firm providing Oracle technology services. A mechanical engineer by degree, she has analyzed, designed, developed, converted, upgraded, enhanced, and otherwise implemented legacy and commercial database applications for over 30 years, concentrating on Oracle technologies. She has worked with Application Express since its beginnings and continues to leverage the Oracle suite of tools to build quality web applications for clients in government, health care, and engineering industries. Karen is an Oracle ACE Director, an ODTUG Board Member; editor emeritus of the ODTUG Technical Journal; an Oracle Developer's Choice finalist; an ODTUG Volunteer of the Year; and co-author of Expert Oracle Application Express, Agile Oracle Application Express, and Beginning Oracle Application Express 4.2. Karen is an active member of ODTUG, NOUG and user group advocate. She may be contacted at kcannell@thtechnology.com.