James Stanger

James Stanger, born 13 September 1964, is a writer, Web technologist, security consultant, and open source advocate. He currently leads the development for the Certified Internet Web Professional and Convergence Technologies Professional education programs. He has worked closely in the open source movement with Jon maddog Hall, John Terpstra, as well as with the Linux Professional Institute (LPI). He is best known as the author and editor of Information Technology books and manuals. He is the lead author of O'Reilly Media's LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell, 2nd EDition, Eselvier Press's How to Cheat at Securing Linux, and many others.

Stanger has created certifications and courses of instruction for companies and organizations such as IBM, Symantec, and CompTIA. He currently is Chair of the Linux Professional Institute Advisory Council. He also sits on several boards and councils, including the CompTIA Network+ and Server+ advisory committees, as well as for Kaplan University and Snow Community College. He writes blogs for CIW and O'Reilly. He is also a respected speaker, having been invited to present at forums in the United Kingdom, China, and North America.

He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in English Literature from University of California, Riverside (1997).

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