White, Eli

John M. Stokes is the lead developer on Verizon Wireless's West Area Data Tools team, supporting users across the western United States. In that role he develops web applications, performs data analysis, and administers 30 Linux servers. He is a Zend Certified Engineer in PHP5, MySQL 5 Certified Developer, and Red Hat 6 Certified System Administrator. In addition to his work for Verizon, he developed the PDF Reader PEAR project for importing raw data from PDF files, and develops Android applications. He's married with two children, and has a black belt in karate.