The author was born in Egypt. He was raised in the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt for the first 26 years of life. He then immigrated to Canada in 1990. He is married and currently lives with his wife and four children in Vancouver, British Columbia. The author received his education at both Cairo University (in Egypt) and the University of Waterloo (in Canada). He has worked since arriving in Canada in the field of software development, engineering and architecture. You can reach to the author through his website: http: //www.web-sw-apps.com/