Gavin M. Roy is the Chief Technology Officer for myYearbook.com (http://myYearbook.com) and is an active open-source evangelist, a prominent advocate in the PostgreSQL community, and a sought-after speaker on web application development. Gavin is active in the RabbitMQ community and is the maintainer of the Python AMQP driver, Pika.

With over 20 years of programming experience, he has overseen the formation of several open-source projects and online communities, including the GameSurge IRC Network and Pathetic.org (http://Pathetic.org). Gavin has worked closely with both internet startup companies and well-established organizations, providing system analysis and architecture strategy.