William R. Stanek (http://www.williamstanek.com/) is a leading technology expert, an award-winning author, and a pretty-darn-good instructional trainer. Over the years, his practical advice has helped millions of programmers, developers, and network engineers all over the world. He has written over 100 books. Current or forthcoming books include Active Directory Administrator’s Pocket Consultant, Windows Group Policy Administrator’s Pocket Consultant, Windows 7 Administrator’s Pocket Consultant, and Windows Server 2008 Inside Out.William Stanek has been involved in the commercial Internet community since 1991. His core business and technology experience comes from over 11 years of military service. He has substantial experience in developing server technology, encryption, and Internet solutions. He has written many technical white papers and training courses on a wide variety of topics. He frequently serves as a subject matter expert and consultant. William has an MS with distinction in information systems and a BS in computer science, magna cum laude. He is proud to have served in the Persian Gulf War as a combat crewmember on an electronic warfare aircraft. He flew on numerous combat missions into Iraq and was awarded nine medals for his wartime service, including one of the United States of America’s highest flying honors, the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross. Currently, he resides in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and children.

William Stanek’s books have been published in Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Vietnam, and elsewhere.William has won many awards from his colleagues and the publishing industry. While in the military, he was stationed in Texas, Japan, Germany, and Hawaii. He served in support of Operation Desert Storm, Operation Desert Shield, and Operation Provide Comfort. For fun he used to spend a lot of time mountain biking and hiking, but now his adventures in the great outdoors are mostly restricted to short treks around the Pacific Northwest. In 2009, William’s 100th book will be published by Microsoft. William’s life-long commitment to the printed word has helped him become one of the leading technology authors in the world today.