Evan Leybourn
Software Engineer

Evan has been working with companies and government departments doing data analysis and software design for the last 10 years. He has also been teaching for over 6 years, at the University of New South Wales, and later for private industry and government. He is a strong advocate of Open Source software, but acknowledges that a more important philosophy is 'the right tool for the right job'.

Evan has been involved with data warehousing research and development, and his personal focus areas includes:

  • Data analysis
  • Database development
  • Software and systems design
  • Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)
  • Artificial intelligence as relating to data analysis
  • Web based human computer interaction (inc AJAX)

    Evan is a graduate from the University of New South Wales in Sydney Australia. He has been a regular speaker at several universities and conferences including the Open Source Developers Conference, and has published several articles on Data Warehousing.