Pedro is a freelance consultant. His passion and work for the past 15 years has been all about applications with user interfaces and all the aspects that come with it, including its Design and UX. Besides being a Software Engineer he's also a Software Designer, sometimes creating the Design of applications for his clients or redesigning already existing ones. He has worked for companies that are tech leaders, including companies that help create the technologies that developers use to create the interfaces of their applications. He has worked professionally with JavaFX since its very first preview version. In his free time, he likes doing open source. He has created projects like: JMetro, FXRibbon, FXParallax, FXCharts, FXValidation, some of them powering the most well-known JavaFX software (like NASA’s DSTE). He has also contributed to JFxtras and ControlsFX. You can learn about him on his site at www.pixelduke.com and follow him on twitter: @P_Duke