Paul Tan works as a presales System x, BladeCenter and Storage Technical Specialist at IBM Systems and Technology Group in Melbourne, Australia. He regularly leads customer presentations and solution workshops based around key leading IBM technologies with a particular focus on x86-based virtualization products such as VMware. He has been working in this role for more than two years and prior to that for five years as an IBM Infrastructure Consultant, specializing in Microsoft and Linux systems. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) and Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering) from the University of Melbourne, Australia. He also holds industry certifications such as Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and Red Hat Certified Technician.