John Zablocki is the Senior Director of Engineering at Embark Vet. He is a musician and songwriter, playing guitar and keys in cover bands Mixtape Misfits and Sunset Strip. John has authored books for O'Reilly, and Packt, and holds an M.S. in Computer Science from Rensselaer at Hartford, and a B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy from Fairfield University. Offline, he can be found around Boston, MA, USA with his dogs, daughter, and his Fender Stratocaster.