Mike Downey is a senior product manager for Apollo at Adobe Systems. Mike has been passionately involved with web technologies since the late ‘90s when he began working with software like Flash, which became the standard for motion and interactivity on the Internet. Mike joined Macromedia in 2000, which later merged with Adobe Systems. An experienced instructor, presenter, and developer, Mike shares his passion for the web with customers all over the world. He has met with thousands of designers, developers, and technologists through numerous live and online events. Mike has also been a featured presenter at conferences such as FlashForward, FITC, Macworld, Spark, WebDU, Oracle OpenWorld, JavaOne, Macromedia (and now Adobe) MAX and other events. Before joining the Apollo team, Mike was senior product manager for Flash. Mike Downey maintains a weblog devoted to Flash and other Internet technologies at http://weblogs.macromedia.com/md/.